Boosts to local bus services are coming for residents between Ilkeston and Old Sawley thanks to investment by Derbyshire County Council and the Government.
New journeys will be added to ilkeston flyer and my15 from the 25th June which will increase the number of buses available in the evenings and on Sundays. Both services are run by Trent Barton
The ilkeston flyer will be available more regularly throughout the evening Monday to Saturday, increasing to every half hour from around 7pm until 11pm. Currently, the service runs hourly starting from around 8.40pm from Ilkeston and 8.15pm from Derby.
An improved Sunday service is being introduced for my15 between Ilkeston and Old Sawley to better match the Monday to Saturday service. This increases the frequency to every half an hour between Ilkeston and Old Sawley from 9.30am to 6.30pm on Sundays compared to the current hourly service.
Both changes will make it easier for people to access the leisure, employment and education opportunities in the area.
The investment in these services comes from the Government as they awarded Derbyshire County Council with £47m to improve bus services in the County.
Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways Assets and Transport, Councillor Charlotte Cupit, said: “These service extensions are welcome news for everyone who currently uses these bus services, and we hope they will also encourage more people to give the bus a go to easily get around.”
“These improvements are part of our wider £47 million Bus Service Improvement Plan for Derbyshire and these new services follow on from the 15 service extensions we’ve already announced elsewhere.”
In addition to the above improvements my15 customers will also benefit from double the number of journeys running to East Midlands Airport from the same date. This improvement comes as part of a partnership between trentbarton and other partners in the area. In addition to the extra journeys my15 will service a new route in Castle Donington to take account of the new developments in the village.
Roads Minister Richard Holden said: “People up and down the country deserve a modern, reliable, and affordable public transport system. That is why we have provided Derbyshire County Council with £47 million to boost its bus services.
“Supporting bus operators in Derbyshire with providing more frequent services for the ilkeston flyer and my15 is great for local residents, who will now benefit and be able to make the most of the fantastic work, business and leisure opportunities Derbyshire has to offer.”