Stagecoach Service 9 to survive

John Fareham and John Abbott are delighted to report that, as a consequence of the negotiations between Hull City Council and the bus operators, Stagecoach Service 9 will continue to run and will continue to connect Bricknell Estate with the City Centre.

The East Hull portion of the Service 9 route will cease to operate as that part of town is well enough provided with buses. Our part, however, will continue for the time being to connect Bricknell Estate with both the City Centre and Cottingham, though the possibility exists that East Riding of Yorkshire Council will stop subsidising the bit between the Estate and Cottingham. If they do, the service will then carry on as a service, on what remains of the current route, between the Estate and the City Centre. A decision on that aspect of the matter will be reached early next year, presumably a part of their budget-setting process, and when the outcome is known we will of course pass the details on to local residents.