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| Whittington bus cuts protester in high-vis hitch-hike | Whittington bus cuts protester in high-vis hitch-hike |
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| A protester has taken up hitch-hiking in a high-vis jacket to protest cuts to his local rural bus service. | |
| Duncan Foster dons a reflective vest which reads "lift please, no buses" as he attempts to thumb down rides Whittington, Lancashire. | Duncan Foster dons a reflective vest which reads "lift please, no buses" as he attempts to thumb down rides Whittington, Lancashire. |
| The local bus service has been cut from 111 buses per week to just one a day during term time. | The local bus service has been cut from 111 buses per week to just one a day during term time. |
| Lancashire County Council said it could no longer afford to subsidise rural bus services in today's economic climate. | Lancashire County Council said it could no longer afford to subsidise rural bus services in today's economic climate. |
| Mr Foster, who usually drives, said the cuts don't directly affect him but he wanted to "represent neighbours who need regular buses to get to hospital appointments and to visit their families". | Mr Foster, who usually drives, said the cuts don't directly affect him but he wanted to "represent neighbours who need regular buses to get to hospital appointments and to visit their families". |
| Councillor John Fillis, cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "Transport to rural areas has been particularly affected by reductions in council funding. | Councillor John Fillis, cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "Transport to rural areas has been particularly affected by reductions in council funding. |
| "I have written to the government to ask them to establish a special fund for rural buses in recognition of the difficulties faced by people in rural communities who rely on public transport." | "I have written to the government to ask them to establish a special fund for rural buses in recognition of the difficulties faced by people in rural communities who rely on public transport." |