Bus operator Stagecoach is celebrating after winning an award.

The Banbury to Brackley service won a trophy at the Bus Industry Awards, for the half-hourly service's low floor and easy access.

Stagecoach's target is to see passenger numbers grow by 50 per cent in the next year. Stagecoach marketing manager David Whitley said: "Stagecoach has shown that rural transport is a real alternative to the car. and we are targeting a 50 per cent growth within the next 12 months."