A second local authority in the West of England is to call on Metro Mayor Dan Norris to bring the bus services in the region back under public control through a franchise system.
A report to leaders of Bath and North East Somerset Council next week is recommending that Mr Norris be asked to start a review of options to create a ‘franchise’ system for running the buses across the West of England, which would include Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Such a system has already been called for by Bristol City Council, and forms part of Bristol Live’s ‘Better Buses for Bristol’ campaign, which launched last month.
