Councils have cut 90% of bus services in England since 2020, research shows

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Councils have cut 90% of bus services in England since 2020, research shows
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Analysis by the i newspaper said a combined 16 million miles of bus routes had vanished up to March 2023 across the 10 worst-affected areas.

More than 90% of council-run bus services have been cut across England since 2010, according to research.

Mike Ross, the Lib Dem leader of Hull City Council, said cuts in funding has seen the city lose more than £131 million since 2010. The figures were labelled “absolutely staggering” by Dr Tom Jarvis, principal researcher at Transport for the North .“People are being left very constrained. They are pretty much reliant on others for lifts, or they get taxis when they can afford them.”

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