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Online at www.coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk The Community Newspaper for the Towns and Villages of East Cleveland, Redcar & North York Moors, telling the real news and views of the people of our region Coastal View & Moor News Issue 113 September - October 2020
New bus routes for local residents
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hree new bus routes have been introduced to improve the journeys for those travelling in and out of parts of the area. Local company, Coatham Coaches, based at Margrove Park have introduced their first ever regular bus service with “Service 18” serving Stokesley, Great Ayton, Guisborough and Saltburn. Coatham’s Managing Director, Mark Hodgson told Coastal View: “During the pandemic we’ve had time to look at new projects, and when Arriva changed the 81 service, North Yorkshire County Council asked us if we would step in and introduce a service to plug the gap and keep our local communities connected. “So “Service 18” was born, linking the market town of Stokesley to the seaside town of Saltburn.” Coatham have also helped Redcar & Cleveland residents by including Farndale Drive and Hutton Lane, who have been without their Local Link service to Guisborough High Street recently. Mark Hodgson went on to say: “Introducing this new route is an attempt to create work for our existing workers, to keep them employed, as our traditional "coach" work has disappeared overnight, no football, no day trips, no tours.” Councillor Wayne Davies, Cabinet Member for Economic Development at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, said: “The new route being offered by Coatham Coaches, represents a significant boost to local passengers who regularly used the former service offered by Arriva until earlier this year, now extending into Saltburn, further improving connectivity for all our residents
across Redcar and Cleveland.” Bus times for service 18 can be found on page 29 and at: https://bustimes.org/services/18saltburn-stokesley Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, in partnership with the Tees Valley Combined Authorityand Arriva, have introduced a daytime bus service to and from the Norman Conquest in Normanby and an evening bus journey between Brotton, Easington, Loftus and Whitby. These bus journeys can be found on www. arrivabus.co.uk/find-a-service under: • 64a Grangetown to Middlesbrough; • X4a Whitby to Middlesbrough. The extra buses are funded by the Tees Valley Combined Authority using a grant from the Department for Transport. The funding will last until April 2021 Councillor Davies, said: “Through consultation with our local residents we can see there is a real need for these bus connections giving local people the links to shops, healthcare and education; the Whitby evening link in particular would be a great help for those commuting to and from work. “We’re pleased to be offering these transport links, but the Arriva ones are only here for a limited time, so we are urging our residents to make good use of the buses so we can demonstrate how much we will need them for the long-term.” Mark Hodgson added: “Whilst the bus sector has received over a £1bn in government support, the coaching sector hasn't received a penny! “So part of the story is Arriva receiving additional money from TVCA to support their network, Coatham receives none and tries its hardest to stay in business.”
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