At its meeting this week (Tues Sept 8) members agreed to approve proposals that provide the public with better services and save the Council £47,356 in 2010/11 with more savings in the future.
Cabinet decided in April to approve proposals for eight supported bus services in the Borough, to ensure services were provided in areas where they were not commercially viable. The eight services include the continuation of six existing ones, and two new routes in the Harrowgate Hill area.
The eight services are:
• Service 4 to Minors Crescent, week day early mornings.
• Service 12 Neasham to Durham Tees Valley Airport Monday to Saturday evenings
• Service 12 Darlington to Durham Tees Valley Airport Saturday mornings
• Service 12 Neasham to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Darlington on Sundays
• Services 30a/31a Darlington to Albert Hill, Mowden and Skerne Park Monday to Saturday evenings
• Services 30a/31a Darlington to Albert Hill, Mowden and Skerne Park (when service 14 is not running) on Sundays
• Service 6a/b Darlington to Whinfield via Harrowgate Hill, daily evenings
• Service 6a/b Darlington to Whinfield via Harrowgate Hill and Glebe Road, Monday to Saturday.
The provision of bus service 6a/b in the Glebe Road area will help those who have found bus travel difficult since the withdrawal of the previous commercially operated route. During the day, this means that local residents will have a half hourly service with an hourly one in the evening.
Since Arriva have confirmed that they intend to continue operating service 14 to Skerne Park on Sundays, the Council has been able to save money by not running service 30a/31a to Skerne Park at these times.
New timetables are being prepared and will be available from the Tourist Information Centre before services start on November 1 2009.
New timetables will also be provided at all bus stops, as well as via the Traveline service. Go to www.traveline.info or call 0871 200 22 33.
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