Two ‘lifeline’ services saved

A grant of £250,000 has saved two ‘lifeline’ bus services in Gloucestershire that were set to face the axe.

The 84/​85 and the 622 services were due to cease running in the next few weeks but now have a stay of execution until 2024.

Students in Severn Beach and surrounding villages rely on the route 622 bus to get to school in Thornbury.

The 84/​85, which runs between Yate and Wotton-under-Edge, provides the only public transport link from villages such as Cromhall.