Funds to be set aside for travel

An £8 million fund must remain set aside for bus users to have free birthday travel and not used to restore bus routes.

Earlier this week, the Mayor of the West of England, Dan Norris, announced a plan to give passengers free bus travel during the month of their birthdays.

Some, however, have criticised the scheme, calling it a ‘gimmick’, following the axing of a number of bus routes in the region.

Mr Norris said the government had been ‘very prescriptive’ about how the funding could be used.