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West Lothian's newest town cut off from county as bus service disappears

Winchburgh has lost its only bus service to the rest of the county. It's still waiting for a railway station to connect it to the rest of the country.

Edinburgh Live

Renfrewshire bus cuts will affect those with sight loss, says councillor

Carolann Davidson made the comments following a visit to Sight Scotland Veterans’ Hawkhead Centre recently.

Daily Record

Paisley kidney patient slams bus firm for slashing services to lifeline hospital

Stephen Blom travels to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital three days a week for dialysis.

Daily Record

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'Bus wars' break out between FlixBus and Stagecoach in Aberdeen

German company accuses its rival of a conflict of interest after being denied more slots at the city bus station

Insider UK

Fare game: Review of public transport in Renfrewshire questioned by McGill's Buses chief

The £50,000 study aims to identify barriers, needs and demands related to provision in the local authority area.

Daily Record

Residents of West Lothian village say they are 'trapped' by bus cuts and unreliable service

People in Blackridge say they feel they have been forgotten about

Daily Record

Residents 'trapped' in West Lothian village warn 'we've been completely cut off'

Residents in Blackridge, West Lothian, have fought for a bus route after McGill's announced cuts to the services. These cuts meant that residents that rely on public transport in villages were facing isolation.

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Erskine veteran makes plea to McGill's: 'Give us back our bus stop'

The 90-year-old is calling on the company to put the stop – which was temporarily moved – is installed back in its rightful place.

Daily Record

Disabled pensioner unable to visit wife of 60 years as crucial bus to be axed

Andy Wilson, 82, will not be able to visit his wife of 62 years Marie, 85, at her care home after McGill's Buses announced plans to axe the number 22 bus that stops outside his house

Daily Mirror

Bus protestors tell how cuts are leaving them 'stranded' and 'flooring' their mental health

Communities were thrown a lifeline yesterday - but not before angry protestors had their say

Daily Record

Disabled pensioner could be left unable to visit wife in care home as lifeline bus axed

Disabled pensioner Andy Wilson will be unable to visit his beloved wife of 60 years Marie at Elderslie care home if McGill's scrap a lifeline bus service.

Daily Record

West Lothian residents protest after bus cuts make them feel like 'prisoners'

Scores of West Lothian locals came together on Tuesday against the bus cuts confirmed by McGill's. This comes as local councillors discussed a potential lifeline to isolated villages.

Edinburgh Live

Angry protestors confront McGill's Bus bosses over service cuts

Communities were thrown a life-life after West Lothian Council stepped in as protestors gathered

Daily Record

West Lothian Council throws lifeline to villages cut off from bus network

Greenrigg and Blackridge were set to lose all buses. A limited service has been saved but elsewhere across the county dozens of buses especially those many rely on to get to work will disappear next month

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Paisley gran with MS says she will be "housebound" if McGill's bus cuts go ahead

Linda Stenhouse, who uses a walking frame, has lambasted McGill’s Buses for slashing her lifeline 64 bus which stops yards from her front door.

Edinburgh Live

Protests planned over West Lothian bus cuts as lifeline services considered

Proposals to throw a lifeline subsidised services to two villages which will lose all buses will go before councillors tomorrow, but many bus service cuts will be seen across the county from 8 May.

Daily Record

Councillor makes '11th hour' appeal to save Kilbarchan buses facing axe

It's one of a number of service cuts earmarked for the wider Renfrewshire area.

Daily Record

Council bosses step in to try and solve bus chaos in West Lothian

West Lothian Council this afternoon pledged to find a solution, particularly to help people living in the Greenrigg and Blackridge areas where bus service will be cut

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Daily Record

Removal of bus service will 'leave people isolated and force others to use their cars'

The X22 currently connects Harthill directly with Edinburgh and is just one service facing the axe in West Lothian

Insider UK

Easdale brothers criticise SNP over 'bus industry crisis'

McGill's bus company owners hit back at government policy - arguing it favours rail subsidies over buses

Daily Record

If we’re serious about getting Scots out of cars - buses have to be a big part of that

Record View says a light-touch approach, which sees our bus networks starved of cash, will no longer cut it.

Daily Record

'No buses are running today' - locals furious after service axed by under-fire operator

The 21 - which also takes in Bathgate, Whitburn, Armadale and Livingston - has been axed for today by McGill's

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian dad misses hospital appointments due to bus 'mobility scooter ban'

The gutted 55-year-old now struggles to see family in Livingston and get to appointments at St John’s Hospital because he cannot take his mobility scooter onto buses.

Daily Record

Renfrewshire councillors urge transport chiefs to rethink "savage" cuts to bus services

McGill’s Buses confirmed a swath of cuts to services across Renfrewshire last month, with the 32 bus amongst a number to be harshly impacted.

The Guardian - UK

Pandemic triggered ‘second midlife crisis’ among over-50s, study finds

Women hit worst by mental health strains, with more domestic and caring duties amid Covid lockdowns

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