WE ARE PETITIONING ARRIVA BUS COMPANY AND WREXHAM COUNCIL REGARDING THE LACK OF SERVICE PROVIDED TO PASSENGERS ON THE WREXHAM BUS ROUTES NUMBERED 7 AND 8 / CAIA PARK.

THIS ROUTE IS THE FIRST ONE TO HAVE A BUS CANCELLED, IF THERE IS A LACK OF BUSES OR DRIVERS, WHICH OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE PASSENGERS ARE GIVEN NO INFORMATION OR EXPLANATION FOR ANY CANCELLATIONS.

WHEN ONE PARTICULAR BUS IS CANCELLED, DUE THE CIRCULAR ROUTES TAKEN BY THE NO.7 AND NO.8 BUSES, PASSENGERS EITHER HAVE TO TAKE A LESS CONVENIENT, MORE COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING JOURNEY, OR ALTERNATIVELY HAVE TO WAIT 30 - 40 MINUTES FOR THE NEXT SCHEDULED BUS ON THEIR PREFERRED ROUTE.

CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE ELDERLY, DISABLED, THOSE WITH CHILDREN AND/OR HEAVY SHOPPING OR WORKERS WHO RELY ON THIS SERVICE AND, AFTER WAITING FOR SOME TIME AT A BUS STOP, DO NOT HAVE THE INCLINATION OR, IN SOME CASES, THE ABILITY TO WALK.

WE WOULD LIKE TO LOBBY WREXHAM COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION AND IDEALLY WOULD LIKE AN UNDERTAKING FROM ARRIVA BUS COMPANY THAT IN FUTURE THIS BUS SERVICE CAN BE MAINTAINED PROPERLY AS PER THE TIMETABLES. ALTERNATIVELY, IF THE SERVICE CANNOT BE MAINTAINED PROPERLY, THEN PERHAPS A LOCAL BUS COMPANY COULD BE CONTRACTED TO TAKE OVER.