Delay on replacement UBUS service

From September, Stratford-on-Avon District Council (SDC) and Warwickshire County Council's (WCC) joint UBUS service was due to be replaced by a new Demand Responsive Transport Service (DRT) solely from Warwickshire County Council.

However, the new DRT service is now planned to be introduced on 4 November.

This is to allow more time for WCC to procure the new service and manage the migration from the existing service.

The District Council and WCC have worked with the existing providers to extend UBUS, so residents can continue to access the transport across the District until the new service is in place.

During this time, from 31 August, four buses instead of five will be operating the UBUS service until 1 November, although all other details including booking, operating times and areas covered will remain the same.

Residents in Stratford-upon-Avon will also be able to benefit from an enhanced number 19 bus service which has been operating since the 20 July and a new number 6 service starting on 1 September.

The number 6 service will operate between Old Town and Tiddington via a number of stops in the town including the Maybird Centre, Arden Street and Wood Street.

Details and times of these services are available via WCC's website - https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/buses or by calling 01926 412929 (option 3).