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Save rural transport!

If we don’t reregulate I fear the buses are reaching a Beeching situation. And when we lose a functioning service for good we will truly pauperise many people and prevent them from contributing to the economic recovery which we all [...]

Woodbridge Town Council Report June 2010

At the meeting we were told by Deputy Leader that £122,000 was a tiny proportion of the annual council budget. I pointed out that £122000 may not seem a lot to the administration , but from the viewpoint of Woodbridge – where the Deben Family Centre closed for want of £50,000 – it’s a fortune.
Sadly, the Call-in was defeated: by 18 votes to [...]

Woodbridge bus services: the story continues...

My letter to the EADT about local buses

My letter to the EADT about local buses

WOODBRIDGE RESIDENTS REALLY MISS THE BUS

” The situation is completely unacceptable,” says Woodbridge County Councillor, Caroline Page. “Do you realise that Woodbridge residents don’t have a bus service to the hospital in the evening, or on Sundays any more? [...]

“One in five journeys unreliable”: Suffolk bus service damned

“…A covert survey into these services by First Eastern Counties was undertaken last year by the Department for Transport after complaints over punctuality. Of 454 journeys studied in between March 16th and July 16th, eight never arrived, 19 left more than a minute early and 83 were more than five minutes late…” Evening Star February 10, [...]