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Campaigners welcome Welsh government's green light on public bus services

PUBLIC ownership campaigners have welcomed the announcement of a white paper in Wales today which aims to re-regulate the country’s bus networks.

The Welsh government is proposing a franchising model that aims to eventually deliver one network, one timetable and one ticket for passengers across the country.

It would also lift a ban on local authorities setting up new publicly owned bus companies.

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