Buses

There’s been frenetic activity by our Councillors and campaigners to try and stop the Conservatives’ cuts to local bus services. We were given only a few days between the announcement of the proposals and the final decision being taken. It looks like service cuts will go ahead on the 1, 5, 6, 6A in Winchester and the Service C in Hiltingbury and Chandler’s Ford. Most services are losing Sunday or weekday evening services. The 6A is being axed completely..

Our County Councillors have been lobbying and arguing very hard against the cuts. We also managed to turn round and deliver Focus leaflets and online websites very quickly in some wards which added further ammunition to our case. We got an amazing response to the petitions that we sent out – both via Focus – and online