Lothian Country bus. Lothian Country will put on three new routes in West Lothian. NOT TM COPYRIGHT Get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice More peak time bus services are set to be timetabled in a West Lothian community thanks to funding from a developer. The Council Executive have approved plans to use developer contributions to enhance bus services for Calderwood after data showed demand for morning peak time journeys from the community to Edinburgh rose by 70 per cent between June 2022 and June 2023. Lothian Country will deliver additional journeys on their X27 Bathgate to Edinburgh via Calderwood service, subject to approval from the Traffic Commissioner. Read More Related Articles West Lothian groups praised at Beautiful
Scotland Awards Read More Related Articles West Lothian butchers toast success at Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards The funding has been provided by developer contributions from Stirling Developments, as part of the Public Transport Strategy for the growing community. The funding will allow the service to be established for the three years, with the aim of becoming commercially viable without subsidy in the future. Executive councillor for the environment and sustainability Tom Conn said: “I’m delighted to see improvements in the bus network to meet the rising demand from the growing development of Calderwood. “Whilst the council does not have the resources to fill all the gaps in the commercial bus network, we can make best use of any funding streams, such as developer contributions, to benefit our communities.” Read More Related Articles St John's Hospital employee wins prestigious NHS award for outstanding work He added: “I would also encourage local residents to make good use of the service when it launches later this year to make sure it can become commercially viable in the future as the current support only covers the next three years.” The council has maintained funding for public transport, despite facing a £39 million budget gap over the next five years. The aim is to make sure that 90 per cent of local residents have access to an hourly or better daytime service Monday to Saturday. Don't miss the latest news from the West Lothian Courier. Sign up to our free newsletter here Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record
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