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Good. That frees up the private sector to meet any demand (if there is any) for Sunday evening bus services.

Yep, it's true - on [url=http://www.warrington.gov.uk/News/2010/May/revisedsundaybuses.aspx#0here[/url too.

Private sector won't run buses for 10 or 15 people but how do those 10 or 15 people get about if they don't/can't drive?

Of course they won't. And neither should the council. They can get on their bike or get a taxi, walk, get a lift or don't go. Why should taxpayers subsidise their transportation whims in every way?

Your argument would supposedly suggest that the tax payer should put on a bus for one poor soul who cannot/will not drive wanting to get from Westy to the bus station at midnight on Sunday every one month in two :-S

Public service, public service. Is this a sign of things to come at national level with Con-Dems cutting front line services?

Dreadfull news. How do old ladies go on, getting home from Church or going to and from Bingo etc (yes they still do it). What about the infirm? Young families without a car etc. Not all can afford a taxi.

I sometimes use the bus service of a Sunday evening. Not very happy about this.

I know the council have to make cutbacks. Lets get rid of councillors "jollies". They do exist, many of them are pointless and cost a tremendous amount of money.

This, unfortunately, is the start of a slippery slope.

And therein lies the problem.

Panic not, if only there was a smaller private version of a bus available, say maybe, a taxi?

To think, this town wanted City status only a few years ago.

Can you imagine an out of towner coming here (if we were a city) and finding out there is no public transport after Sunday teatime. They'd fall about laughing.

Indeed.

And if only said taxi fares was on par with the bus fares...........

If we were a city they'd also laugh that we have no alternative public transport like a tram system.

I usually walk home from matches on a Sunday anyway as waiting for a Sankey bus after a match takes ages.

As I said in my first post in this thread, Timmy......NOT ALL CAN AFFORD A TAXI

Same here. It's only a 2 mile walk back, no biggie.

I can't afford a private jet. It's tough titty.

i dont think they should be cutting all the sunday night busses as what about people that live in areas such as birchwood or culcheth. i live in cinnamon brow so would get the 26/27 bus but im fortunate my dad attends most games so i have a lift home. These busses are only one every hour anyway.

Don't blame me. I voted Labour.

If Gina was still here, i'd expect the club to try and turn this into a postive by suggesting/promoting some kind of Warrington Wolves Carpool scheme.

Or maybe we could get our Si to put on cheap buses.

Seems strange to axe them completely, why not cut them back to one every hour, or even just one bus per route after a certain time, effectively turning it into a circular or something similar.

well this fooks us up for getting home from leigh on semi day, lets hopes its at Widnes and i can get the train

Sunday evening trains will be cut next, mark my words.

I normally agree with most things you say on this board 71, but this is so wide of the mark, it's untrue. Do the elderly, infirm, cash strapped (that they can't afford to hire a cab, let alone afford to run a car) deserve a place in your world. Or is it "I'm all right, Jack"

No it's not that. A line does have to be drawn on what is effective use of a limited resource - i.e) tax payer revenues. We cannot continue to spend more than we earn as a country so cuts have to be made (unless you want to pay more tax).

Presumably these services have been cut by the council because the demand was so low in comparison to the costs. For example it may be the Sunday evening services cost the council 10% of the "bus subsidy spend" but only deliver 0.5% (if that) of the passenger numbers. Also the working week services have much more value as they are essential to take people to work. The services on the weekend are also aligned to retail opening times so as not to damage consumer spending in the town.

In answer to your question - of course they deserve a place in the world, but sometimes you can't always get what you want from the public sector for free - infirm, poor, elderly, young, and able bodied included.

It gets worse. According to www.warrington.gov.uk/images/MTF ... -43316.pdf they are going to introduce a charge to use the loo in the bus station to raise £30K pa.

It gets worse. According to www.warrington.gov.uk/images/MTF ... -43316.pdf they are going to introduce a charge to use the loo in the bus station to raise £30K pa.