@GTomlinson - I was being a tad facetious with the Joseph Swan thing. Plenty buses going to a school, which isn't one kids from Kibblesworth will primarily attend - but apart from a scholars service, nowt to Lord Lawson (that is probably due to the siting of the school when it replaced Birtley East as the Secondary School in the town, rather than public transport).
Totally disagree with the comments on employment though - where is the biggest shopping centre in Europe, offering a massive source of employment? How long does it take for a part-time member of staff (who probably wont have a car) to get there from Kibblesworth?
@AdamY. We would all want a service from our front door, to wherever we wanted to go. We all know it's never going to happen. But when the same public transport option has existed for 30+ years and is seeing a slow decline from two deckers an hour, to one single decker and a minibus an hour...
I'm not saying these ideas are perfect (far from it), but when the roads are suitable, journey times aren't too different from what exists currently and the services operating from the village are being reduced to an extent that the taxpayer has to subsidise an hourly minibus, then maybe it is time for an operator to offer an alternative?
Whey, it makes a change from Fencehouses, you have to give me that :p
RE: Go North East Service Suggestions