Bus routes end as talks fail
Three Shropshire bus services were ending today after last-ditch negotiations to save them failed. The routes were commercial services operated by Horrocks bus company. Three Shropshire bus services were ending today after last-ditch negotiations to save them failed. The routes were commercial services operated by Horrocks bus company. The firm said at the beginning of July it could not make them viable. The withdrawal of the 860, 773 and 745 routes means there is now no bus service from Bishop's Castle to Wellington and no service from Bishop's Castle and Clun to Newtown or Ludlow. Residents appealed to Shropshire Council to subsidise the service, but discussions between Horrocks and the council failed to find a solution. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Three Shropshire bus services were ending today after last-ditch negotiations to save them failed. The routes were commercial services operated by Horrocks bus company.
The firm said at the beginning of July it could not make them viable.
The withdrawal of the 860, 773 and 745 routes means there is now no bus service from Bishop's Castle to Wellington and no service from Bishop's Castle and Clun to Newtown or Ludlow.
