Yesterdays Council meeting decided to end the Sunday and early evening subsidy for the number 14 bus service.

It will in future operate only as a day time “commercial” service. The route links Beckfield Lane to York City centre and beyond. The service currently provides the only link to the new Sports Village on Hull Road.

Other decisions were to:

• Re-tender services 21 and 35.

• Invite tenders for replacement services on revised routes 24 (minus the Cornlands Road -Acomb link) & 26 (minus the Askham Bar – Foxwood Lane link). The 26 would continue to serve the St Stephens Road and Ascot Way areas. These services currently have a £153,900 a year Council subsidy.

• Provide a Monday to Saturday hourly daytime 15 service to the South Bank area of York. A plan is to be put in place “to solve the issues surrounding the route 15 should Council funding not be available”.

The meeting agreed to make representations to First about problems with the 5 and 13 services which had been highlighted by residents.

Public consultation “both online and at a public meeting” is promised