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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Elliott Ryder

'Stranded' corner of Liverpool where bus strikes highlight need for change

In Croxteth, a number of passengers wait patiently at a bus stop along Altcross Road.

Services to and from the area are usually regular, making up for Croxteth’s lack of rail link - with the nearest station over two miles away. But with the Arriva bus strike heading towards a full month of industrial action, this north eastern part of Liverpool is finding itself more ‘cut off’ than ever.

As Arriva said they were hopeful an end is in sight to the dispute, we spoke to people in Croxteth - and found support for the strike even among people who said they were struggling to access key transport as a result.

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