Just had my daily exercise/essential shopping. Be kinda good if everyone observed this practice, still people out who don't need to be!

Whilst out though I took a check on the buses that are running and it is, frankly, a waste of resources, sadly though, a needed waste, if that makes sense.

One thing I did notice though was a service 8, service 9 and little doubt, not far behind, a service 5/5a operating together. Surely given the areas and routes covered couldn't these be combined/worked together to maximise resources.

The emergency timetable gives us 3 buses an hour on the 8, 2 on the 9, likewise on the 5/5a. Not hard to work out that that level of service against usage is not good.

OK so it would take a bit of planning to combine the 3 routes and there is probably legislation to comply with but these are tough, unprecedented times.

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**Just realised. Posted that against the wrong operator. Should be Arriva NE.**