A new evening bus service has been set up by the Council following timetable changes that restrict certain bus routes to only running during the day.
The new service will follow a circular route that covers parts of the routes which have stopped running during the evenings. It will start at 6pm and run through until 9.30pm calling at Conquest Hospital, Malvern Way, Parker Road, Town Centre, Old Town, Harold Road, Ore, The Ridge, Malvern Way and ending at the Conquest Hospital. The whole route is expected to take roughly one hour to complete.
The bus operating on the route will be a 12 seater vehicle which is also used by Age Concern for its Dial-a-Ride service. The Council is legally not allowed to run any service that could be classed as a public bus service, so this scheme will be a community transport service and will only be open to members of the Council’s Passport to Leisure scheme.
Initially the scheme will run on a trial basis during the summer months, but if it is successful the Council will review it. Councillor Paul Silverson, Cabinet Member responsible for Transport, said:
We have set up this service as a direct result of the cut in funding for bus routes in the town. We recognise the need for an evening and weekend service and hope that the provision of the community transport scheme will help residents.
We will initially run this service for the summer to see how successful it is. Meantime we will continue talking to Stagecoach and the County Council to see what can be done to provide for the local transport needs of people in the evenings and during weekends.
For more information about the Council’s Passport to Leisure scheme which offers a wide range of discounts on services and in shops around the town, and about the community transport service please visit Hastings Information Centre, Queens Square or phone 781111.
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