I WONDER if any more of your readers are angered by the appalling bus services run by Stagecoach Ribble.

I have had cause to complain on numerous occasions due to services running anything up to an hour late, buses being cancelled, services that only run hourly and drivers leaving before time.

The final straw was on Sunday, November 16, when a driver of the Hyndburn circular (Blackburn to Accrington) drove past a woman at a bus stop.

He was adamant that he did not know she was waiting for a bus as many people stand at bus stops without wanting to catch a bus.

And, anyway, she might have wanted the hospital bus.

Bear in mind this was 10.30am on a Sunday morning. If the driver objects to picking up passengers, I am sure there are many who would gladly take the job from him.

C BARNES (Mrs), Rothesay Road, Blackburn.

Footnote: A Stagecoach spokeswoman said: "We have written to Mrs Barnes and apologised for the incident.

The driver has been identified and will be suitably dealt with by his operations manager."

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