Bus company's partial U-turn

BUS chiefs have performed a partial U-turn over cuts in services through the village of Glazebury, following a successful campaign by residents and two councillors.
Network Warrington have agreed to amend their proposals as “a gesture of goodwill to the people of Glazebury.”
Culcheth and Glazebury councillors Matt Smith and Chris Vobe say their campaign to restore bus services should be hailed as “a success.”
They wrote to the bus company after receiving dozens of complaints from villagers.
The 19 and 28 services had been reduced outside of peak times, with only one bus an hour running through Glazebury between 10am and 4pm, compared to the previous 15-minute service.
But after the two councillors had pointed out the changes had left villagers feeling “cut-off” company chief executive Ann Marie Slavin replied with the changes.
In a letter to the councillors she confirmed that the 28 service would be extended from Culcheth to the Forresters Arms pub, and turn around at the East Lancashire Road roundabout.
Glazebury would have two buses per hour – the 19 via Croft and Culcheth and the 28 and 28a via Risley and Culcheth.
Cllr Smith said: “I am delighted that Network Warrington have carefully studied the concerns of residents in Glazebury and made these amendments to their recent timetable changes.
“The lack of adequate bus services through Glazebury during off-peak hours represented a real inconvenience to people in our village, many of whom felt cut off and effectively ‘stranded’.
“These proposals by Network Warrington will help to alleviate much of the anxiety that has been generated in recent weeks and we are grateful to the board and the chief executive for the time they have taken to address this issue.”
Cllr Vobe (pictured) added: “This represents a great victory for people in Glazebury. The village will now have two buses per hour during the day, with the peak time service arrangements remaining as they are.
“Local residents petitioned very effectively on this matter, and both Matt and I were determined to make the strongest possible case to rectify the reduction in service. We will continue to monitor all bus services
in the village closely and encourage people to make good use of public transport whenever possible.”