School bus collides with van outside Brine Leas School in Nantwich
A school bus collided with a van parked outside Brine Leas School in Nantwich today.
No pupils were on board the bus at the time of the crash, and it’s believed no one was injured.
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Four-year-old fights for life after collision with bus in Crewe
A four-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a collision with a bus in Crewe, police said.
Officers are seeking witnesses after the accident which happened on West Street, close to the junction with Ford Lane.
Cheshire East Council lifts time restrictions on bus pass users
Cheshire East Council has lifted timing restrictions on travel for holders of concessionary bus passes.
The move aims to support the Covid-19 vaccine roll out for elderly people and disabled residents.
Rural bus route for villages near Nantwich reinstated by council
Saturday bus services connecting rural villages to Nantwich have been reinstated, says Cheshire East Council.
The 70 and 72 services will now give people living in Wrenbury, Audlem, Aston and Bunbury a route in to Nantwich.
Cheshire East bus services under threat due to budget, leaders warn
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Leaders of Cheshire East Council have ruled out protecting bus subsidies in their next council budget.
Currently, the authority spends £1.7 million on subsidising 12 routes across the borough.
Parents’ victory as school routes restored for post 16 Audlem pupils
Parents have scored a major victory in a battle to restore bus services for sixth form students in Audlem travelling to schools in Nantwich.
Our story earlier this week and parental pressure on Cheshire East Council has prompted swift action after we revealed up to 30 post-16 students were left stranded with no way to get to school.
Cheshire East Council to restart FlexiLink and Shopmobility services
Cheshire East Council is to restart its FlexiLink bus and Shopmobility services from August 3.
There will be new safety measures and restrictions to ensure the risks of spreading Covid-19 are minimised.
New travel system launched for Cheshire East’s elderly users
Cheshire East Council says a new system will make it easier for older and more vulnerable residents to apply for concessionary travel passes.
The authority and its transport company, Transport Service Solutions (TSS), have launched a new online application portal on the council’s website.
Cheshire East bus network review to undergo fresh review
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Another review of Cheshire East’s bus network is on the cards – two years after the last one saw evening and weekend services axed.
Cheshire East Council has faced repeated calls to reinvest in bus services since the last review in 2018, which led to the council cutting £1 million from its subsidised bus budget.
South Cheshire town and parish councils “invited” to help fund bus network
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Town and parish councils are being invited to chip in alongside Cheshire East Council to help improve the borough’s bus network.
CEC recently confirmed it is working with neighbouring Cheshire West and Chester Council to fund a Sunday service for Crewe, Shavington, Leighton Hospital, Middlewich, Winsford and Northwich.
Councils agree to new Sunday bus service to Leighton Hospital
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Two Cheshire councils have agreed to work together to support a Sunday bus service connecting mid Cheshire to Leighton Hospital and Crewe from next February.
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Councillors call for action to improve Cheshire East bus services
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councillors are calling for Cheshire East’s bus service to be improved – less than two years after council chiefs swung the axe on some subsidised routes.
Cheshire East Council stopped funding evening subsidised bus services and some weekend services from April 2018 in a move that saved the authority £1 million.
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