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Ted Peskett

Disabled woman feels 'cast aside like an old boot' by lack of bus service

A woman with mobility issues said she feels "marooned" in her area of Cardiff, having been without a bus service on her main road for three years. Residents living on Lake Road West in Cyncoed have been without a bus service - what used to be the old Cardiff Bus number 28 route - since 2019.

The number 54 route, which also used to run along Lake Road West, no longer operates. Most residents living on the road running next to Roath Park Lake will make the walk northwards to the bus stop by Cardiff High School if they want to catch a bus into town.

However, Sian Davies who lives just off Lake Road West finds it nearly impossible to make the walk due to her mobility issues. Sian, 64, said: "I have looked at the alternatives, which would be the train from Heath High Level, but there is no disabled access.

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