BUS services facing the axe in Warwickshire are now set to continue.
Bus operator Stagecoach recently announced it would be cutting some services which were not cost effective owing to falling passenger numbers.
But Warwickshire County Council (WCC) has agreed to provide services on some of the routes from January 5, to maintain public transport links in affected communities.
They include a new service for Clifton, Rokeby and Hillside – replacing service 64 and a section of service 63.
The new service 9, operated by A&M, will now travel from Clifton to Lime Tree Village via Eastlands Road, Rugby Town Centre, Hillside, Rokeby, Woodlands and Bilton Village.
The new service will run every 90 minutes during the day.
Some of the funding has come from agreements in place with housing developers.
Council chiefs say the replacement services mirror the level of usage and will retain journeys at key times.
Transport spokesman Jeff Clarke added: “I am really pleased we have been able to secure the funding for and redesign these important services to make sure our communities are not left without the public transport links that many depend on.
“Thanks to the hard work of the officers involved in overseeing the tendering process, our residents will be able to start using our new bus service as soon as Stagecoach withdraws in early January.”
Visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/buses for full details of routes and services.
