Council bosses are planning to scrap another two buses which take pupils from Darwen and nearby villages to schools in Bolton.
West Pennine ward Conservative Cllr Jean Rigby – who last year spearheaded the unsuccessful campaign to save the 981 service which took 30 children from Darwen, Turton, Hoddlesden and Chapeltown to and from Bolton’s Canon Slade School – said: “I am more than disappointed.“It’s just another Labour cut. There are not enough places in borough schools for all the children who need them in and around Darwen.
Services 925A and 975 would be unaffected, as they carry Blackburn with Darwen pupils currently eligible for free travel.
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