Cropwell Bishop Village Parish Plan

Reduced bus services (22-4-11)

It is bad news on the buses front.

From May 2nd, Premiere have decided to withdraw the peak time and late evening Red2 services from Cropwell Bishop. The Red2 route will only run from Nottingham to Cotgrave.

John Greenwood expressed our disappointment to Jamie Swift, the Operations Manager at Premiere who stated that there was just not enough usage of the service. There was a suggestion that some villagers were reluctant to use the Red2 in case the 22 and Radcliffe Line were discontinued. Mr Swift is prepared to come and discuss the situation at a village meeting. It would be helpful to hear your views.

There is also a danger that other bus services will be lost or reduced as the County subsidies are reduced. The Competition Commission currently has an Inquiry into Local Bus Services. John Greenwood has reported our situation to them with suggestions that there should be more regulation of bus services. He considers that if a route such as the Nottingham to Cotgrave Service were let to a single operator it is probable that the profits from the 'core' Nottingham to Cotgrave section could fund the required semi rural services on to Cropwell and the Vale villages.

The Competition Commission is due to prepare a report on their Provisional Findings in May.

Street Map of Cropwell Bishop (21-4-11)

Can't remember where a certain street is in the village? Look at the map below.

Need a map to take with you? Download a copy—see box on right.

Tony Jarrow

Village Street Map

Planning your bus journey (17-11-10)

Regular users of Cropwell Bishop bus services will be well aware that timetables and prices have been changing rapidly in recent months—sometimes daily!

I have now removed all news reports from this page because the information in them very quickly becomes inaccurate and has been a source of some confusion.

For up-to-date information on bus timetables, click the links on the right-hand side. They connect to the service provider's own website and so they should be correct.

If you experience any problems with these links or have ideas for improving this page, pleas email me.

Tony Jarrow