‘There used to be a bus every hour. Now we hardly leave the house’ | Anna Bawden
Councils trying to save cash are cutting local bus routes – and badly affecting access to hospital, college and a social life
When Jill White, 53, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, she had three years of treatment, including operations and chemotherapy. It was a stressful enough experience to go through, but White, who is single and doesn’t drive, also faced a four-hour round trip, on a good day, to get to a hospital that was only 13 miles away, because buses from her village of Tatworth, Somerset only run on average every two hours.
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Lots of people do not have access to any public transport – and have to rely on taxis or beg neighbours for lifts
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Source: Guardian Transport
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