A bus company is defending its decision to scrap a bus route in the Lincolnshire wolds.
A local petition has been started to try to save the number 41 bus service in Louth.
Stagecoach director David Skepper said changes to concessionary fares meant the firm could not afford to run it. And his firm was the biggest bus operator in the county, but some routes were not feasible to run despite subsidies from the government. He called also for an increase in the subsidy rate to make sure the routes remained open.
Tricia Powell of Louth said: "I use it five times a week. I use it to get to the bank, do my shopping, to get to the library and GP services or the Louth hospital as well as other social activities such as concerts. "I would be completely isolated and I would get very depressed because there would be no life outside my house."
She said also the service was a lifeline for her and other residents in the town.
The negotiations were continuing, and it was regrettable that Stagecoach had decided to cancel the route.
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I think that if the government gives sudsidies to the bus company, they have to keep the route open. Because if they think it's not feasible doesn't mean that people using this bus also agree with them. Common people depend on this bus extremely, and it should be kept in service.
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