(09 Jul 2015, 10:05 pm)Malarkey wrote Cant see why there opposed to relocating the Bus Station for an improved facility at a bigger site in the Town, the current Station is hardly practical as Buses struggle to even do a U-Turn around the top end to come back out, and I wouldnt want to be standing there when it is chucking it down with Rain or during the Winter when we have a cold snap with no shelter, would prefer to be standing in the warmth of a New Bus Station if I was living in Hexham.

There are many elderly passengers that will struggle to walk the extra distance (both ways) from the new location, crossing two major road junctions, instead of being able to visit the fruit and vegetable shop and the bakery (as well as withdraw money from an ATM) without having to walk more than 100 metres and not cross any road.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/54.970...m2!4m1!3e2

And, of course, there is the extra time taken to walk the extra distance which will have to be subtracted from the time between buses.

At the moment I am fit enough to manage the extra walk, but it will curtail my quick trips which I can achieve by catching the same bus back, having to wait an extra half hour for the following connection.