Public Transport News

A special bus service will operate between Hereford Railway Station and Hay-on-Wye during the Hay Festival 22nd May - 1st June 2008

From 19th May: New route for service 79 (Hereford - Putson via The Pastures)

From Monday, 19th May service 79 will be rerouted to operate direct from Holme Lacy Road to Winston Road and will no longer serve Hinton Avenue or Hinton Road. There will be no change to the times of buses from the City Centre or Putson. The Hinton area will continue to be served by services 78 and 79A.

From 12th May: Road Works on the A40 at Gloucester

From Monday, 12 May major roadworks will be taking place over the summer on the A40 outside Gloucester. The works will cause serious delays to traffic, including buses. Temporary timetables will be introduced on services 32 (Ross - Newent - Gloucester); 33 (Ross - Lea - Gloucester) and 132 (Ledbury - Newent - Gloucester) and there will be a knock-on effect on service 45 (Ross - Ledbury).

May Day and Spring Bank Holiday Buses

A SUNDAY service will operate on all routes on Monday, 5th May and Monday, May 26th 2008.

5th May: Hereford May Fair - Bus Stop Changes

From approximately 18.00hrs on Monday 5th May until Close of Service on Thursday 8th May the bus stops at Broad Street, Bridge Street and St. Martin's Street in Hereford will be suspended due to the May Fair. Temporary stops will be provided on Victoria Street, near the junction with Barton Road / King Street for all services.

Easter Bus Services

The following arrangements will apply to Herefordshire bus services over the Easter period.

Good Friday, 21st March 2008 Normal Friday (school holiday) services will run on all routes EXCEPT Hereford City Services 71* 71A 72 72A 74 74A 74B** 75 77 77A 78 78A 79 79A 80 and on country services 453, 454 where a SATURDAY timetable will apply. * On Service 71 there will be additional journeys at 2315 from Hereford and 2332 from Credenhill. ** On service 74B the 2315 from Hereford to Hampton Park will not operate. There will be no service on 82 (Belmont-Rotherwas).

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd March 2008

Normal Saturday or Sunday service

Easter Monday, 24th March 2008

Sunday service

24th February 2008: Ledbury road works

The temporary one-way system in Ledbury has now been replaced by normal two-way traffic in the section between Bye Street and New Street/The Southend (Top Cross).

All bus services serving Ledbury have therefore reverted to their normal timetables and routes except journeys from the Memorial which operate via Bye Street, Long Acres, Orchard Lane and The Homend. The Old Hospital stop will continue to be out of use until the completion of the road works.

Temporary town service 602 has been withdrawn.

7th January 2008 for approx. 20 weeks: Road Works in Ledbury Town Centre affecting all Ledbury Buses

Due to work being undertaken in Ledbury on behalf of Welsh Water a temporary one-way traffic system is to be introduced in the town centre. With effect from Monday 7 January 2008, and for a period of approximately 20 weeks, traffic will only be allowed to travel in a southerly direction along The Homend/High Street from the junction with Orchard Lane (Tesco) to New Street/The Southend (Top Cross).

A special booklet has been produced that includes temporary timetables for all bus services that will be affected by the revised traffic arrangements.

The main changes will be:

The Memorial bus stop will not be in use. All buses will depart from or terminate at the Market House stop. It may be necessary to re-position the Market House stop during the road works.

The Old Hospital stop will not be in use.

The route of services that depart from Ledbury via Worcester Road or The Southend/Gloucester Road will be uaffected. Inbound journeys will operate either via Deer Park (Biddulph Way) and/or the bypass, Lower Road, Bridge Street to Ledbury, Market House.

Services that normally depart from the Memorial and travel towards the Railway Station will depart from the Market House and operate either via Deer Park (Biddulph Way) and/or the bypass, Lower Road, Bridge Street and Long Acres to Ledbury, Tesco. Inbound journeys will be unaffected.

A new temporary town service (602) will be introduced to provide a link for passengers from Deer Park into Ledbury town centre.

Although the work is expected to be completed by 23 May 2008, please check the local press or contact the Bus Information telephone numbers shown on the back of the special  booklet for details of when normal timetables will be re-introduced.

A Copy of the special booklet produced by Herefordshire Council can be seen and downloaded from:

http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/transport/public_transport/3194.asp

Xmas & New Year Bus Services 2007/8

No bus services will operate on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Services on other days will operate as shown below.

Christmas Day / Boxing Day
Tuesday, Wednesday 25th / 26th December

No services will operate.

Christmas Eve, Monday 24th December, Thursday 27th and Friday 28th December 2007

Normal Monday to Friday services will run with the following exceptions:

Services X3 / X4 Hereford - Pontrilas - Abergavenny - Cardiff
Saturday service

Service 39 Brecon - Hay on Wye - Hereford
Saturday service

Service 71/71A Hereford - Credenhill
Saturday service (An additional journey will operate at 2315 from Hereford, and 2332 from Credenhill)

Service 72 Hereford - Bobblestock
Saturday service

Service 74/74A Hampton Park - Hereford - Newton Farm
Saturday service (The 2335 from Hereford and 2350 From Newton Farm journeys will operate on Friday 28th December only)

Service 74B Hereford - Hampton Park
Saturday service (The 2315 from Hereford will not operate)

Service 75 Hereford - Belmont
Saturday service

Services 77/77A/77B Hereford - Holmer
Saturday service

Services 78/78A Hereford - Rotherwas
Saturday service

Services 79/79A Hereford - Putson / Redhill
Saturday service

Service 80 Hereford - Redhill
Saturday service

Service 82 Belmont - Rotherwas
Will not operate.

Service 440 Abbeydore - Pontrilas
Normal service except that the 1640 Pontrilas - Abbeydore
Will run at 1600 to maintain the connection with the X3 from Hereford.

Services 453/454 Hereford - Woolhope
Saturday service

Saturday 29th December

Normal Saturday service.

Sunday 30th December

Normal Sunday service.

New Years Eve Monday 31st December 2007

As Christmas Eve

New Years Day Tuesday 1st January 2008

A Sunday service will operate

Thursdays 27th December 2007 & 3rd January 2008

Service 495 Leominster - Kington
The 0910 Leominster - Kington and 1210 Kington - Leominster will run to a Tuesday timetable as service 497.

Market Day services that are due to operate on Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December, Boxing Day Wednesday 26th December, or New Years Day Tuesday 1st January will operate on alternative days shown below:

Service 405 Bromyard - Hereford
Will operate on Thursday 27th December.

Service 411 Goodrich - Hereford
Will operate on Thursday 27th December.

Service 436 Kinnersley - Hereford
Will operate on Friday 28th December.

Service 441 Clodock - Hereford
Will operate on Friday 28th December.

Service 442 Ewyas Harold - Abergavenny
Will operate on Mondays 24th and 31st December.

Service 457 Newent - Hereford
Will operate on Thursday 27th December.

Service 464 Gladestry - Kington (circular)
Will operate on Thursdays 27th December and 3rd January

Service 472 Bromyard - Hereford
No service.

Service 478 Murch Marcle - Hereford
Will operate on Thursday 27th December.

Service 487 Leominster - Hatfield (circular)
Will operate on Thursdays 27th December and 3rd January.

Service 497 Leominster - Staunton-on-Arrow- Kington
Will operate on Thursdays 27th December and 3rd January.

Service 498 Bucknell - Hereford
Will operate on Thursday 27th December.

Service 671 Eldersfield - Ledbury
No Service.

Service 676 Fromes Hill - Ledbury
Service 679 Ledbury - Broomsberrow Heath (Circular)
Will operate on Fridays 28th December and 4th January only.

Service 677 Much Marcle -Gloucester
Will operate on Friday 28th December only.

For details of Powys Services X15,41,46, please contact Powys County Council (Tel 01597 826642/3)

TRAIN SERVICES

For details of train services over the Christmas / New Year period please contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk

NATIONAL EXPRESS

For details of National Express Coach services over the Christmas/New Year period please contact 08705 80 80 80 or visit www.nationalexpress.com

TRAVELINE

The National Traveline is open seven days a week for travel enquiries throughout Great Britain.

txt 84268
www.traveline.info
0871 200 22 33
(calls from land lines cost 10p per minute)

The service is available: 0700- 2230 Daily.
Except Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

9th December 2007: Change of Route for Buses in Hereford

From 9th December 2007 all "country" services from Hereford that leave the city via Bridge Street and the Wye Bridge will have a new route. Buses will leave the city centre via Victoria Street, West Street, BROAD STREET (where a new stop will be provided), King Street, St. Nicholas Street and Greyfriars Bridge. The stops at Bridge Street and St. Martin's Street/Wye Street will not be served. This is to avoid delays to services at the junction of St. Martin's Street and Belmont Road. Buses travelling towards the city centre will not be affected and will maintain their existing route.

Also from 9th December SUNDAY buses on services 74 and 74A (City Bus Station - Newton Farm) will run directly between the City Bus Station and Belmont Road via Greyfriars Bridge in both directions. The fist stop after the City Bus Station will be "Prior's Walk" on Belmont Road. It is hoped that this faster route will help buses keep to time despite the increasing traffic congestion.

19th November 2007: Closure of Whittle's Ludlow Depot

Following the closure of the Ludlow depot of Whittle Coach & Bus the following changes to services in the Ludlow area will take place.

490 Adforton - Ludlow (Mondays). This service will be operated by Lugg Valley Primrose Travel.

492 Ludlow - Hereford. The 0712 Ludlow-Hereford and 0835 Hereford-Ludlow buses, which operate in school holidays only will be withdrawn. The 0745 Leominster - Hereford journey, operated by Lugg Valley Primrose Travel will operate on Mondays to Fridays throughout the year. The Sunday service on this route will continue to be operated by Whittle Coach & Bus.

500 Burford - Leominster (Fridays). This service will be operated by Lugg Valley Primrose Travel.

731 Ludlow - Tenbury Wells and 738/740 Ludlow - Leintwardine - Knighton. A new operator for these services is being sought by Shropshire County Council.

28th October 2007: Changes to services 35, 454 and 492

Service 35 Monmouth - Coleford - Ross-on-Wye will have a new timetable with buses leaving Monmouth 5 minutes earlier than now. Departures from Ross-on-Wye are unchanged but buses will arrive five minutes later at Monmouth.

Service 454 Hereford - Holme Lacy - Fownhope. Buses will arrive at Holme Lacy and Fownhope 5 minutes later than now. Buses will leave Holme Lacy and Fownhope 5 minutes later than now.

Service 492 Ludlow - Leominster - Hereford. New timetable introduced with fewer journeys between Ludlow and Leominster. The 0910 Ludlow to Leominster bus reverts to its previous time of 0925 and operates through to Hereford.

17th September 2007: ASDA bus services withdrawn

Services 84 (City - ASDA - Newton Farm) and 85 (City - ASDA - Putson - Red hill) are withdrawn. The ASDA site will continue to be served by services 74, 74A. 76, 78 78A 79 79A 80 and country services calling at the stops on Ross Road, Belmont Road and Meadow Close.

2nd September 2007: Service changes in most parts of Herefordshire

35 Ross-on-Wye - Coleford - Monmouth: Minor timetable alterations.

36 Ross Runaround: Revised service with some journeys extended to Court Road and with journeys to Ross Labels withdrawn.

36A Ross - Merrivale Lane: Saturday afternoon service reduced.

38 Ross-on-Wye - Hereford: The 0935 Ross to Hereford and 1330 Hereford to Ross journeys will operate via St Owen's Cross.

45 Ross-on-Wye - Ledbury: Minor timetable alterations.

411 Little - Birch - Hereford: Extended to start at Goodrich and run via Whitchurch, Llangrove, Llangarron, St. Owen's Cross and Little Birch to Hereford. One bus per week (Wednesdays) in each direction. Kilpeck is no longer served (see service 440). Service to be operated by H&H Motors.

412 Broad Oak - Hereford: The 0702 Broad Oak to Hereford journey is retimed to 0715.

419 Bromyard - Hereford: Revised timetable with some journeys extended to Whitbourne.

423 Bromyard - Worcester: Service to be operated by DRM to a revised timetable.

437 Weobley - Hereford: The 0745 Weobley to Hereford bus will no longer call at the City Bus Station en-route to the Country Bus Station.

440 Michaelchurch Escley - Hereford: Through journeys to and from Hereford introduced on Wednesdays. The 11.20 Michaelchurch Escley to Pontrilas bus is withdrawn.

443 Craswall - Pontrilas: Service extended to and from Michaelchurch Escley.

461 Hereford - Llandrindod Wells: 0810 Kington - Llandrindod Wells journey retimed to 0736 (Mondays to Fridays), 0752 (Saturdays).

463 Kington - Brilley. Revised to operate between Kington and Arrow View only. The "Tuesday only" journeys to and from Brilley are withdrawn.

469 Bromyard - Hereford: Service revised with extra daytime journeys to and from Hereford.

Service 476 Hereford-Ledbury-Great Malvern: The 1515 journey from Hereford to Ledbury will run only to Bartestree on Schooldays. The schooldays only journey from Great Malvern to Bishop's School is retimed to leave 10 minutes earlier than now.

492 Ludlow - Hereford: All journeys between Ludlow and Leominster and some journeys between Leominster and Hereford will be operated by Whittle Coach & Bus. Additional journeys between Leominster and Ludlow, but the Friday and Saturday night journey at 2100 from Ludlow to Hereford is withdrawn.

493/4 Leominster - Presteigne: New timetable with most journeys operating as service 493 via Pembridge. One extra Saturday afternoon bus is extended from Shobdon to and from Presteigne.

495/6 Leominster - Kington: Revised timetable.

497 Kington - Staunton-on-Arrow. Sargeants Bros Circular journeys withdrawn and replaced by new Lugg Valley Primrose Travel journeys operating to and from Leominster.

600 Ledbury Town Service: New service serving the Railway Station and New Mills Way running 4 times per day and operated by Malvernian Tours.

675 Ledbury - Great Malvern - British Camp: Revised to operate between Ledbury and Great Malvern only with extra journeys and a new timetable. Operated by Malvernian Tours.

20th August 2007: Service 675 Ledbury - Malvern and Sunday service 476 Hereford-Malvern

Due to the closure of Colwall railway bridge on safety grounds, bus service 675 (Ledbury - Malvern) is being diverted via Colwall Church and Mill Lane and will not be able to serve Colwall Green. Buses will do their best to keep to the advertised times but it is possible that delays will occur due to the extra distance travelled. A taxi link is being provided to take passengers from Colwall Green to and from the service bus at Chance's Pitch. The taxi must be booked the day before by telephoning 07703 060118. More details of the taxi link are available on www.herefordshire.gov.uk following the links to Transport and Streets / Public Transport / Public Transport Updates.

On Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays, service 476 is being diverted at Chance's Pitch via the A449 to British Camp and then via Jubilee Drive to Wyche Cutting. A special bus link will run between Ledbury and Malvern via Colwall (but following the 675 diversion and not serving Colwall Green) for local passengers. The special bus will depart from Ledbury and Malvern at the advertised times for service 476 and will connect at Ledbury with buses to and from Hereford.

These arrangements will operate until further notice.

23rd July 2007: Temporary Timetable for service 37 Ross-Hoarwithy-Hereford

The road between Little Dewchurch and Hoarwithy will be closed for up to three weeks from 23rd July and service 37 will be diverted via Little Birch. On journeys to Hereford buses will run up to 10 minutes later from Little Dewchurch and on journeys to Ross-on-Wye buses will run up to 10 minutes later from Hoarwithy. This service will return to its normal route as soon as the road is reopened.

23rd July 2007: Services 82 and 83 in the Ross-on-Wye Area

Services 82 Cinderford - Ross-on-Wye and 83 Longhope - Ross-on-Wye, operated by Cottrell's Coaches, will cease on 27 July. Replacement services are being provided by Gloucestershire County Council.

23rd July 2007: Changes to bus services in the Hereford, Kington and Leintwardine Areas

New Service X11 Builth Wells - Ludlow via Kinighton and Leintwardine will operate on Mondays and Thursdays, one journey in each direction operated by Veolia Transport Cymru.

New Service X15 Llandrindod Wells - Hereford (Wednesdays only) operated by Veolia Transport Cymru and replacing journeys operated by Roy Brown's Coaches.

Service 39 Brecon - Hereford: This service is revised and extended to the railway station in Hereford.

Service 445: Llandrindod Wells - Hereford: The Wednesdays journeys operated by Roy Brown's Coaches are withdrawn and replaced by new service X15 (see above). Saturday journeys are unchanged. A new journey from Rhayader to Hereford and back will operate on the 1st Wednesday in each month.

Service 461: Hereford - Kington - Llandrindod Wells: Additional journeys, numbered "46" will run between Kington and Llandrindod Wells operated by Veolia Transport Cymru.

Service 468: Kington - Knighton: Service withdrawn and replaced by New Service 41 between the same terminal points operated by Veolia Transport Cymru.

21st July 2007: Temporary Timetable for service 417 Ledbury - Worcester

Between 21st July and 2nd September 2007 this service will run to a temporary timetable with additional running time due to the closure of Powick Bridge and the anticipated extra traffic diverted over the route via Bransford Road, Worcester.

22nd April 2007: Changes to Bus Services in the Hereford, Ross-on-Wye and Ledbury areas

The following changes to bus services will take effect from Sunday, 22nd April 2007:

33: Ross-on-Wye - Gloucester. New timetable with many journeys extended to/from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Most buses will no longer continue to/from Hereford as service 38 and it will be necessary for through passengers to change buses in Ross-on-Wye although through fares will be retained.

34 Ross-on-Wye - Monmouth. Revised timetable.

35/35A: Ross-on-Wye - Coleford. Service extended to/from Monmouth at revised times.

37: Ross-on-Wye - Hereford. The 0730 Ross to Hereford bus will leave at 0720 and run 10 minutes earlier throughout.

38: Hereford - Ross-on-Wye. Revised Monday to Saturday timetable. Most buses will no longer continue to/from Gloucester as service 33 and it will be necessary for through passengers to change buses in Ross-on-Wye although through fares will be retained. Sunday times and through buses are not affected.

44A British Camp - Worcester.NEW Sunday service.

45 Ross-on-Wye - Ledbury. Minor changes to some times.

74B Hereford - Hampton Park. Minor changes to the Sunday service

79 Hereford - Putson. The 1800 City - Putson Circular journey is withdrawn

132 Ledbury - Gloucester. Minor changes to some times.

244 Malvern Hills Hopper. Service reintroduced (on 8th April 2007) for the summer.

412 Hereford - Garway. Timetable completely revised.

416 Hereford - Monmouth. Timetable completely revised.

476 Hereford - Ledbury - Great Malvern. Minor changes to Monday to Saturday service. Extra Sunday journeys introduced for the summer.

Easter Bus Services 2007

The following services will operate over the Easter period:

GOOD FRIDAY, 6th April:

NORMAL (SCHOOL HOLIDAY) SERVICE on most routes EXCEPT on Hereford City services 71 - 75 and 77 - 80 where a SATURDAY timetable will apply. On service 71 there will be extra journeys at 23.15 from Hereford and 23.32 from Credenhill. On service 74B, the 23.15 to Hampton Park will not operate.

There will be NO SERVICE on 82 Belmont - Rotherwas.

EASTER EVE, Saturday 7th April:

NORMAL SERVICE

EASTER DAY, Sunday 8th April:

NORMAL SUNDAY SERVICE

EASTER MONDAY, 9th April:

SUNDAY SERVICE

25th February 2007: Changes to bus services in Hereford and Leominster

The following changes to bus services will take effect during the week commencing 25 February 2007:

71 Hereford - Credenhill: The 22.05 Hereford-Credenhill and 22:22 Credenhill-Hereford will run 10 minutes later.

72 Hereford-Bobblestock: New journeys at 21:40 from Hereford and 21:53 from Bobblestock. The 22:45 from Hereford will run 5 minutes later.

79A Hereford-Putson-Redhill: The 21:40 from Hereford is retimed to leave City Bus Station at 21:08; Putson at 21:15 and Redhill 21:19

81 Hereford - College Green: 21:08 from Hereford and 21:19 from College Green journeys are withdrawn.

448 Bredwardine - Hereford: The 09:42 Tyberton to Hereford is extended to start from Shenmore Court at 09:37 and the 13:00 from Hereford will continue to Shenmore on request.

488 Wooferton - Leominster: Service extended to Morrison's Supermarket.

509 Kinnersley - Leominster: Service rerouted from Ivington direct to Leominster, continuing on request to Morrison's

801 Leominster - Ivington School: 08:40 Leominster-Ivington rerouted via Monkland, Stretford and Hyde Ash and retimed to leave at 08:35.

923: Bransford - Bromyard: Withdrawn

927: Clifton-upon-Teme - Bromyard: Withdrawn.

9th February 2007: Disruption to bus services

Bus services throughout Herefordshire are subject to disruption and cancellation today due to the weather. For the latest position please follow this link....

www.herefordshire.gov.uk/transport/public_transport/3194.asp

Christmas & New Year Bus Times

No bus services will operate on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Services on other days will operate as shown below.

Christmas Eve, Sunday 24th December
Normal Sunday service.

Christmas Day / Boxing Day, Monday, Tuesday 25th / 26th December
No services will operate.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 27th, 28th , 29th December
Normal "Monday to Friday" services will run on most services. Please see below for exceptions.

Saturday 30th December 2006
Normal Saturday service.

New Years Eve Sunday 31st December
Normal Sunday service.

New Years Day Monday 1st January 2007
A Sunday service will operate.


Market Day services that are due to operate on Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December will operate on alternative days shown below:

Service 442 Ewyas Harold - Abergavenny
Will operate on Thursday 28th December.

Service 463 Arrow View/Brilley - Kington
A Tuesday service will operate on Thursday 28th December.

Service 464 Gladestry - Kington (circular)
Will operate on Thursday 28th December.

Service 487 Leominster - Hatfield (circular)
Will operate on Wednesday 27th December.

Service 497 Kington - Staunton-on-Arrow
Will operate on Thursday 28th December.

Service 671 Eldersfield - Ledbury
Will operate on Friday 29th December.

Service 677 Much Marcle -Gloucester
Will operate on Friday 29th December.

Services X3 / X4 Hereford - Pontrilas - Abergavenny - Cardiff
Saturday service

Services 32 Gloucester - Ross-on-Wye
Saturday service

Service 34 Ross-on-Wye - Monmouth
Saturday service

Service 38 Ross-on-Wye - Hereford
Saturday service

Service 45 Ross-on-Wye - Ledbury
Saturday service

Service 71/71A Hereford - Credenhill
Saturday service (An additional journey will operate at 2315 from

Hereford, and 2332 from Credenhill)
Service 72 Hereford - Bobblestock

Saturday service
Service 74/74A Hereford - Newton Farm

Saturday service (The 2335 from Hereford and 2350 From Newton
Farm journeys will operate on Friday 29th December only)

Service 74B Hereford - Hampton Park
Saturday service (The 2315 from Hereford will not operate)

Service 75 Hereford - Belmont
Saturday service

Services 77/77A/77B Hereford - Holmer
Saturday service

Services 78/78A Hereford - Rotherwas
Saturday service

Services 79/79A Hereford - Putson / Redhill
Saturday service

Service 80 Hereford - Redhill
Saturday service

Service 82 Belmont - Rotherwas
Will not operate.

Service 132 Ledbury - Gloucester
Saturday service

Service 440 Abbeydore - Pontrilas
Normal service except that the 1640 Pontrilas - Abbeydore
Will run at 1600 to maintain the connection with the X3 from Hereford

Services 453/454 Hereford - Woolhope
Saturday service

Service 469 Bromyard - Hereford
Will not operate.

4 December 2006 - Temporary Diversion of Service 426

For approximately one week from 4 December 2006 bus service 426 will be unable to serve Munstone due to road works. Buses will be diverted from College Road via Roman Road and will regain their normal route at Shelwick Green.

18 November 2006 - Christmas Park & Ride

Hereford's Christmas Park & Ride Service returns on Saturday, 18th November and will continue every Saturday until 23rd December.

Buses leave the A49 (North) site at Holmer Road (Denco Car Park) and A49 (South) site at Grafton (Old Highways Depot) at 09.00 and run every 15 minutes to the City Centre.

Return buses leave the Shire Hall for A49 North every 15 minutes until 17.55 and from Broad Street for A49 South until 17.50.

Supervised parking is free at both sites and bus fares are £1.50 return or £3 per car (all occupants travelling together in both directions). Accompanied children (under 16) travel free. Holders of Herefordshire Council Concessionary Bus Passes also travel free of charge.

5th September 2006 - Road works at ASDA, Hereford

The road works at the ASDA development at Belmont island, Hereford are expected to cause particularly heavy delays to all traffic, including buses, during the period 5th - 19th September. All buses that cross the River Wye are expected to be delayed with particularly severe delays expected on Ross Road (A49) services. The knock-on effect from the road works will affect ALL bus services in the city. Please allow extra time for your journey during this period and expect delays.

4th September 2006 - Temporary Diversions to service 492

Buses on service 492 (Hereford-Leominster-Ludlow) will be unable to serve Orleton village because of road works until 10th September. They will operate via the B4361 and observe unmarked temporary stops at the Maidenhead Inn and at the junction of the Tenbury road (B4362). A second diversion will apply in Ludlow until 14th September. Buses will be diverted at Overton via the Ludlow by-pass and will not serve Ludford Bridge. This diversion will add up to 10 minutes to journey times and may disrupt the timetable throughout the route. Please allow extra time for your journey during this period and expect delays.

3rd September 2006 - Changes to Bus Services throughout Herefordshire

Summary of Bus Service Changes in Week Commencing Sunday, 3rd September 2006

For more information telephone (01432) 260211 or e-mail public.transport@herefordshire.gov.uk

Bromyard Area

310 Worcester Broadheath via High House
Peak-hour journeys to/from Worcester will run on College Days Only

400 Bromyard Town Service
Saturday buses will run to a new timetable leaving Pump Street at 0845 and 1125

419 Bromyard Hereford
Saturday service withdrawn. New timetable on Mondays to Fridays

672 Bromyard Ledbury
New Saturday service introduced. 0900 and 1220 Bromyard to Ledbury 1040 and 1400 Ledbury to Bromyard

Hereford Area

37 Hereford Ross-on-Wye Via Hoarwithy
Saturday afternoon service revised. 1610 Hereford-Ross will terminate at Picts Cross and a new journey at 1720 from Hereford to Ross introduced. Thursday buses will no longer serve Little Birch.

38 Hereford Ross-on-Wye
All journeys on this service will operate via Pengethley Manor on the A49 instead of via St. Owen's Cross

39 Hereford Brecon
Evening journeys between Dorstone and Clehonger withdrawn.

40 Hereford Brecon (Sundays)
The 1550 Hereford to Brecon bus will depart at 1540.

411 Little Birch Hereford via Kilpeck
Saturday service withdrawn. Wednesday service will be operated by Yeomans Canyon Travel.

411A Little Birch Much Birch
Service withdrawn

412 Hereford Garway
New timetable with improved service. Off peak journeys will now operate throughout the week.

413 Much Dewchurch Much Birch
Service withdrawn

416 Hereford Monmouth
New timetable. Service increased from 5 to 6 buses per day.

419 Hereford Bromyard
Saturday service withdrawn. New timetable on Mondays to Fridays.

426 Hereford Leominster via Bodenham
Evening service between Bodenham and Hereford extended to operate to Bodenham and from Leominster.

435 Hereford Coleford
Service withdrawn

446 Almeley Hereford
Winforton, Willersley and Whitney-on-Wye no longer served. The 1615 from Hereford is extended to Almeley on schooldays

447/8 Bredwardine-Hereford
New timetable with reduced service, but all journeys now operate without the need for pre-booking.

476 Hereford Ledbury
New early morning journey at 0635 from Ledbury to Hereford. 0730 Hereford to Ledbury bus also runs in school holidays (Mondays to Fridays). 1515 and 1715 Hereford to Ledbury buses now operates Mondays to Saturdays throughout the year.

492 Hereford Leominster Ludlow
New journey at 0740 from Hereford to Leominster on Mondays to Fridays

502 Hereford Leominster via Dilwyn
0745 Hereford Leominster journey withdrawn

876 Malvern St. Mary's RC High School
Service to be operated by DRM with some change to route and times

Kington Area

460 Kington Town Service
1610 bus from Mill Street to run at 1510

463 Kington Brilley
Wednesday and Friday "request" journeys to and from Brilley withdrawn. Tuesday service to Brilley continues unchanged. New Monday to Friday buses between Arrow View and Kington introduced, leaving Arrow View at 0940 and 1120 and Kington at 0930, 1110 and 1510 (request)

467 Almeley Kington
Service withdrawn

497 Staunton-on-Arrow - Kington
Monday and Thursday "request" journeys withdrawn.

Ledbury Area

45 Ledbury Ross-on-Wye
Service reintroduced. Five journeys each way Mondays to Saturdays

132 Ledbury Gloucester
New timetable. Some late afternoon journeys retimed or withdrawn.

476 Ledbury - Hereford
New early morning journey at 0635 from Ledbury to Hereford. 0730 Hereford to Ledbury bus also runs in school holidays (Mondays to Fridays). 1515 and 1715 Hereford to Ledbury buses now operates Mondays to Saturdays throughout the year

479 Much Marcle Ledbury
Service to be operated by Bromyard Omnibus Company. Buses will leave Much Marcle at 0935 (Tuesdays) and 1000 (Saturdays) returning from Ledbury at 1245 (Tuesday) and 1255 (Saturdays)

670 Sledge Green Ledbury and 671 Eldersfield - Ledbury
These services are combined as new service 671 operating Sledge Green Eldersfield Ledbury on Tuesdays only. Buses will leave Sledge Green at 1032 and Ledbury at 1340

672 Ledbury - Bromyard
New Saturday service introduced. 0900 and 1220 Bromyard to Ledbury 1040 and 1400 Ledbury to Bromyard

675 Ledbury Malvern
Evening journeys operated by DRM withdrawn.

676 Fromes Hill Ledbury
Service to be operated by Bromyard Omnibus Company. Buses will leave Fromes Hill at 0850 and Ledbury at 1200

876 Malvern St. Mary's RC High School
Service to be operated by DRM with some change to route and times

Leominster Area

401/6 Leominster Baron's Cross
New journeys at 0834 from Barons Cross and 1535 from Minster College on Schooldays.

426 Leominster Hereford via Bodenham
Evening service between Bodenham and Hereford extended to operate to and from Leominster. Buses will leave Leominster at 1813 and Hereford at 2300 Fridays and Saturdays only

492 Hereford Leominster - Ludlow
New journey at 0740 from Hereford to Leominster on Mondays to Fridays

500 Burford Leominster
Service to be operated by Whittle Bus. No change to times or route

502 Leominster Hereford via Dilwyn
0745 Hereford Leominster journey withdrawn. Replaced between Barons Cross and Minster College by service 401

507 Leominster Weobley
1535 Leominster Junior School Dilwyn bus withdrawn. Replaced by journey on service 406 between the School and Barons Cross

Ross-on-Wye Area

30 Coleford Ross via Howle Hill
Service withdrawn. Section of route between Ruardean, Howle Hill and Ross replaced by new service 35A

32 Ross Gloucester via Newent
The following new journeys introduced: Mondays to Fridays 0655 Ross to Gloucester. Saturdays 1745 Ross to Gloucester; 0855 Ross to Newent; 1845 Gloucester Ross.

33 Ross Gloucester via Lea
1722 Ross to Gloucester and 1835 Gloucester to Ross buses withdrawn on Saturdays. 0740 (Schooldays) Gloucester to Ross bus will not run via Pontshill.

34 Ross Monmouth
1535 Ross Monmouth bus will start at John Kyrle High School on Schooldays and run five minutes later from Cantilupe Road.

35 Ross Coleford via Walford
New timetable with additional afternoon bus from Coleford to Ross. On Thursdays the 0915 from Coleford and 1220 from Ross will operate as service 35A via Howle Hill

35A Ross Coleford via Howle Hill
New service on Thursdays, leaving Coleford at 0915 and Howle Hill at 0950. Returning from Ross at 1220. Forest Green is not served by service 35A

37 Ross Hereford via Hoarwithy
Saturday afternoon service revised. 1610 Hereford-Ross will terminate at Picts Cross and a new journey at 1720 from Hereford to Ross introduced. Thursday buses will no longer serve Little Birch.

38 Ross - Hereford
All journeys on this service will operate via Pengethley Manor on the A49 instead of via St. Owen's Cross

45 Ledbury Ross-on-Wye
Service reintroduced. Five journeys each way Mondays to Saturdays

833 Lea John Kyrle High School
Extended to serve Pontshill, replacing service 33 journey.

835 Ross Newent Community School
Morning journey to run 15 minutes later, departing Ross at 0805

3rd July 2006 - Disruption to Bus Services in Hereford

From Monday 3rd July 2006 the bus stops in Bridge Street and St. Martin's Street will be out of use and buses will operate via Greyfriars Bridge. Temporary stops will be in place in Victoria Street, near the traffic lights. There will also be lane closures on Greyfriars Bridge between 0930 and 1530 each day and the resulting traffic congestion is expected to cause considerable disruption to all bus services in and out of Hereford, particularly those using Ross Road and Belmont Road. Passengers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys during the period of the road works, which are expected to continue for approximately six weeks.

22nd May 2006 - Ledbury, Market House Bus Stop

From Monday, 22nd May 2006 the bus stop at Ledbury, Market House (for buses towards Gloucester, Cheltenham, Malvern and Deer Park Estate and for National Express coaches towards Birmingham and London) will be out of use for approximately four months . A temporary replacement stop will be located in The Homend near the pedestrian crossing outside the Cheltenham & Gloucester Building Society office.

16th April 2006 - Bus Service Changes

From 16th April 2006 there will be new timetables on Stagecoach services 32, 33, 38 and 132 in the Ross-on-Wye and Ledbury areas. Also, service 45 (Ledbury - Ross-on-Wye) will be withdrawn.

From 23rd April 2006 there will be changes to the following services in the Hereford and Ledbury areas:

71/71A Hereford - Credenhill reduced from every 30 to every 60 minutes

72 Hereford - Bobblestock reduced from every 15 to every 30 minutes

74 Hampton Park - Newton Farm - minor changes to morning journeys

435 Hereford - Coleford - New service operating Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays only.

476 Ledbury - Hereford - Additional journeys from Ledbury to Hereford in the mornings, also serving the Lower Road area of Ledbury.

675 Ledbury - Malvern - 2228hrs Great Malvern - Ledbury journey withdrawn. 2315hrs Ledbury - Great Malvern retimed to 2345 and curtailed to operate as far as Wyche Cutting only.

498 Bucknell / Bircher - Hereford. Journeys between Bircher and Hereford on the 1st and 3 Wednesdays of each month renumbered 491.

X4 Hereford - Cardiff - the 0750 Pontrilas-Cardiff journey retimed to 0740 and operates 10 minutes earlier as far as King Henry VIII School at Abergavenny. Times between Abergavenny and Cardiff unchanged.

14th - 17th April 2006 - Easter Bus Services 2006

The following arrangements will apply to bus services in Herefordshire over the Easter period.

GOOD FRIDAY, 14th April

A Normal bus service will operate on all routes with the following exceptions:

71 - 82 (Hereford City Services) A SATURDAY timetable will operate with the addition of the 0608 and 2315 journeys from Hereford to Credenhill and the 0626 from Credenhill to Hereford on service 71. The 2315 journey from Hereford to Hampton Park on service 74B will NOT operate.

132 Ledbury - Gloucester: A SATURDAY timetable will operate.

420 Hereford - Worcester: A SATURDAY timetable will operate, but the 1740 Hereford-Worcester journey will terminate at Whitbourne and the 1855 Worcester - Hereford journey will not run.

469 Bromyard - Hereford: No service

EASTER EVE, Saturday 15th April
Normal Saturday service

EASTER DAY, Sunday 16th April
Normal Sunday service

EASTER MONDAY, 17th April
SUNDAY service.

3rd April 2006 - New Bus Service to Ludlow

From Monday, 3rd April 2006 NEW bus service 490 will operate every Monday between Adforton and Ludlow, replacing the community transport service previously provided by Mortimer Link.

2nd April 2006 - Temporary Closure of Country Bus Station, Hereford

Between Sunday 2nd April and Wednesday 5th April and again between Sunday 9th April and Wednesday 12th April the Country Bus Station in Commercial Road, Hereford will be closed between 1930 and 2400hrs. Buses due to depart between those times will leave instead from the Shire Hall, St. Peter's Square. This is due to the closure of Commercial Road for resurfacing work.

20th March 2006 - Dukes Travel Bus Services

With effect from Monday 20th March bus services currently operated by Dukes Travel will be run by Stagecoach in Wye & Dean. Herefordshire services affected are:

30 Coleford-Ruardean- Howle Hill - Ross-on-Wye
33 Gloucester - Ross-on-Wye
35 Coleford - Ruardean - Ross-on-Wye
412 Hereford - Broad Oak - Monmouth
416 Hereford - St. Weonards - Monmouth
745 Coleford - Howle Hill - Ross-on-Wye
833 Lea - Bromsash - John Kyrle High School
835 Ross-on-Wye - Newent Community School

There will be no change to times or fares.

Dukes Travel services in neighbouring counties will also be transferred to Stagecoach from this date. More information is available from Dukes Travel by telephoning (01594) 835476 or from Stagecoach on (01452) 418630.

26th February 2006 - Service changes in Hereford, Ledbury and North Herefordshire

38 Hereford - Ross-on-Wye - (Gloucester)
Evening journeys will no longer serve the Courtyard Theatre in Hereford

O61 Hereford - Kington Night Owl
This service is withdrawn after operation of the 0215hrs journey on Saturday 25th February.

428 Hereford Hop Taxibus and 429 Leominster Hop Taxibus Services withdrawn.

476 Hereford - Ledbury - Great Malvern
Revised timetable mainly affecting evening and Sunday journeys.

Services Changes for January 2006

The following service changes take effect from 8 January 2006, unless otherwise shown:

Service 400 Bromyard Town Service
Revised timetable on Saturdays
(from 7th January)

Service 419 Bromyard - Hereford
Timetable revised with new journeys to and from Bishop's School, Hereford
(from 4th January)

Service 453 Hereford - Woolhope
1630 journey from Hereford revised to leave Hereford via Aylestone Hill to serve Folly Lane (Colleges).

Schools Service 735 Presteigne - Ludlow
The service will be retimed and extended to Ludlow High School
(From 4 January)

Service 763 Clifton -on-Teme - High House - Tenbury Wells
Withdrawn and replaced by service 761.

Schools Service 803 Middleton-On-the-Hill - Wigmore
The morning journey will be retimed.
(From 4 January)

Christmas and New Year Bus Services 2005/6

The following bus services will operate during the Christmas and New Year period in Herefordshire.

Christmas Eve, 24 December 2005:
Normal Saturday Service

Christmas Day, 25 December 2005:
No service

Boxing Day, 26 December 2005:
No service

Tuesday, 27 December 2005:
Sunday service except on Stagecoach services 32,33,38,45 and 132 where a Saturday service will operate.

Wednesday 28 December to Friday 30 December 2005:
Normal service on most routes. On the following routes a SATURDAY service will operate: 32, 33(Stagecoach journeys only: Dukes Travel journeys will run as Monday to Friday), 34, 38, 45, 71, 71A, 72, 74/74A (The 2335 City-Newton Farm and 2350 Newton Farm-City journeys will operate on Friday 30 December only), 74B (The 2315 City-Hampton Park journey will not operate), 75, 77, 77A, 78, 78A, 79, 79A, 80, 132, 420 (The 1740 from Hereford will terminate at Whitbourne; the 1855 from Worcester will not run), 453, 454.

The following services will not operate: 82, 469.

Saturday, 31 December 2005:
Normal Saturday service

Sunday, 1 January 2006:
Normal Sunday service

Monday, 2 January 2006:
Sunday service

Tuesday, 3 January 2006:
Normal services resume.

Market Day Services:

Service 442, 463, 464 and 497 due to operate on Tuesday, 27 December will run instead on Thursday 29th December.

Service 671 due to operate on Tuesday 27 December will run instead on Wednesday 28 December.

Night Owl service O61:

The 0215 hrs departure from Hereford WILL run on the mornings of Saturday 24 December, Saturday 31 December and Sunday 1 January The service will NOT operate on the morning of Sunday 25 December.

30th October 2005 - Changes to Bus Services in Hereford City and North Herefordshire

The following changes to bus services take effect from 30th October 2005:

71/71A Hereford - Credenhill - Minor timetable changes.

72 Hereford - Bobblestock - Minor timetable changes.

74/74A Newton Farm - Hereford - Hampton Park - Minor timetable changes.

79A Hereford - Redhill - The 21.25hrs departure from the City Bus Station is retimed to 21.40hrs.

81 Hereford - College Green - The 21.05hrs departure from the City Bus Station is retimed to 21.08hrs.

82 Belmont - Rotherwas. The 07.55 Rotherwas - Newton Farm journey will terminate at Belmont (Abbotsmead Road).

738/740 Ludlow - Knighton. The following changes apply on THURSDAYS only: The 08.45 Ludlow-Knighton is diverted at Bucknell to run via Chapel Lawn to Knighton arriving 10 minutes later than other days; the 09.35 Knighton-Ludlow bus runs 10 minutes later than on other days; the 13.45 Knighton-Ludlow bus is diverted to run via Chapel Lawn to Bucknell and runs 10 minutes later between Bucknell and Ludlow. (These changes were introduced on 1st October but were not notified to Herefordshire Council by the operator).

802 Leintwardine - Hereford. The 07.45 Leintwardine - Hereford journey is retimed to depart at 07.30 and runs 15 minutes earlier throughout.

961 Flexi-Link service is withdrawn and replaced by reintroduced service.

20th September 2005 - Consultation on bus service changes

The Council is currently consulting on bus service reductions which may become necessary in February 2006. For further details please visit http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/transport/public_transport/1590.asp

Consultation closes on 14 October 2005.

4th September 2005 - Changes to Bus Services in Hereford, Ross and Ledbury Areas

The following changes to bus services take effect during the week commencing 4th September 2005:

30 COLEFORD - ROSS-ON-WYE - diverted via Ruardean Hill with some changes to times.
33 GLOUCESTER - ROSS-ON-WYE - 1705 from Gloucester runs 10 minutes later.
38 ROSS-ON-WYE - HEREFORD - 1750 from Ross runs 7 minutes later. 1840 from Hereford runs 5 minutes later.
77B HEREFORD - HOLMER - 1510 (Schooldays) journey runs 5 minutes later.
132 LEDBURY - GLOUCESTER - 0658 from Ledbury runs via Kingsholm Road in Gloucester.
417 LEDBURY - WORCESTER - Minor changes to timetable.
420 HEREFORD - WORCESTER - New timetable with additional journeys.
442 EWYAS HAROLD - ABERGAVENNY - Extended to start at Clehonger.
469 BROMYARD - HEREFORD - Changes to school journeys
476 LEDBURY - HEREFORD - Changes to school journeys.
502 HEREFORD - DILWYN - LEOMINSTER - 1630 from Hereford runs 10 minutes later.
675 LEDBURY - GREAT MALVERN - Evening journeys run by DRM Coaches terminate at Great Malvern Railway Station and do not serve Malvern Wells or British Camp.

11th August 2005 - Service 66 Renumbered

From THURSDAY 11th AUGUST Service 66 (Newent - Ross-on-Wye via Cliffords Mesne) will be operated by H&H Motors. There will be no change to the timetable, but the service will be renumbered 666.

5th August 2005 - Bromyard Omnibus Company 419 Changes

From FRIDAY, 5th August there will be changes to Bromyard Omnibus Company, service 419 between Bromyard and Hereford. The 12.00 Bromyard to Hereford bus is retimed to 11.15. There is an additional journey from Hereford to Withington at 12.00, returning from Withington at 12.12. On Saturdays only there are extra buses at 14.45 from Bromyard to Hereford and at 15.30 from Hereford to Bromyard.

24th July 2005 - Changes to Bus Services

The following changes to bus services will take effect in the week commencing 24th July 2005.

418 Bromyard - Hereford : The 0645 Bromyard - Hereford journey, which continues at 0730 as service 469 to White Stone, will now continue only to Holmer (Starting Gate).
436 Kinnersley - Hereford : Service to be operated by Abbey Cars.
480 Leominster - Great Malvern : Service withdrawn.
482 Bromyard - Leominster : Saturday journeys withdrawn.
486 Steens Bridge - Ludlow : Service withdrawn.
487 Hatfield - Leominster : Service to be operated by R&B Travel.
489 Leintwardine - Leominster : Saturday journeys withdrawn.
500 Burford - Leominster : Tuesday journeys withdrawn.

12 June 2005 - Changes to Bus Services

The following changes to services will be introduced in the week commencing 12th June 2005.

30 Ruardean - Ross-on-Wye: Tuesday journeys withdrawn
31 Llangrove - Ross-on-Wye: Tuesday journeys withdrawn
52 Howle Hill - Ross-on-Wye (Alternate Wednesdays): Service withdrawn.
53 Symonds Yat - Monmouth: Service withdrawn
59 Ross-on-Wye - Worcester: Service withdrawn
66 Cliffords Mesne - Ross-on-Wye: Tuesday journeys withdrawn
68 Pontshill - Ross-on-Wye: Service withdrawn
448 Bredwardine - Clehonger (for Hereford): Revised timetable with some through journeys to/from Hereford.
458 Fownhope - Hereford (Thursdays): Service withdrawn.
459 Much Marcle - [Davies, Jim] Ross-on-Wye : Tuesday and Saturday journeys (George Youngs Coaches) withdrawn.
492 Hereford - Ludlow: Diverted via Bircher Turn between Luston and Orleton.
502 Leominster - Hereford: 1630hrs Hereford - Leominster journey diverted via Grandstand Road.

30th May 2005 - Spring Bank Holiday Services

A SUNDAY timetable will operate on all services on Monday, 30th May 2005.

29th May 2005 - Beacons Bus Services

The summer Sunday network of bus services in the Brecon Beacons will operate from Sunday 29th May 2005 including service B5 "Offa's Dyke Circular" from Hay on Wye. For details see Sunday Service B5.

3rd May 2005 - Changes to services X3, X4, 440 and 443

As from Tuesday, 3rd May 2005 a revised timetable will operate on Stagecoach services X3 and X4.(Hereford - Cardiff). The 16.05 and 17.05 hrs departures from Hereford will leave 5 minutes later and the new 17.10hrs journey will operate only as far as Tredegar. Times of connecting journeys on Nick Maddy Coaches services 440 and 443 will be adjusted to maintain connections at Pontrilas.

2nd May 2005: Road and Bus Stop Closures in Hereford City Centre

Between May and December 2005 certain roads in Hereford city centre will be closed to traffic which will affect the bus stops at Widemarsh Street, Broad Street, Bridge Street and Wye Street:

May 2nd (late afternoon) - May 5th(close of service)
Bus stops at Widemarsh Street, Broad Street, Bridge Street and Wye Street will be suspended due to the roads being closed for the May Fair. Buses which normally use the Widemarsh Street stop will call instead at Maylord Orchards. Temporary stops will be provided on Victoria Street, near the Barton Road Traffic Signals to replace the Broad Street, Bridge Street and Wye Street stops.

May 6th - December 2005
The stops at Widemarsh Street and Broad Street remain suspended due to the trial pedestrianisation of Widemarsh Street and High Street. Buses which normally use the Widemarsh Street stop will call instead at Maylord Orchards. The stops at Bridge Street and Wye Street will re-open and there will be no temporary stop on Victoria Street during this period.

24 April 2005: Changes to Services in South Wye

75 Railway Station - Belmont
Service revised to operate between City Bus Station and Belmont only

78 Railway Station - Rotherwas
Revised timetable.

79 Railway Station - Putson
Revised timetable operating between Putson and Hereford, City Bus Station

80 Railway Station - Belmont via Redhill and Newton Farm
Service revised to operate between City Bus Station and Redhill only.

82 Belmont - Rotherwas
Revised service with fewer journeys.

24 April 2005: Changes to Stagecoach Services in South Herefordshire

32 Ross-on-Wye - Gloucester via Newent
Service improved to approximately hourly throughout the day.

33 Ross-on-Wye - Gloucester via Lea
Revised timetable with earlier and later journeys to and from Gloucester

34 Ross-on-Wye - Monmouth
Revised timetable. Service level unchanged.

38 Ross-on-Wye - Hereford
Revised timetable with some extra journeys in the mornings.

45 Ross-on-Wye - Ledbury
Revised timetable. Early and late journeys withdrawn and replaced by extra journeys in the middle of the day. Route in Ledbury revised to serve Leadon Road.

132 Ledbury - Gloucester
Service improved to hourly Mondays to Fridays and hourly/two-hourly Saturdays. Earlier and later journeys introduced. Route in Ledbury extended to serve Longacres and the Tesco store at Orchard Lane.

26 March 2005: Hills Hopper Service Returns For 2005

The Malvern Hills Hopper summer weekend service will restart on the Saturday of the Easter weekend. Times and route have been revised for 2005. Click here for more details.

25 March 2005: Easter Bus Services 2005

The following arrangements apply to bus services in Herefordshire over the Easter weekend.

Good Friday 25 March 2005

Normal services will operate, with the following exceptions:

First Midland Red Buses will operate a SATURDAY timetable on services
71 / 71A Hereford - Credenhill (plus the 0608 from Hereford and 0626 from Credenhill journeys)
72 / 72A Hereford - Bobblestock
74/74A / 74B Newton Farm - Hampton Park
75 Hereford - Belmont
77 / 77A Hereford - Holmer
78 Hereford - Rotherwas
79 / 79A Hereford - Putson
80 Hereford - Redhill - Belmont
81 Hereford - College Green
417 Ledbury - Worcester
420 Hereford - Worcester
453 / 4 Hereford - Woolhope
A normal Friday service will operate on First Midland Red services 501 and 502
Services 418 and 469 will not operate.

Saturday 26 March 2005
Normal Saturday timetable on all services

Sunday 27 March 2005
Normal Sunday timetables on all services

Easter Monday 28 March 2005
Sunday timetables on all services.

Normal service resumes on Tuesday 29 March 2005.

28th February 2005: Changes to services in Ledbury and Hereford

71 Hereford - Credenhill
New timetable, with some journeys renumbered 71A and diverted via Green Lanes and Westfaling Street between Whitecross and Hereford, City Bus Station.

73 Hereford - Green Lanes
Service withdrawn and replaced by new service 71A

676 Fromes Hill - Ledbury
0915 Fromes Hill - Ledbury revised to run 12 minutes EARLIER and 1150 Ledbury - Fromes Hill revised to run 15 minutes LATER so as to provide connections at Ledbury Railway Station with service 476 to/from Hereford

Click here for more details.

10th January 2005: Evening Bus Service 449 Restored

The evening service on route 449 (Hereford - Madley) has been restored. Until 15th January the service will operate in two parts. "First" will run between Hereford and Belmont and a connecting service from Belmont to Madley will be run by I&S Coaches. I&S Coaches will run to the published "First" timetable.

8th January 2005: New Operator for Service 388

From Saturday 8th January 2005, service 388 (Hereford - Cheltenham) will be operated by Abbey Cars. There will be no change to route, times or fares.

4th January 2005 : Service 74/74A Re-routed

Service 74/74A Newton Farm - City - Hampton Park will have a new timetable from 4th January 2005. Buses from Hampton Park to Newton Farm will run via the City Bus Station and will not serve Widemarsh Street or Broad Street. Daytime journeys will continue from the City Bus Station via Greyfriars Bridge. Evening journeys (only) will continue to operate via Bridge Street.

24th December 2004 - 4 January 2005: Christmas & New Year Services

Between Friday, 24th December 2004 and Tuesday, 4th January 2005 bus services in Herefordshire will be subject to alteration as shown below.

FRIDAY 24th DECEMBER 2004 CHRISTMAS EVE

Normal Friday (School holiday) timetable on all services EXCEPT:

SATURDAY 25th DECEMBER 2004 CHRISTMAS DAY AND SUNDAY 26th DECEMBER 2004 BOXING DAY

No Service

MONDAY 27th DECEMBER 2004 AND TUESDAY 28th DECEMBER 2004

Sunday service

WEDNESDAY 29th DECEMBER AND THURSDAY 30th DECEMBER 2004

Normal (school holiday) timetables on all services EXCEPT:

FRIDAY 31st DECEMBER 2004 NEW YEAR'S EVE

SATURDAY, 1st JANUARY 2005 NEW YEAR'S DAY, SUNDAY 2nd JANUARY 2005, AND MONDAY 3rd JANUARY 2005

14 December 2004: Service 449 Evening journeys suspended.

Due to continuing acts of vandalism, including attacks on buses, in the Clehonger and Kingstone areas service 449 (Hereford - Madley) will be suspended from mid-evening until further notice. The last journeys will be at 19.25 hrs from Hereford and 19.58hrs from Madley. All later journeys will run between Hereford and Belmont West only. Both Herefordshire Council and First Midland Red Buses apologise for the inconvenience that this will cause but trust that passengers will appreciate the need for this action on grounds of health & safety. The situation will be reviewed in January 2005.

13th December 2004: Changes to Services 71 and 74/74A

Services 71 (Hereford - Credenhill) and 74/74A (Newton Farm - City - Hampton Park) will have slightly revised timetables with effect from 13th December 2004.

15th November 2004: Service 447 Bredwardine - Hereford Update

15th November 2004
Service 447 Bredwardine - Hereford.

The 07.20 bus from Bredwardine to Hereford will be retimed to leave at 0715. It will call at Moccas Cross (0719); Blakemere (0722); Tyberton (0726); Madley, Archenfield (0731); Madley, Cross (0737); Eaton Bishop, Pulley Avenue (0740), Eaton Bishop Turn (0742); Clehonger, The Bines (0745); Belmont, Tesco (0755); Hereford, Bridge Street (0800) and terminate at Hereford CITY Bus station at 0804.

24th October 2004: Changes to Bus services in Hereford, Ledbury and Leominster areas

HEREFORD AREA

Service X3 / X4 Cardiff - Abergavenny - Hereford: Revised timetable with early morning and early evening journeys withdrawn.

71 Hereford - Credenhill: Revised timetable with most journeys altered by a few minutes.

74 / 74A Newton Farm - City Centre - Hampton Park: Frequency of buses between City Centre and Hampton Park reduced from every 15 to every 30 minutes.

78 Rotherwas - Hereford: Buses to City re-routed via Chestnut Drive and will now call at the "Gamecock" bus stop on Holme Lacy Road.

79A Hereford - Putson: Sunday journeys operated by DRM Coaches suspended until further notice.

412 Hereford - Garway: Revised timetable with no journeys serving Kilpeck.

440 Hereford - Michaelchurch Escley: Revised timetable with First Midland Red journeys withdrawn. Service now operates between Pontrilas and Michaelchurch Escley only with connections by Stagecoach service X3 and X4 to/from Hereford.

LEDBURY AREA

476 Ledbury - Hereford. Revised timetable with changes to school buses. Some journeys diverted in Ledbury via Lower Road to replace service 600.

600 Ledbury Town Service: Withdrawn. Partial replacement provided by service 476.

675 Ledbury - Malvern. Thursday evening journeys operated by DRM Coaches withdrawn. Minor changes to Friday and Saturday evening service.

LEOMINSTER AREA

492Ludlow - Leominster - Hereford: New "school holiday only" journeys in the mornings between Ludlow and Hereford operated by Whittle Bus arriving Hereford 0825, departing Hereford 0835.

6th September 2004: Route Diversions in Ross-on-Wye and Wilton

Between Monday, 6th September 2004 and Friday 8th October 2004 the section of Greytree Road between Five Ways and Trenchard Street will be closed to all traffic for highway works. The following bus services will be affected.

36 Ross Town Service.
This service will operate from Cantilupe Road via High Street and Trenchard Street and will not be able to serve the bus stops at Station Street (Safeway), Five Ways or Fonteine Court.

37 Ross - Hereford via Hoarwithy
This service will be diverted and will not serve Five Ways or Fonteine Court. The service will continue to serve Wilton village, where it will replace service 38 for journeys towards Ross.

38 Ross - Hereford via Much Birch
Journeys towards Hereford will run via High Street and Wilton Road to Wilton and will not serve Five Ways or Fonteine Court. Journeys towards Ross will run from the A49 / A40 Wilton Roundabout via the A40 Ross by-pass and Ledbury Road. The "Five Ways" stop will be on Ledbury Road, but Fonteine Court will not be served. This service is also unable to serve Wilton village on journeys towards Ross.

5th September 2004: Major Revisions to Bus Services

To check newtimetables from 5 September click here.

Following average increases of 47% in tender prices and the ending of grants from the Countryside Agency, and despite making available an additional £97,500 in funding from its own resources, the Council has been forced to make cuts in its network of contracted bus services from 5th September 2004.

Every effort has been made to reduce the impact of the reductions by concentrating them on less well-used services so as to preserve those journeys used for essential trips. The following changes will take place from Sunday, 5th September 2004.

34 Ross - Monmouth
The following journeys withdrawn on Saturdays: 07.17 Ross to Monmouth; 07.55 Monmouth to Ross.

39 Hereford - Brecon
New Friday and Saturday evening journeys introduced between Dorstone and Clehonger, with connections to/from Hereford. Operated by Nick Maddy Coaches.

71 Hereford - Credenhill
Evening service reduced from half-hourly to 3 journeys Sunday evening service withdrawn. Sunday service will be operated by Bromyard Omnibus.

72 Hereford - Bobblestock
Evening service reduced from hourly to 3 journeys will no longer serve Green Lanes. Late evening bus to Tillington withdrawn.

73 Hereford - Whitecross via Green Lanes
New service of three buses a day.

74 Hereford - Hampton Park
Evening service reduced from half-hourly to hourly Sunday service withdrawn and replaced by journeys on service 74B.

74A Hereford - Newton Farm
Evening service reduced from half-hourly to hourly. Sunday service will have a new timetable and be operated by Stagecoach.

74B Hereford - Hampton Park via College Green
Sunday service introduced, replacing journeys on services 74 and 81. Operated by DRM Coaches.

76 Hereford - Bartonsham
Yeomans Canyon Travel will operate this service. Afternoon and Saturday service reduced.

79A Hereford - Putson/Redhill
Evening service reduced from half-hourly to 2 journeys. Sunday evening service withdrawn. Sunday service will be provided by DRM Coaches and Bromyard Omnibus. All I&S Coaches' journeys withdrawn.

81 Hereford - College Green
Evening service reduced from hourly to 2 journeys. Sunday service withdrawn and replaced by journeys on service 74B.

400 Bromyard Town Service
Revised timetable.

405 Bromyard - Hereford
Diverted after Preston Wynne to serve Westhide, with changes to times.

411 Hereford - Little Birch
Service withdrawn and replaced by connections with service 38 at Kings Thorn. Connecting service will operate Mondays to Saturdays. New operator: Nick Maddy Coaches.

411A Little Birch - Much Birch
New service for the doctor's surgery in Much Birch. Operated by Nick Maddy Coaches.

412 Garway - Hereford
Extra journeys on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

413 Kilpeck - Hereford
New service on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from Kilpeck to Wormelow with connections to Hereford.

418 Hereford - Bromyard.
Evening service withdrawn.

419 Hereford - Worcester via Shucknall and Bromyard
Service withdrawn. Shucknall will be served by service 472 on Wednesdays only.

420 Hereford - Worcester via Bromyard
Reduced from hourly to every two hours. Some early morning and evening journeys withdrawn. Terminus in Hereford moved from Shire hall to Country Bus Station. In Withington, re-routed via Withies Lane and Parish Hall instead of White Stone.

427 Clifton-upon-Teme - Bromyard (Thursdays)
Service withdrawn.

437 Hereford - Tillington - Weobley
One morning and one afternoon journey withdrawn.

448 Hereford - Bredwardine
Service withdrawn and replaced by connections with service. 449 at Clehonger. Connecting service will be operated Mondays to Saturdays by Nick Maddy Coaches.

453/4 Hereford - Woolhope
Revised timetable.

460 Kington Town Service
Will run every day (Mondays to Fridays) with extra journeys.

461 Hereford - Kington
Sunday service withdrawn. Some evening journeys diverted via Credenhill village.

463 Hereford - Brilley
Extra journeys on Wednesdays and Fridays.

467 Kington - Almeley
New service, running every Tuesday.

472 Bromyard - Hereford
Diverted at Newtown Crossroads to run via Shucknall to White Stone and Hereford, with changes to times.

492 Ludlow -Leominster - Hereford
First Midland Red peak hour services to/from Hereford withdrawn. Morning journey replaced by Lugg Valley on schooldays (but passengers for Tech College and Bishops/St. Mary's will have to change in city centre). Holiday operator to be arranged. Afternoon journeys not replaced as suitable alternatives exist. All evening journeys withdrawn. All Sunday buses to be operated by Whittle Bus to a revised timetable.

497 Kington - Staunton on Arrow
Extra journeys on Mondays and Thursdays giving connections to Hereford.

501 Leominster - Canon Pyon - Hereford
Late afternoon journey from Leominster to Hereford withdrawn.

672/3 Bromyard - Ledbury
Two afternoon and all Saturday journeys withdrawn.

12th July 2004: Bus Stops Suspended in Hereford Centre

From 12 July 2004, for approximately nine weeks, the WIDEMARSH STREET bus stop will be out of use. Buses normally calling at Widemarsh Street will call instead at the Maylord Orchards stop nearby. The bus stops at BROAD STREET will also be out of use by "country" services during this period, although city services 74 and 74A will continue to use them. Passengers normally using Broad Street stops are advised to use the Bridge Street stop instead. The closure of these stops is due to Widemarsh Street and High Street being closed to allow work to take place on renewing the gas main through the city centre.

From 23rd May 2004: Service Revisions

The following changes come into effect during the week commencing Sunday, 23rd May 2004.

Hereford City Services (Operated by First)

The new network map and timetables are available here (or click on the image below).



71 Credenhill - City - College Green. Will operate between Credenhill and City Bus Station only. For service to College Green see new service 81.

72 Bobblestock - City - Putson/Redhill. Will operate between Bobblestock and City Bus Station only and run via Moor Farm and Whitecross Road. For service to Redhill new services 79A/80, for service to Putson see new services 79/79A. For service to Widemarsh Common see services 77/77A.

73 Moor Farm - City. Service withdrawn. For service to Moor Farm see service 72. Green Lanes and Westfaling Street will be served only by service 72A operating early mornings and evenings.

74/74A/74B Hampton Park - City - Newton Farm. Main 74 service reduced to every 15 minutes.

75 Belmont - City. Will operate every 30 minutes from Belmont and Belmont West to City Bus Station with one bus per hour continuing to Railway Station and County Hospital. Will be operated by low-floor Wyes Moves buses.

77/77A City - Venns Lane - Holmer - Bobblestock - City. Will operate via Widemarsh Common instead of Whitecross to replace service 72.

H8 Rotherwas - City. Renumbered 78 and rerouted to operate via Hinton and Putson Avenue to Rotherwas. For service to Putson and The Pastures see service 79/79A. Will run every 30 minutes between Rotherwas and City Bus Station with one bus per hour continuing to Railway Station and County Hospital. Will be operated by low-floor Wyes Moves buses.

H9 - H11 Belmont - Rotherwas. Renumbered 82 and revised to operate during peak hours on Mondays to Fridays only.

79 NEW service, replacing services 72 and H8. Will run every 30 minutes from Hinton and Putson to City Bus Station with one bus per hour continuing to Railway Station and County Hospital. The Pastures will be served between 0900 and 1530 only. Will be operated by low-floor Wyes Moves buses.

79A NEW service, at peak hours on Mondays to Saturdays, running between Putson and City Bus Station.

80 NEW service running every 30 minutes from Belmont via Newton Farm and Redhill to City Bus Station, Railway Station and County Hospital. Will be operated by low-floor Wyes Moves buses.

81 NEW service, operated by Yeomans Canyon Travel, running between College Green and City Bus Station every 30 minutes. College Green will continue to be served early mornings, evenings and Sundays by First service 74B and First will also operate some evening journeys on service 81. Yeomans return tickets will be accepted in the evenings on First services 74B and 81.

Country Services

B5 Hay-on-Wye - Llanthony - Craswall - Hay-on-Wye (Offa’s Dyke Circular). Summer Sunday & Bank Holiday service reintroduced from 30 May 2004.

412 Hereford - Garway Common. The 16.00 Hereford to Garway Common and 16.55 Garway Common to Hereford journeys will operate on Mondays to Saturdays throughout the year. The 17.40 Hereford to Garway Common journey will leave at 18.00 and continue to Monmouth, via Broad Oak, Llancloudy and Welsh Newton. The 18.35 Garway Common to Hereford journey is withdrawn.

416 Hereford - Monmouth. The 19.07 Hereford to Monmouth journey is withdrawn.

420 Hereford - Worcester. The 08.50 Worcester to Hereford journey is retimed to 08.40.

421/422/423 Bromyard - Suckley - Worcester. Timetable completely revised with all journeys now numbered 423. (This change is already in operation)

426 Hereford - Marden - Leominster. Extra journeys introduced between Marden and Hereford for the summer.

492 Hereford - Ludlow. A revised Sunday timetable will be introduced, operated by R&B Travel.

731 Ludlow - Tenbury Wells. Revised timetable with some journeys withdrawn (This change is already in operation).

732 Ludlow - Richards Castle - Tenbury Wells. Service withdrawn. (This change is already in operation)

3rd May to 6th May 2004: Suspension of Bus Stops in Hereford City Centre

From approximately 17.00hrs on Monday, 3rd May until end of service on Thursday, 6th May 2004 the bus stops at Widemarsh Street, Broad Street, Bridge Street and Wye Street in Hereford city centre will be out of use due to the May Fair.

Buses which normally stop at Widemarsh Street will stop instead at Maylord Orchards, except services 72 and 72A to South Wye, which will call at the City Bus Station.

Buses which normally stop at Broad Street and Bridge Street will use temporary stops on Victoria Street, just north of the traffic lights at the junction with King Street and Barton Road.

There is no replacement stop for Wye Street. Passengers are advised to use the existing stops at Meadow Close/Ship Inn (Ross Road services) or Priors Walk (Belmont Road services) or the temporary stops on Victoria Street.

All stops will return to normal use at start of service on Friday, 7th May.

From 24th April 2004: Service Revisions

The following changes come into effect during the week commencing 24th April 2004.

32/38 Hereford - Ross-on-Wye - Gloucester
The Sunday service will be operated by Stagecoach to a new timetable.

33 Ross-on-Wye - Gloucester
The 0700 Ross to Gloucester bus will leave 5 minutes earlier at 0655.

244 The Malvern Hills Hopper
This circular service linking Great Malvern with Ledbury via the Malvern Hills now runs Saturdays and Sundays until 24th October 2004.

416 Hereford - Monmouth
The Sunday service is withdrawn. 418, 419, 420 Hereford - Bromyard - Worcester
The Sunday service will be operated by Bromyard Omnibus Company. Shrub Hill Station in Worcester will no longer be served. There will be additional journeys at 0830 From Bromyard to Hereford and 1930 from Hereford to Bromyard. There are also changes to the weekday service including the withdrawal of the 0640 Bromyard to Worcester journey. The 1525 Hereford to Bartestree journey will run on schooldays only.

436 Hereford - Kinnersley
This service has a revised timetable and will serve Breinton Common. Weobley, Ledgemoor, King?s Pyon and Canon Pyon will no longer be served.

444 Hereford - Swainshill
Service withdrawn and incorporated in service 436 489 Leintwardine - Leominster
Will operate between Wigmore and Leominster only to a new timetable. There will be a connection on Tuesdays and Fridays from Leintwardine by Community Transport service.

507 Eardisley - Weobley - Leominster
This service will operate between Weobley and Leominster only to a new timetable. Alternative facilities from Eardisley and Almeley to Leominster will be available on service 509 on Fridays.

509 Lyonshall - Dilwyn - Leominster
This service will start at Kinnersley and run via Eardisley and Almeley to join the existing route at Woonton. Lyonshall will no longer be served. Alternative facilities between Lyonshall and Leominster are available on service 495. There will be a new timetable.

600 Ledbury Town Service
There will be a revised timetable including the withdrawal of Saturday buses.

675 Ledbury - Malvern
Evening buses, run by DRM Coaches, will have a new timetable.

736 Leintwardine - Knighton
This service will be operated by Whittle Bus.

738 740 Ludlow - Leintwardine - Knighton
The 1045 Ludlow - Knighton; 1445 Ludlow - Brampton Bryan; 1145 Knighton - Ludlow and 1515 Brampton Bryan - Ludlow journeys are withdrawn.

803 Middleton-on-the-Hill - Leominster - Wigmore High School
This is a new schooldays-only service operated by Yeomans Canyon Travel. It is available to farepaying pupils and the general public.

There are also minor changes to services 469, 476 and 502.

Further changes in May 2004
Services 421 - 3 Bromyard - Suckley - Alfrick - Worcester These services will be revised on 4th May and will operate only in Worcestershire. Details are available from Worcestershire Council on 01905 768416.

Services 467/468 Kington - Knighton
These services will have a new timetable from 17th May 2004.

From 19th April 2004: Service 417 (Ledbury - Worcester) Revised

From 19th April 2004, the 17.45 Worcester - Cradley journey (Operated by First) will no longer run. There is no change to the journeys operated by Bromyard Omnibus.

Easter Bus Services 2004

The following arrangements apply to bus services in Herefordshire. Different arrangements may apply in neighbouring counties.

Good Friday 9th April 2004
A SATURDAY timetable will operate on services provided by DRM Coaches and First except First service 501. A NORMAL FRIDAY timetable will operate on First service 501 and all other operators' services, except that there will be NO SERVICE on Sargeants Brothers 467/8 Kington - Knighton.

Saturday 10th April and Sunday 11th April 2004
NORMAL Saturday or Sunday timetables will operate. Night Owl service O61 Hereford - Kington will NOT operate on Friday night/Saturday morning.

Easter Monday 12th April 2004
A SUNDAY timetable will operate.

Sunday 29th March 2004: Revised Hereford City 71 & 72 Services

First 71 (Credenhill - City - College Green) frequency reduced to every 30 minutes.
First 72 (Bobblestock - City - Putson - Redhill) frequency reduced to every 15 minutes.

Sunday 25th January 2004: Revised Times for First Midland Red Services 71 & 74

Hereford City services 71 (College Green - Credenhill) and 74/74A/74B (Hampton Park - Newton Farm) will have a new timetable from 25th January. The changes are in the early morning and the afternoon peak period and are designed to improve reliability.

Wednesday 14th January 2004: Through Fares to Hereford

Lugg Valley Primrose Travel services 493/494 between Presteigne and Leominster and 495/496 between Kington and Leominster now offer through single and return fares from all points to and from Hereford. Passengers for Hereford change at Leominster onto service 492. The through fares represent a significant saving over the separate fares previously charged. For details please ring Lugg Valley on (01568) 612279.

Christmas & New Year Bus Services

Herefordshire Buses will be running the following service over the Christmas and New Year period.

Christmas Eve - 24 December 2003
19.45 Hereford to Cwmbran service X3 will terminate at Abergavenny.
All other services will operate as normal.

Christmas Day - 25 December 2003
NO SERVICE

Boxing Day - 26 December 2003
NO SERVICE

Saturday 27 December and Sunday 28 December
NORMAL SATURDAY OR SUNDAY SERVICE

Monday 29 December and Tuesday 30 December 2003
STAGECOACH Services 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, X3, X4 will operate a SATURDAY timetable.
Dukes Travel will operate the 17.22 Ross to Gloucester and 18.35 Gloucester to Ross journeys on service 33.

Wednesday 31 December 2003
STAGECOACH Services 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, X3, X4 will operate a SATURDAY timetable.
Dukes Travel will operate the 17.22 Ross to Gloucester and 18.35 Gloucester to Ross journeys on service 33.
1945hrs Hereford to Cwmbran service X3 will terminate at Abergavenny.
All other services will operate as normal.

New Year's Day 1st January 2004
SUNDAY SERVICE

Tuesday 2nd December 2003: Service 438 Withdrawn

Kelly Coaches Service 438 Hereford - Abergavenny via Clehonger will run for the last time on Tuesday, 2nd December. Alternative services between Hereford and Abergavenny are provided by services X3 and X4. Alternative services between Ewyas Harold and Abergavenny are provided by service 442.

Monday 27th October 2003: Leominster Bus Station Refurbishment

Leominster Bus Station re-opened and the temporary facility in Dishley Street is now closed.

From Monday 27th October 2003: Bus Service Changes

Changes to HEREFORD CITY services

CENTRELINK - REVISION
This service is reduced to every HALF hour and becomes part of the NEW H8 route to Rotherwas (see below).

73 - REVISION
The section between Hereford and Rotherwas becomes a new service H8 (see below) and so service 73 only runs between Hereford City to Moor Farm.

77 - REVISION
This service reverts to being circular : 77 via Bobblestock, Holmer and Venns Lane : 77A via Venns Lane, Holmer and Bobblestock. There is a bus every HOUR in each direction (similar to the former service 113).

H8 - NEW SERVICE
This Wyes Moves route replaces journeys to Rotherwas etc on service 73 BUT now starts from Hereford Station, running via the Hospital and Commercial Road (this also replaces service H1).

H9, H10, H11 - NEW SERVICES
These Wyes Moves routes link Rotherwas and Hinton with Red Hill, Newton Farmand Belmont DIRECT without going in to City Centre.

Other changes

453 - TIMING CHANGES
These buses will take a few minutes extra on their journeys - details will be shown FROM late Friday 24th October.

454 - TIMING CHANGES
These buses will take a few minutes extra on their journeys - details will be shown FROM late Friday 24th October.

675 - EXTRA JOURNEYS
From 30th October, an evening service will run on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays which will be FREE OF CHARGE UNTIL 22nd November inclusive.

Until 26th October: Leominster Bus Station Refurbishment

Leominster Bus Station is currently closed for refurbishment until 26th October 2003. Buses are leaving from a temporary bus station in Dishley Street Car Park (approx 100 metres distant).

From 17th February 2003: Major Improvements to Bus Services in Herefordshire

Hereford City Services

No change to routes 101 to 119

Hereford (North of River)

436 : NEW Wednesday service from Kinnersley, Norton Canon, Ledgemoor and Kings Pyon to Hereford
444 : NEW Wednesday service from Breinton area to Hereford
446 : Timetable change - 0654 from Hereford (Not Saturdays) is withdrawn
461 : Minor changes - journeys via Norton Canon replaced by NEW 436
462 : As for 461
492 : Timetable changes with daytime Monday to Saturday buses leaving Ludlow earlier

Hereford (South of River)

37 : Improved Saturday Service; Thursday only journey from Little Birch via Kings Caple to Ross (partly replacing withdrawn 437)
412 : Incorporates Wednesday only journey via Kilpeck (previously part of 440)
438 : NEW Tuesday only service from Hereford via Clehonger, Kingstone and Abbey Dore to Abergavenny
440 : MAJOR REVISION : Passengers from / to Hereford travel on Stagecoach X3 / X4 between Hereford and Pontrilas. 440 runs from Pontrilas to Abbeydore and Michaelchurch Escley.
456 : (Saturdays) now starts at Newent and runs via Dymock then as now from Much Marcle. No Longer serves Brampton Abbots
457 : (Wednesdays) now starts from Newent and does not serve Dymock

Ross-on-Wye

31 : Runs via Peterstow
35 : Timetable Changes
37 : Improved Saturday Service; Thursday only journey from Little Birch via Kings Capel to Ross (partly replacing withdrawn 437, see also NEW 458)
52 : NEW from Howle Hill, Goodrich etc. to Hereford on 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays. (With 50 and 51 give a bus EVERY Wednesday from Goodrich etc. to Hereford).
53 : NEW Friday bus from Symonds Yat to Monmouth
54 : NEW Friday bus from Peterstow, Llangarron etc. to Monmouth
59 : NEW Monday bus from Ross, Much Marcle and Ledbury to Malvern and Worcester
68 : NEW Thursday bus from Pointshill, Hope Mansell etc to Ross-on-Wye
437 : Withdrawn, but see 37 and 458
456 : (Saturdays) now starts at Newent and runs via Dymock then as now from Much Marcle. No Longer serves Brampton Abbots
457 : (Wednesdays) now starts from Newent and does not serve Dymock
458 : NEW Thursday bus from Fownhope, Brockhampton, How Caple etc to Ross
459 : Additional Saturday bus runs from Much Marcle to Ross-on-Wye
745 : Timetable Changes

Kington

461 : Minor changes - journeys via Norton Canon replaced by NEW 436
462 : As for 461

Leominster

480 : NEW Thursday bus from Leominster to Bromyard and Great Malvern
482 : NEW Saturday service
486 : NEW Monday (1st, 3rd and 5th in month) from Kimbolton, Ashton Hundred, Wooferton etc. to Ludlow
487 : NEW Tuesday bus between Leominster and Hatfield area
488 : NEW Friday bus from Wooferton, Ashton Hundred etc. to Leominster
489 :ÂNEW Saturday journeys
500 : NEW Tuesday journeys

Bromyard

417 : Timetable changes
480 : NEW Thursday bus from Leominster to Bromyard and Great Malvern
481 : Runs Thursday only between Bredenbury and Stanford Bishop
482 : NEW Saturday service
483 : Withdrawn
672 : Timetable changes
673 : Timetable changes

Ledbury

59 : NEW Monday bus from Ross, Much Marcle and Ledbury to Malvern and Worcester
417 : Timetable changes
456 : (Saturdays) now starts at Newent and runs via Dymock then as now from Much Marcle. No Longer serves Brampton Abbots
457 : (Wednesdays) now starts from Newent and does not serve Dymock
459 : Additional Saturday bus runs from Much Marcle to Ross-on-Wye
600 : Timetable changes
672 : Timetable changes
673 : Timetable changes