The first weekend of the new night buses has started and despite a slow intake of passengers at first, many were delighted to have an alternative means of travel back home from Town.

BUS drivers being forced to work 18-hour shifts will eventually cause an accident, a concerned CT Plus employee has said.

PARENT pressure has resulted in CT Plus reviewing the times of buses in Footes Lane to allow Grammar students to get home promptly.

PUNCTUALITY has completely disappeared from the new bus network, according to some users of the States-funded service.

BUS operator CT Plus has made a loss in its first year.

A DRIVER stand-off which threatened the launch of CT Plus’s new night bus service has ended after five employees volunteered to work the unsocial hours.

BUS drivers will meet tonight to discuss whether they can reach a compromise over a proposed pay freeze and night bus service or whether they should consider industrial action, their union has said.

PLANS to introduce night buses in under two weeks’ time have been thrown into doubt after drivers refused to operate them.

THE two-tier pricing structure for local bus passengers and visitors does not breach EU regulations, the operator has said.

BUS DRIVERS have turned to their union for help out of fear that they are being forced to work the late-night services with no security onboard and no extra pay.