Grant Palmer and Bedford Borough Council are continuing their partnership to provide rural bus services across the Borough, so rural communities can connect to education, healthcare and shopping.
Family-owned Grant Palmer has been working closely with the council for a number of years to provide transport to those living in villages and rural areas of the Borough.
But, as with many other sectors, the transport sector has been affected by staff shortages.
While Grant Palmer say they have worked hard to minimise the effect of staff shortages, they have recently had to cancel a higher than an average number of bus services.
It is hoped, however, that small timetable changes, will mean a “high quality and dependable” bus service for residents across the borough will continue with limited disruption.
Thomas Manship, Executive Assistant for Grant Palmer Limited said: “We have invested over £1 million pounds in new vehicles for our services and most recently upgraded our ticketing systems to offer contactless payment.
“Unfortunately like many other transport operators we have been affected by staff sickness and driver shortages. Our revised timetables will improve reliability whilst continuing to offer key connections for residents in rural communities.”
Timetable changes
- Service 22 which operates between Bedford Bus Station, Peppercorn Park, The Limes and Anjulita Court will now operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only
- Service 27 will continue to operate on weekdays between Wilden and Mark Rutherford School and additional offpeak journeys will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays only
- The morning timetable on services 28 and 28A will be amended to provide a peak time journey into Bedford merging both routes
- All other journeys on services 28 and 28A are unaffected
Live bus tracking, timetable information and service updates are available at the Grant Palmer app for Apple and Android smartphones.
A full timetable can be found at grantpalmer.com or by calling 01525 719719.
Roadside information will also be updated for the changes and paper timetables will be available soon.
