WEST WORCESTERSHIRE MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has urged local people to hop on a new bus service which has returned to north Malvern.
The new 43 service running from Malvern Vale and into Worcester re-started today (Monday, April 28) following a campaign led by the MP.
The service, which runs on school days, means people can now jump on a bus outside Dyson Perrins Academy and travel into Worcester.
This means that a bus that would otherwise have been empty, can take passengers into the city and the same bus will take people from Worcester into Malvern before collecting pupils from school.
Further services along the route are being planned but Dame Harriett urged local people to show support for the service by hopping on the 43 bus.
She said: “This is a huge victory for common sense and only came about when I sat down with the First Bus management to find a way to re-start the service and test the demand.
“Many people contacted me calling for the return of bus services for north Malvern residents and I am hoping these people will now use the service to connect into Malvern, Malvern Link and Worcester.
“First Bus indicated to me that there are ongoing discussions to add two more 43 services and I am hoping this collaboration is the sign of great things to come.
“Worcestershire County Council have a £3.4 million programme to improve bus services and this is exactly what was envisaged when the cash was awarded under the last Government.
“Our area needs good links between buses and trains to make it easier for people to use public transport and I hope this will be a factor in allowing more people to ditch their car for commuter, shopping and leisure journeys.”
