Sir – I was reading your recent article about Stagecoach’s intentions to introduce a new bus service between Carterton and the John Radcliffe Hospital. Good news I thought, until I read further down the article and noticed the imminent changes to the timetables and "improved" services in West Oxfordshire.
This new timetable starts on Sunday, July 27, and sees the cessation of the S2 through Minster Lovell. My daughter uses this service to get to her place of work near the Witney Sports Club.
The nearest bus stop (suggested on the Stagecoach website) is at the Curbridge Road/Thorney Leys roundabout (a 25-minute walk away, according to the Stagecoach website).
This will cause my daughter (and myself, because I will now drive her), considerable inconvenience, as I am sure it will for anyone else either working in that area and the Minster Lovell residents who rely on the S2. My main concern, however, is the apparent lack of communication from Stagecoach about these changes and the short timescale to implementation. My daughter and her work colleagues, who use the S2, were completely unaware.
Phil Buck, Carterton
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