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BBC News
10-07-2025
- BBC News
Worcestershire on-demand bus service set to expand
An on-demand bus service is going to be expanded in a county, according to a council. Worcestershire County Council said the extension of services to large parts of Wychavon would start in August. The move follows rollouts in Bromsgrove and Malvern where the initiative was designed to connect passengers to their destinations without fixed routes or timetables. A council spokesperson said there were further plans to introduce the scheme to areas including Stourport, Hartlebury, Ombersley and surrounding central rural communities. All journeys will be free for the first month before fares switch to £2.50 per person per journey, with £1.25 for additional passengers, they on-demand service sees passengers book journeys through the Worcestershire on-demand app where they can choose their pick-up and drop-off points.A council spokesperson said journeys in Wychavon would be limited to a maximum of 15 km (nine miles) to "ensure smooth and efficient operations". Smaller vehicles will also be used for rural service will run from Monday to Saturday, from 07:00 to 19:00. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
01-07-2025
- BBC News
Rutland on-demand bus service to roll-out to entire county
An on demand bus service is to be rolled out across Rutland following a Callconnect service launched for towns and villages in north-west Rutland and north-east Leicestershire on 31 County Council said the currently free scheme - which sees passengers able to book journeys on a phone app or by calling, with at least an hour's notice - had led to a 20% increase in public transport scheme will now be rolled out across all of Rutland in August, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service, alongside the introduction of a £1 charge for the service. In June the council said 1,500 passengers had used the service since leader Gale Waller told a scrutiny meeting on Thursday: "The joy of the demand response system is when it is rolled out in August every single villager in Rutland will have the opportunity to have a bus to go somewhere, whereas at the moment, in an awful lot of our villages, you cannot get a bus, as there isn't one." But the meeting was told there had been "teething issues" with the Ray Payne said some people had been booking a bus in advance and then deciding not to travel without cancelling - preventing other users from ordering added in one instance a villager had booked the whole bus for their community but been the sole person wanting to travel.
