Residents fear a looming lack of public transport will affect how they commute to work, college and afford to leave their village once the a bus scheme ends in June. It comes after their local direct bus stopped running through the villages of Rassau and Garnlydan near Ebbw Vale.
Currently, the communities rely on the pilot Fflecsi bus scheme, which has been running since June 2021 but is set to end in June 2023. Blaenau Gwent Council state that they are in discussion with Welsh Government and Transport for Wales about "hopefully continuing this service" and hope to have news on this in the coming months.
Fflecsi was introduced to Blaenau Gwent - replacing routes E2 and E4 - as an easier way to travel. To leave Rassau and Garnlydan via bus, residents have to use the app or telephone number to book a seat on a bus half an hour before they need to travel. However, once the pilot scheme ends, residents worry about how they will travel if another service isn't secured.
