Although the website is good and certainly gives the impression that it's professional outfit, in reality it's nothing more than a detailed version of the service suggestion thread we have here. Granted, he seems to have done a good job of generating local publicity. But if, for say, any of us here took the time to expand upon any of the proposals put forth in the suggestions thread; went out on the streets and shops distributing leaflets and questionnaires; and created a website while utilising social media as means of making our ideas more visible; then we too would probably find ourselves in a similar position to this.
I can't find any evidence of a coach company operating in the Rothbury area. There is a 'Rothbury Motors' (http://rothburymotors.co.uk/index.php ), but it's based in Alnwick not Rothbury. Although I may be wrong, I don't see any affiliation between the two. The number for 'Spirit Buses' is a mobile number, while Rothbury Motors has a landline (like every business should). The fleet is uninteresting as it doesn't exist. It's all speculative and would need a great deal of investment to get off the ground.
Still, I may be proven wrong and I hope I am. Raising awareness of public transport deficiencies, either in Coquetdale or in Fencehouses (Just had to get that in there for Andreos
), is always a good cause and I wish Hurst the very best of luck. However, his questionnaires may well establish that there is a need further transport links in the Rothbury area - that's the easy part. Providing it, that's where it will prove to more tricky.