Three bus services that were cut in October due to First West of England pulling out, have been reinstated thanks to a £350,000 investment from Metro Mayor Dan Norris that will see the services given a five-month lifeline.

Bright and Hove based operator “The Big Lemon” commenced running services 11 (City Centre to Bathampton), 12. (City Centre to Haycombe Cemetery) and 20 (Bath Uni to Twerton) from Monday 28th November. The funding will see these services operator through to April 2023.

Metro Mayor Dan Norris said “I know locals in Twerton, Bathampton and other areas of the city who rely on the bus will be pleased that we’ve managed to bring back these really important services.”

“My thanks to the Big Lemon for taking them on. This is a temporary fix, but an important one. There will still be bumps along the way – we still need to sort out the issue of bus driver shortages and the other many, many challenges on the buses.”

“In the meantime, I’d say to locals – if you value having these buses, make sure you use them – and therefore help secure their future.”