Services Face Axe

AN Adur district councillor warned on Monday night of further cuts to bus services in the Adur area.

Councillor Brian Whipp, who is also a county councillor, was speaking at Adur Council s community services committee, and said that West Sussex County Council would be meeting on Wednesday to discuss a further reduction in county council subsidies.

Mr Whipp said the proposed cuts could affect the 289 service from Small Dole to Brighton, and the 108/9 service, run by Compass Travel, from Shoreham to Horsham. Both of these routes are scheduled to end on November 24.

At the meeting, councillor Whipp said: This looks like the county council are going backwards with the local transport plans.

He added he had already handed over a petition with 1,661 signatures, protesting about the cuts, to the county council, which has also received another 200 signature petition from the North Lancing area and a letter from MP Tim Loughton regarding the 14 service from Lancing to Worthing.

District councillors from all sides of the political spectrum condemned the cuts on Monday night.

For the full story, see the Lancing Herald, September 20.