Josh MacAlister, Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Whitehaven and Workinton, has written to all bus operators in Cumbria calling on them to step up and deliver new bus services.
Cumberland Council launched a tender last week for operators to provide new and improved bus services, including reinstating the no. 22 route between Whitehaven, Egremont, Cleator and Cleator Moor and a new service from Seascale and Whitehaven, as called for by Josh MacAlister following his bus survey last year.
However, delivery of the new services is dependent on successful bids by bus operators.
In his letter, Josh calls on operators to come forward with strong bids to deliver these vital routes.
Josh said:
“I have been campaigning alongside local councillors for these services for months and I’m delighted that Cumberland’s Labour council engaged positively and stumped up the cash to support introducing these services.
“Now the ball is in the court of the bus operators and I’ve written urging existing bus operators to give serious consideration to putting in bids. Residents want and need these services, I hope operators will step up.”
Read my letter below
Josh MacAlister MP 