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To: Eamonn Boylan, Chief Executive of Transport for Greater Manchester
Save Horwich's bus service!
Diamond Bus plan to scrap their running of the 575 bus service from April 16th. This can't be allowed to happen.
Diamond must be blocked from making these cuts or Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM) must step in and provide a subsidy to keep the service running as frequently as it is, as they have done with other services in Greater Manchester.
Why is this important?
The 575 provides a vital service, connecting Horwich to Bolton Town Centre and to the rest of Chorley New Road. Between Diamond Bus and Arriva Bus, the service currently runs 6 times an hour, giving locals plenty of opportunity to get to and from Bolton. With the removal of the Diamond service, the frequency halves to once every 20 minutes.
Diamond Bus were the only service running along Lever Park Avenue, connecting the far end of Horwich to the rest of Horwich and Bolton. With the removal of the Diamond Bus service, there will be no bus connecting the Lever Park area of Horwich to Bolton.
The removal of this service will leave countless Horwich residents isolated and unable to get to where they need to go.
How it will be delivered
The petition will be delivered to the Chair of the TfGM committee, Councillor Mark Aldred, and the Chief Executive of TfGM, Eamonn Boylan, at a future committee meeting
