[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes Jen, that has to be a factor too.
I went to Manchester today, and there were a lot of people grumbling at the driver.
If I went the route that the company suggests it would be three buses and about an hour (without traffic delays) on top of the journey to Manchester.
So come the end of January I won't be going to Manchester....it won't be worth it time wise.

Yes Accymad, the return of the Bury service is welcome...I like Bury.
I went from Blackburn a few weeks ago and it took ages to get there.....so I think that was another mistake on the part of the bus service planners.

I don't understand why they change things when they work.
The fact that they have lost money is down to them changing what was a perfectly viable service.