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Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Sunday, 4 May 2014
New bus route through Castleton Park
A recent decision by the Arriva Midlands bus company to change its Route 8 has proved to be beneficial for those on the Castleton Park estate.
The route formerly ran from Burton to Ashby but Arriva announced that the route was being cut short and would terminate in Gresley with Midland Classic picking up services to villages affected such as Measham (which found services significantly reduced by the cut) by amending their current services.
The result of the changes has been positive for Church Gresley as the service now goes through Church Gresley turning into Castleton Park at the Drum and Monkey roundabout, runs all the way up Brunel Way, onto Swadlincote Lane then onto Cadley Hill Road and terminating at the roundabout by the Swadlincote campus of Burton & South Derbyshire college before making the return in reverse order. The service, in effect, links the 2 main campuses of the college. Hopefully there will be enough usage to ensure the service is maintained.
The arrival of a bus route through the estate should also mean that it becomes a gritting route by default, though this needs to be confirmed via the County Council. The route also links Castleton Park with the Chiltern Road estate and the Pennine Way Schools, albeit via the rest of the village.
With the provision of a bus route along Brunel Way, it seems that the completion of marking along the cycleway on Brunel Way should follow.
Links to both Arriva Route 8 and also Midland Classic website are included below.
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