Bus review: Sheffield Council could have more control over buses

Sheffield councillors had their say on a huge review of the region’s bus services, which could see changes in fares, routes and council control.

Dan Jarvis, Sheffield City Region mayor, launched the year-long process in February. MP Clive Betts will chair the review and gather evidence from bus operators, passengers and local politicians with a selected panel.

The plans were brought to Sheffield Council’s scrutiny committee for discussion on the best way forward.

Councillor Bryan Lodge, representative for Birley ward, said: “It’s the right time to be doing this to get a better understanding of what we need out there.

“This is a great opportunity to try and get important information together so we can make fact-based decisions and not just rely on what feels like a good thing to do or the commercial decision, because that doesn’t serve our communities.