Anger over withdrawal of rural bus route from Cliviger to Todmorden
A rural bus service which links Cliviger to Todmorden and Rochdale is to be withdrawn next month, to the fury of a local councillor who says no consultation was carried out with residents.
The 589 service, run by the First Bus company, is to be withdrawn from December 8th, a move which has led to Conservative borough and county councillor Cosima Towneley to write to the company with her concerns.
Coun. Towneley said: "I understand there is not a necessity for the company to have a consultation but I think it would have been good manners to have informed their passengers.
"I will be writing to First Bus on behalf of the public around this fact because I think a consultation would have been a common courtesy. Thankfully, the 592 service, which I believe is better used, is being retained so that is something.
"However, the 589 bus was a cross-border route which gave residents living in the eastern end of the borough that link with Todmorden and other parts of Yorkshire."