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Little Wymondley to lose Arriva 101 service
From June the Arriva 101 Luton - Stevenage route will no longer call at Little Wymondley. Arriva give the reason as low demand and scheduling problems.Passangers will have to use the much less frequent 80 service between Stevenage and Hitchin.

Herts CC decide against Bus Franchising
Under a franchising system the Council or a central authority make decisions on bus services and monitor their operation with the bus companies being paid to run the services to an acceptable standard. Despite this being a much better system than the current deregulated free for all the Council has decided against implementing it in Hertfordshire.

A new 9A/B/C/D service will extend the Hitchin to Bedford Stagecoach service to Stevenage.

https://www.thecomet.net/news/24133498.stagecoach-new-buses-link-stevenage-hitchin-bedford/

In addition to the new 907 service, https://busandtrainuser.com/2023/04/18/a-new-route-in-the-heart-of-herts/   new services have now been announced including a 908 service between Stevenage and Welwyn Garden via Knebworth.
www.thecomet.net/news/23812329.new-bus-routes-coming-stevenage-welwyn-garden-city/

AND there are now two further services (721 and 725) introduced between Luton - St Albans - Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage-Watford-Rickmansworth.
See: https://busandtrainuser.com/2023/11/25/hertfordshire-welcomes-another-two-new-bus-routes/

The £2 Bus Fare scheme has been extended until the end of 2024.
www.gov.uk/guidance/2-bus-fare-cap
 

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