By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is to extend fare reductions to 16 to 19-year-olds and introduce a multi-operator ticket to increase bus use.
The new ticketing schemes are just two of the initiatives which will be funded by nearly £3.5m awarded as part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).
More than 1,000 people have aired views on the current Cheshire East Council consultation on local bus services.
The consultation, which runs until July 3, seeks views from as many people as possible – whether you are a regular bus user or not.
The 84 and 84X bus services between Crewe and Nantwich will have a temporary stop this weekend in Crewe as the new bus station prepares to open.
Service 84 and 84X will use the temporary stop on Prince Albert Street in Crewe on Saturday May 4 from 7.20pm until end of service on Monday May 6.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council must ensure bus routes are provided to Leighton Hospitals when it reviews the services it supports, councillors have said.
The council currently spends £2.5 million a year supporting bus services which are not commercially viable but are deemed important and socially necessary.
Nantwich residents with concessionary bus services may not have them automatically renewed under plans by Cheshire East Council.
The authority aims to minimise the number of passes it issues that go unused.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Willaston councillor has called on Cheshire East Council to make the public more aware that the £2 bus fare cap has been extended.
The £2 fare cap was originally intended to run until the end of October.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Fares could be introduced for bus pass holders in Cheshire East who currently travel free on a FlexiLink ‘dial-a-ride’ service for elderly and disabled people.
That is one option Cheshire East Council is considering in a bid to keep the FlexiLink service running as passenger numbers drop.
Cheshire East Council wants the views of users on how to spend £2.4 million on bus services in the borough.
Meanwhile, bus users will enjoy an extension to the £2 single bus ticket scheme now being offered until October 31, with a fare cap of £2.50 from 1 November for another year.
The new 84 bus service between Chester, Nantwich and Crewe run by Stagecoach will begin this Sunday April 23, the company has confirmed.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire is introducing the new 84 service following the announcement of the closure of Arriva North West’s Depot in Winsford/Macclesfield.
Stagecoach says it will run the Chester to Crewe via Nantwich bus service amid Arriva’s plan to end the route.
Arriva announced last week it was set to close its Winsford and Macclesfield depots and stop running a range of bus routes, including the 84.
The go-too bus service serving rural areas around Nantwich is expanding to meet fresh demand from customers.
Cheshire East Council is launching a campaign to promote the service being trialled in the rural area south of Nantwich, where residents have limited access to public transport.
Bus users in Cheshire East will only pay a maximum £2 fare for any local journey after Cheshire East Council agreed to follow a Government scheme.
The Department for Transport scheme encourages people to “get around for £2” and will run from January 1 to March 31.
A specially designed “Flu Bus” is in Nantwich town centre this week aimed at making the flu jab more accessible for residents and reduce health inequalities.
The walk-in Mobile Health Bus, organised by Well Pharmacy, will be based on Nantwich Town Square in front of the church on October 13, 15 and 15 from 9am- to 5.30pm each day.
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