MP backs angry residents over bus withdrawal

17 November 2004

Don Valley MP Caroline Flint has joined with angry Bessacarr Grange residents to campaign for the 89 bus service to be restored. The 89 bus service, withdrawn by MASS/Leon on September 4th has left some residents without easy access to a bus service.

Said Ms Flint: "The petition from Bessacarr Grange residents shows the level of concern. The right of firms like MASS to withdraw services with little notice, gives no time for an alternative service to be put in place. I am particularly concerned for elderly residents."

The MP is lobbying the Passenger Transport Executive to review funding arrangements in the hope that a subsidised service can be restored.