First have altered some of their bus timetables to “improve punctuality and reliability”. Unfortunately for us, this means they have cut the service; fewer buses = better chance of making them run on time.

The number 4 service which previously went from Bathampton to Whiteway has been split. The 4 will now go along the Warminster Road from Bathampton to town and now the 12 will go up to Whiteway. However, while Whiteway retains its half hourly service, the number 4 slides to a 40 minute return journey. Obviously I am disappointed with this reduction in service and hope that it genuinely does improve reliability. Leader of the Lib Dem councillors, Paul Crossley has written to First on our behalf.

The new timetable is operative from 1st February and is here. The number 18 and almost every other Bath service is unchanged.