Lancashire welcomes new funding for buses
Lancashire County Council has welcomed today's announcement that the county will receive an extra £7.02m funding next year to improve bus services.
Lancashire is one of 38 authorities named by the Department for Transport which due to receive a share of £150m as part of the Network North plan to improve transport in the North and the Midlands.
County Councillor Rupert Swarbrick, Lancashire County Council cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "We're already working hard to make buses in Lancashire more frequent, reliable and affordable with the £39m of funding we've received for our Bus Service Improvement Plan.
"Today's announcement is very welcome and means we can do even more to meet our aim of creating a network which more people will use for regular journeys, with more services throughout the day, as well as at evening and weekends.
"The news that the £2 fare cap is being extended until the end of next year is also very welcome as we know this is making a difference to more people choosing to use the bus by ensuring fares are affordable.
"I's urge everyone to check out the current offers on buses – there's a reduced fares offer on many evening and weekend services, a flat £1 fare for all journeys after 7pm, and a 'buy Saturday, get Sunday free' offer."
Find out more about the DFT announcement here. Find out more about Lancashire County Council's plans to improve buses.