East Mids Mayor says bus services could be seized from private providers without sufficient improvements and investment
By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Bus services could be seized from private providers and put into public ownership if sufficient improvements and investment are not made, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire’s Mayor has warned. Claire Ward, Labour’s East Midlands Mayor, said continued public dismay with unreliable, irregular and inconsistent bus services, underserved areas and lack of widespread electric vehicles are top of her agenda. Ms Ward had been opposed to the idea of bus “franchising” during her 2024 election […]