Extract from Commons debate on Levelling Up Rural Britain: First Bus - Nov 9

Miriam Cates (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Con):...What has gone wrong in South Yorkshire, particularly rural South Yorkshire, and how can we fix it? Services were struggling even before covid, but the post-pandemic environment has been a perfect storm for rural bus services in South Yorkshire. From my meetings with Stagecoach and First Bus  it is clear that patronage has fallen sharply at the same time as fuel costs have increased...

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