Buses Sheffield: Campaigners take demands for better bus service in South Yorkshire to London

By Josh Thory-Rao
Published 21st Apr 2023, 15:46 BST
Updated 21st Apr 2023, 15:46 BST
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Activists from South Yorkshire have taken a campaign for a better regional bus service to London today as part of national climate change protests.

The Better Buses for South Yorkshire campaign was front and centre outside the Department for Transport building as members of Sheffield Greenpeace, Sheffield XR and other

regional climate groups gathered.

This comes as activists from across the country flock to London today for ‘The Big One’, a four-day action organised by Extinction Rebellion with the aim of bringing activists together in London to picket government departments and protest outside parliament.

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The Better Buses for South Yorkshire campaign was front and centre outside the Department for Transport building as members of Sheffield Greenpeace, Sheffield XR and other regional climate groups gathered.The Better Buses for South Yorkshire campaign was front and centre outside the Department for Transport building as members of Sheffield Greenpeace, Sheffield XR and other regional climate groups gathered.
The Better Buses for South Yorkshire campaign was front and centre outside the Department for Transport building as members of Sheffield Greenpeace, Sheffield XR and other regional climate groups gathered.

Geoff Cox, chair of South Yorkshire Climate Alliance (SYCA), an umbrella group that co-ordinates other South Yorkshire climate groups, said: “Oliver Coppard is the man who’s got to make things happen, but his hands are tied to a certain extent by the Department for Transport, in terms of what powers he has, what funding he has.