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A PLAN to reduce the frequency of buses in Basingstoke has been labelled as "completely the wrong message".

The bus has been running every half an hour during the pandemic, having previously run every 15 minutes. Katie Cooper, from South View, is one reader who used the bus several times a week, to get from Basing View directly to the Aquadrome or Morrison’s, as she has disabilities and doesn’t drive. The 41-year-old said: “It makes things awkward. Now I can just cross the bridge and don’t have to change in the town centre. I wasn’t really travelling at peak times, but even if they just reduced the number of services it would still be beneficial.”

TEN members of borough council staff are at risk of redundancy as part of a raft of cuts to services to balance the authority’s budget. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council carried out a review of staffing between December 14, 2020 and January 22, 2021 which includes making 10 members of staff redundant. These would be from seven different departments including Children, Young People and Families; Healthy Communities; Traveller Liaison; and Print Services. The council has also proposed to increase council tax from April, meaning residents will have to pay around £56 more a year if...