Dozens of electric buses for county

Gloucestershire County Council is to introduce dozens of new electric buses, along with an expanded bus network.

The authority has received £2.2 million in government funding and has set out its strategy for bus transport across the county.

Other improvements include 50 new bus shelters and later-running services in the evenings and at weekends.

Guy Opperman, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport, said it was ‘great to see’ the council ‘delivering cheaper and simpler fares, so that local residents can get around by bus more easily and with greater peace of mind’.