A trentbarton bus service has been saved from the axe after councillors and almost 4,000 people stood against plans. The operator said the 141 service had been struggling since the pandemic, and it had previously reduced its services in the evening as a result.
Bus users said it was a disgrace trentbarton wanted to cut a major service which connects Sutton-in-Ashfield, Hucknall, Mansfield and Nottingham. The operator however argued it could not absorb the losses from continuing to run the service because they "simply do not carry sufficient customers".
Almost 4,000 residents and bus users signed a petition, set up by Ashfield District Council leader Jason Zadrozny, to save it from being cut. Nottinghamshire County Council then began a procurement period and managed to secure a new operator in Stagecoach.
