Severe cuts to bus services have been avoided due to new funding unveiled by the Department for Transport (DfT). More than £150 million will be made available to bus and tram operators in England to keep services running despite the reduction in passengers due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fears were raised that bus routes would be axed after existing emergency funding ends next month.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: "The funding I've announced today will ensure millions of us can continue to use vital public transport services, and brings the total we've provided to the sector to keep services running throughout the pandemic to over £2 billion.
