Bus users in villages near Stone will benefit from improved connectivity with enhanced services from this week.
New contracts have been awarded for services to Yarnfield, Swynnerton, Cold Meece, Norton, Walton and Aston-by-Stone. Operated by D&G Buses, it means new and enhanced connections.
Route 102 will now run directly from Stone to Yarnfield hourly, with buses then returning to Stone via Swynnerton and Cold Meece or Norton Bridge and Walton alternately. Additional route 102A will see journeys run between Stone and Walton to provide an hourly frequency.
A new service, Route A, will run between Stone and Aston Lodge via Lichfield Road providing five return trips six days a week to an area of Stone that lost its service several years ago.
Andrew Mynors, Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for connectivity, said:
When service come up for retendering our transport team aims to get the best service for residents and to improve and enhance connectivity wherever possible. It means people can reach the services they need more readily and conveniently – sometimes as their sole means of transport or offering more choice. In this case we’ve seen additional services and the restoration of a service that had been lost, which is great news for communities there.”
