Funding for rapid bus service plan

A rapid bus service, linking the two biggest urban areas in Gloucestershire, has moved a step closer after councillors approved funds of £1.25 million to start developing the project.

Gloucestershire County Council is developing the business case for buses to run every 10 minutes between Cheltenham and Gloucester.

Council chiefs said it would provide high-quality, high-frequency, zero-emission public transport across the centre of the county.

A map included in a new report suggested the buses could ultimately link Bishop’s Cleeve with Quedgeley via Cheltenham and Gloucester.