X75 cross-border bus service will continue to stop at Shropshire villages on way to Shrewsbury
An agreement has been reached in a cross-border wrangle over bus routes that had threatened to leave villagers stranded.
Currently, the X75 bus route stops in Halfway House, Wattlesborough and Ford, and the service to these villages was due to stop next month.
Officers from both authorities had been negiotiating to find a solution to the issue and a funding contribution put forward by Shropshire Council has now been accepted by counterparts in Powys.
The bus service will now continue in its current format for the foreseable future and will allow more talks to take place to try and agree a more permanent funding agreement between both local authorities.
Simon Jones, Shropshire Council's cabinet member for highways and transportation, said: "It's really important that we don't allow Shropshire residents to become isolated and officers have worked hard to ensure that we arrived at a resolution with Powys County Council that will benefit Shropshire residents in the long-term.
"Our main concern is for Shropshire residents and ensuring they have the means to get around, and access to the X75 bus service is crucial for some.
"I'm therefore pleased that we have come to an agreement with Powys that will see this service continue."
