Due to Northern Gas Network essential works at Oak Lane. Service 620 is experiencing delays. 

Due to works being undertaken by UKPN at Kirton Road, Trimley St Martin (between Kirton and the A14 junction, near the school) between Thursday 30th October 2025 and Sunday 2nd November 2025  our service 73 will divert as follows –

Due to badly parked vehicles, the service will be diverting via the 549 route between Brighouse and Nunnery Lane.

In both directions.

Updated 16:45 - The route has reopened and services have returned to normal. 

To allow for resurfacing works on Saturday 25th, Sunday 26th, Monday 27th, and Tue

Major delays in Yarmouth due to road works along Caister Road and Fullers Hill.

We are now experiencing delays.

Update 14:07 - The traffic is now back to normal and we are seeing a reduction in the traffic delays.

Road Closure 27/10/2025 - 02/11/2025

Due to a road closure at Bishops Lydeard, we are unable to serve Hither Mead in both directions.

The 28 service will be picking up and dropping off on Taunton Road in both directions.

The Smart Fares discount travel scheme is continuing 31 March 2026, making bus travel across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire even more affordable.

Thanks to continued government funding through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, Smart Fares will continue to offer great-value travel.

Hopecorner Lane is closed, service 1 will not be serving the bus stop on Hopecorner Lane.

The bus will be diverting via Quantock Road, Kingston Road, Wellsprings Road, Cheddon Road and on to Pyrland.  

Liverpool Road in Newcastle is closed, so the 39 and 39A will not be serving Liverpool Road.

The service will go to the roundabout and turn back to its normal route.