(27 Oct 2016, 5:41 pm)tyresmoke wrote Having been one of the drivers on the 5/5A for almost 2 years, it is a shame to see the 5A being curtailed at Skelton but I can't say I am surprised, as beyond Hollybush round to Asda and Brotton it was very weak. In these times of budgets being squeezed I'm not surprised to see the resource being cut here (it takes a whole bus to extend from Hollybush to Brotton and back).
I don't think you will see the 5 being diverted via Asda either, there isn't enough time in the schedule to do this without cutting something else out (which would be Skinningrove/Liverton presumably).

You're right that there's not many passengers left after Skelton. I don't think the detour down Saltburn Lane's speed humps has helped the 5A but I understand why it happened. Surely the normal route around Hollybush then through North Skelton would have been better?  I still think many Brotton people will miss their link to Asda though- including some of the Asda staff!