Helen Morgan warned that poor public transport links are holding back the economy and “driving deep and fundamental inequality” as she urged the Labour government to “transform opportunities” for people in rural areas.
Improvements are to be made to bus services across the Shropshire Council area in the coming months, along with a fare reduction on both Shrewsbury and Ludlow park and ride.
Shropshire has lost more miles of bus routes than any other county in England over the past eight years, data uncovered by MP Helen Morgan has revealed.
Shropshire Council’s new on-demand bus service was officially launched yesterday, initially in two zones, and with plans in place to expand the service on a on a zone-by-zone basis.
Shropshire’s Liberal Democrats have warmly welcomed the prospect of a Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway that could serve Shrewsbury and Gobowen with a direct rail link to London.
People will be able to try Shropshire Council’s new on-demand bus service for free from today for a trial period as the service is tested ahead of its full launch on Monday 4 December.
A new on-demand bus service is set to begin operating later this month, initially in two zones, and with plans in place to roll the service out across the county – on a zone-by-zone basis.