A Crewe councillor has called on Cheshire East to make the public more aware that the £2 bus fare cap has been extended.

The £2 fare cap was originally intended to run until the end of October.

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced during his speech at the recent Conservative Party conference, it will now be extended until December 2024.

Cllr Allen Gage, Willaston And Rope, Conservative (Cheshire East Council).

The scheme is one of a number which will be funded from the £36 billion saved from scrapping the northern leg of HS2.

Willaston and Rope councillor, Allen Gage (Conservative), has put forward a notice of motion to Wednesday's (October 18) meeting of the full council.

He is calling on the director of highways to develop and launch a publicity strategy to locally promote the extension and usage of the £2 bus far cap.

Cllr Gage told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "It is not just to make people aware of the scheme. We need to get more people using the buses."

Two years ago it was reported Cheshire East was in the bottom 10 local authority areas for people using buses.

Cllr Gage said this has adversely affected the council when applying for funding for bus improvement schemes.

Two years ago it was reported Cheshire East was in the bottom 10 local authority areas for people using buses (Ryan Parker).

He said if the buses have more passengers there is more chance the council will be successful when applying to the government for funding.

The notice of motion is expected to be referred from full council to a future meeting of the highways and transport committee.

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