Over one hundred local residents have signed the Liberal Democrat’s petition to restore bus services to Pulteney Bridge.

Cllrs David Martin and Nicholas Coombes launched the petition to persuade First or Wessex Connect to route their services to serve the city centre. When the then Conservative Council threatened to close Pulteney Bridge, First bus moved their service to North Parade, meaning that Bathwick residents could not take the bus to the Great Pulteney Street surgery or alight at the Guildhall to access the Post Office and shops in the city centre. The new Liberal Democrat administration has lifted the threat of closure on the bridge, so the bus companies now have a free choice of route.

“I hope that this petition will remind First and Wessex that their buses serve hundreds of Bathwick residents, not just university students,” said Cllr Nicholas Coombes. “I hope that we can reach a compromise solution that works for all of the parties involved; local people are losing out right now.”

Copies of the petition have been sent to both of the bus companies which serve Bathwick Hill. To send your own message, you can write to First here or Wessex here.