● Reducing the amount of printed
publicity with a greater use of
electronic information.
JACKIE’S
COUNTY
COLUMN
Catch it if you can!
The new 240 bus service started on 22nd
April. Incorporating the old AB1 shopper
service and 240 routes, the timetable is now
re-designed to suit you better, going into the
surrounding villages and through the houses
in Alresford. Please support it if you can.
(Timetable shown on page 24 in this
magazine). The 67 to Petersfield is being put
out to tender again from May following
Velvet’s decision to stop their service, but
the CANGO service is one of the subsidised
services, and like many others, under threat
again (though not immediately).
County Bus Review
Although many services are commercially
run, a proportion of the Bus services are
subsidised by the County Council.
Because of the cuts, they are considering
the impact on these mainly rural and
community services which cost money. To
hear user views, there is a Review of Local
Bus and Commun