Aintree Coachline / Helms of Eastham

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RE: Aintree Coachline / Helms of Eastham

(06/05/2018 11:35)iMarkeh Wrote:  Look at Lancashire council, throwing all that money out on bus services. That is what Cheshire needs (given it is similar to Lancashire with it being lots of rural areas with a few large towns and city).

What's happened in Lancashire is partly due to political games. Westminster cut funding for councils, so Lancashire (then under Labour control), like most other councils, started cutting back bus funding. The Lancashire Tories won control of the council by arguing Labour had cut back some public services more than they needed to, so wanted to make it look like they were reversing cuts. However, the Conservatives now plan to save £442m by 2022: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lan...e-42270799

Quote:Helms and Arrowebrook being the only independants in Cheshire West (to my knowledge)

D&G have a small depot just inside the Cheshire West boundary (in Wincham) and while all their current Cheshire services serve Cheshire East the 70 and 89 services serve Cheshire West as well.