Crunch votes will take place this week that could bring an end to more than three weeks of Arriva bus strikes..
Today marks the 27th continuous day of bus strikes by Arriva drivers but drivers could be back on the roads this week. There have been no Arriva services across the whole of Merseyside during the entire dispute.
The dispute is largely over pay and talks have repeatedly broken down between the major bus operator and the Unite and GMB unions that represent the drivers. But on Friday, the first signs of a potential breakthrough emerged.
