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Dec 2022
Harrogate district single bus fares to be capped at £2
Bus tickets in the Harrogate district are set to be capped at £2 for three months as part of a government scheme.
The Get Around initiative is funded by the Department for Transport and will run from January 1 to March 31 next year.
It will see single tickets on services capped for 130 bus companies across England.
Both Harrogate Bus Company and Connexions Buses will be taking part in the scheme.
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Buses Minister Richard Holden said:
The scheme forms part of the government’s Help for Households campaign, which provides help with the cost of living increase.
Ministers said the move will help the bus industry continue to recover from the covid pandemic.
North Yorkshire bus services face 'grave situation'
It comes as concern has been raised over the future of bus services in the Harrogate district.
Last month, Cllr Keane Duncan, executive member for highways and transportation at North Yorkshire County Council, said the county’s bus network was “facing a really grave situation”.
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Cllr Duncan said bus services in the county were facing unprecedented pressure due to higher costs and passenger numbers.
He added:
Liberal Democrat councillor for Pateley Bridge, Andrew Murday, said residents of his division faced having just two services a day to Harrogate.
He said:
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