Backlash over pulled Leeds 29 bus service used by university students as WYCA ‘disappointed’

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Backlash over pulled Leeds 29 bus service used by university students as WYCA ‘disappointed’
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It is one of 13 routes being axed by operators next month, as part of a big timetable shake-up announced last week

The number 29, which runs between Woodhouse and.

First says the hourly 29 service is being pulled because of “low usage”, although new students have only moved into their accommodation over the last 10 days.Local Labour councillor Paul Wray said he was trying to organise a public meeting to mobilise support against the cut, while the West Yorkshire Combined Authority said it was “disappointed” by the decision and hoped the service could be “reinstated”.

Councillor Wray said he, student representatives and the crime-fighting partnership Safer Leeds were among those lobbying First and West Yorkshire mayor

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