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LETTER TO THE EDITOR – BUS SERVICES

James’s letter to the Bury Times about bus services 6th July 2018 Dear sirs, Last week the Prime Minister tried to blame local authorities for cuts to bus services when challenged on this issue in Parliament. There has been a net reduction in funding of £172 million from supported bus…

Better Buses for Bury

More journeys are made on buses than on any other form of public transport. Buses are crucial to the economic prosperity and social wellbeing of our town and a lifeline for rural communities. But following 9 years of Tory austerity, bus services are in crisis. Under the Tories: Bus services have seen…

BETTER BUS SERVICES COMING TO RAMSBOTTOM

Ramsbottom residents will get further improvements to local bus services in the autumn following a campaign by local councillor Clare Cummins and MP James Frith. James secured the re-routing of the X41 express service to Manchester through Ramsbottom in April 2018 which has been a big success among local commuters.…

BURY’S TFGM REP SLAMS FIRST ON BUS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL

Cllr Noel Bayley, Bury’s representative on the Transport for Greater Manchester committee, slammed First at a meeting today on the withdrawal of the X35 service and the poor performance of the 472 and 474 services. Bury North MP James Frith met with Noel and asked him to make the case…

RESPONSE FROM FIRST TO CONCERNS OF BUS PASSENGERS IN BURY NORTH

Bury North MP James Frith sent a list of detailed concerns raised by bus passengers in Bury North to First bosses. Read their response below. Dear James Thank you for your email and for sending us a summary of the concerns that have been raised by your constituents. I fully…

PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE DEMANDS BETTER BUS SERVICES

James Frith, who is seeking re-election as MP for Bury North, is demanding local bus operators step up their game and improve services immediately following months of complaints from constituents about cancelled and delayed services. James has fought to secure new routes and improve existing ones in his time as…

MP CALLS MEETING WITH FIRST TO DISCUSS UNACCEPTABLE BUS SERVICES

James Frith has called the bosses of First Manchester to a meeting to discuss the scrapping of the X35 express service to Manchester and the poor performance of the 472 and 474 services. Read the whole story in the Bury Times Share your stories about bus services in Bury, Tottington…

MP SLAMS BUS FARE INCREASES AFTER COMPLAINTS OF POOR SERVICE

Bury North MP James Frith has slammed the decision by First to raise bus fares from January 2018, saying that complaints he has received about First bus services mean fare rises are not acceptable. First have announced that most single, day/week/month and season tickets will increase in price from 2nd January.…

BURY MP CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON BUSES

Bury North MP James Frith has written to GM Mayor Andy Burnham calling for a meeting to discuss urgent action needed to improve bus services in Bury. The request follows a ‘hop on’ surgery held by James on a bus at Bury Interchange this week at which dozens of residents…

NEW BUS FROM RAMMY TO MANCHESTER SECURED

Following James’s meeting with Transdev Chief Executive, company confirm Ramsbottom will be connected to Manchester city centre with a half hourly express bus service. Read more in the Bury Times