[garinda]

Originally Posted by garinda

It looks like the seaside special coaches will be no more.

East Lancs pensioners' seaside coaches axed (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Though I think we've been here before, and miraculously, just before the local elections in May, funding is suddenly found to continue the services from Hyndburn to the coast.

Well suprise, suprise!

Just as before, and just prior to the local council elections, and now as regular as clockwork in the political calendar.

According to the Council Leader's column in the Observer, they're 'in negotiations with bus operators about saving the popular day trips to the seaside', and hints of an announcement in a week or so.

It's like waiting for the first cuckoo to sound, to herald the arrival of spring.

Money's been miraculously found, yet again, to save the oldies bus to the coast...just in time for the election.

Hurrah!