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Pupils at five schools and colleges will be able to use the new service from Monday, the council says
Pupils at five schools and colleges will be able to use a new, subsidised bus service from Monday, a council says.It will be theTwo further routes will be announced later this year, the authority adds. The new service will be available to pupils at Charlton, Ercall Wood, Telford Langley schools along with Telford College and Lawley academy.
Other people can also use it with buses starting at 07:00 GMT from Madeley Centre and, after 15 stops, reaching the hospital in 28 minutes, the council says.The new routes were based on a survey carried out last summer, councillor Richard Overton said"We have been working with people who use and need the services and the new routes are based on a survey we completed last summer," he added.
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