One last push for Fair Fares petition
Campaign receives massive support across Norfolk
14,000 sign campaign petition
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Fair Fares campaign even more important
With over 12,000 people signing the Fair Fares petition to protect bus services in Norfolk and to receive a better funding package from the government, our campaign goes from strength to strength. However, new figures revealed by the county council this week underline the importance of keeping up the pressure on ministers. A report to senior councillors suggest that on top of the current £4.5 million funding shortfall, they face an additional £800,000 gap in
Are the wheels coming off our bus service?
This is a copy of my article about rural bus funding wirtten for the ePolitix website and published ahead of my debate in the House of Commons today. The wheels on the bus will fall off over the next few years if the government fails to reform transport funding and the Concessionary Fares Scheme. If it does, it will be those in the shire-counties, particularly the rural areas, which will suffer the most. The bus
