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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Bus services in England face cuts as end of Covid funding looms

A bus in Maidstone, Kent
A bus in Maidstone, Kent. The county council warned last month it would have to cut dozens of routes. Photograph: PjrTravel/Alamy

Bus services across England could be axed within days, transport groups have said, as operators decide before a funding deadline whether routes will remain viable.

Services in the north-east and South Yorkshire are known to be at risk, but many more routes could be cut back as Covid grants that propped up routes during the pandemic expire.

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