Parents ‘stressed’ over bus cuts

Parents of children who attend a rural school in Bristol say the scrapping of a bus route has left them ‘extremely distressed’ as they look for last-minute solutions before term starts.

Bus routes to Winterbourne Academy have ended in the last year, including the 458 service operated by Stagecoach West.

South Gloucestershire Council is offering concessionary passes priced at £200 a term for the only remaining services — the 427 and 459 — but there are not enough seats for every student.

The Olympus Academy Trust, which runs the school, said it would ‘take time’ for the necessary funding to be back in place due to council changes.