Devon's Rural bus cuts

To add to yesterdays list of cuts proposed by Devon County Council the BBC reports today  as follows

Devon

Fears over £1.3m cut to rural bus services in Devon

Rural bus services in Devon are facing a cut of £1.3m raising fears by campaign groups that "life-line" services will be lost.

The county council has unveiled a £54m package of cuts which includes cutting the £7.7m spent on rural services.
Sarah Allen, of the Campaign for Better Transport, said areas would be left without "socially necessary services" of no interest to commercial firms.
The council has blamed central government for the cuts to its grant.
'Short-term' "There's a real danger that we could see some serious damage done," said Ms Allen.
Many authorities around England were making deep cuts in their provision for rural bus subsidies viewing it as "a short-term, easy saving", she told BBC Radio Devon.
"In some counties in England 50% of council-supported services could be lost," she added.
The Campaign for Better Transport has also criticised the authority, accusing it of spending £5m on the Kingkerswell bypass, a controversial project that was subsequently abandoned by central government.
The detail of the services that will bear the brunt of the £1.3m cut have not yet been revealed.