A small residential area just three miles away from Bristol city centre has been left without any local buses. Those living and working in Stapleton village had two services up until October 2022 when the Y4 and the number 5 bus were both withdrawn.
Following the announcement of the number 5 being withdrawn, a campaign was launched to save the service. At the time, residents attended a meeting with representatives from First Bus where cancer patients spoke about the difficulty they faced getting to oncology appointments at Bristol Royal Infirmary.
The in November, First introduced a new bus route - the 47 - which was offered as a replacement for the Y4 and number 5. But was an hourly service and bypassed Stapleton village. And it was axed in the latest round of bus cuts earlier this month.
