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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Yvonne Deeney

Bus cuts ‘have taken away so many people’s independence’

Disabled volunteers at a farm in Bristol have struggled to get to their placements since local bus services were axed. Stapleton village - where the farm is located - is just one of several parts of Bristol and the west of England now left without a bus service.

It comes as Bristol Live is campaigning for a better bus service for the people of the city.

Jenny Tovey is one of several volunteers who is supported by Elm Tree Farm in Stapleton who now relies on lifts to attend her placement. The farm, just three miles from Bristol city centre, run by the Brandon Trust supports adults with learning disabilities and autism to live more independent lives.

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