The Northern Echo reports that a council aiming to restore and improve bus services across the whole of England's largest county has revealed it will consider introducing demand-responsive services in urban areas as well as market towns and rural areas

The meeting by North Yorkshire County Council heard passenger numbers had remained low for many urban services since lockdown measures were eased and some had either been recently cut or seen route changes "to pick up more passengers".

The council's Labour group leader and Mayor of Scarborough Councillor Eric Broadbent said with the Department of Transport pandemic recovery grants for bus operators expiring on April 5th could make services “dramatically worse".

Veteran councillor David Jeffels said the following recent bus service changes, the lack of transport in numerous villages was becoming an increasing issue as well.

The concerns have been raised as the authority awaits a decision from the government about how much of its £116m eight-year Bus Service Improvement Plan will receive funding.

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The Northern Echo - On-demand bus sevices could be expanded in North Yorkshire