The two-year pilot plans were approved at a full meeting of Stirling Council.
A rural bus service subject to a major community campaign is set for a reprieve after councillors gave the green light to a two-year in-house pilot of the service.
Bids were then welcomed to take over the route, but no viable offers were put forward - while a grassroots campaign in the villages across the route gathered pace, with hundreds of messages in support of finding a permanent solution. Stirling Council will also charge fares for passengers on the bus to help offset some of the costs associated with running the route.
Meanwhile, Cllr Earl expressed hope that a service could be offered for free before a Section 22 permit - required to introduce a fare structure - is formally approved. “There are also many fine words uttered about reducing car journeys, well without decent, connected public transport it will remain just that, talk.
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