DECISIONS to change bus services through Steeton have received a mixed response from local councillors.
Steeton-with-Eastburn Parish Council chairman, Councillor David Mullen, has welcomed an increase in services from Keighley to Skipton but is concerned the 66A bus will no longer call at Airedale Hospital.
The change is among several proposed by bus companies across West Yorkshire and will come into effect on Sunday.
Three services with the 66 prefix, serving villages between Keighley and Skipton, will be merged into one with a new timetable aimed at improving departure times.
The service will be increased to every 20 minutes during the day from Mondays to Saturdays, with the last bus leaving Keighley at 11pm and Skipton at 11.40pm.
Buses will no longer serve the Airedale Hospital grounds – currently there are five buses that make the diversion each day – and some buses will continue to serve Silsden on a revised route. However, the hourly Keighley-Burnley bus will continue to call at Airedale Hospital.
Council chairman Cllr Mullen said: “A bus every 20 minutes is fine, but if you can’t get to Airedale Hospital due to your mobility it’s not much cop."
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