Bus boss ‘out of breath’ due to traffic on Wetherby Road in Harrogate

The boss of Bus Connections urged North Yorkshire Council take steps to reduce congestion around HarrogateIt’s Wetherby Road.

Tockwith company managing director Craig Temple said now was the time to “sit down and find a solution so we can get buses through traffic”.

Mr Temple’s frustration peaked after the X70 service last week took almost double the time it usually takes to get from Wetherby to Harrogate due to heavy traffic.

It took almost 40 minutes to get from the Kestrel pub to the junction with Hookstone Drive, just 1.6 miles apart, Mr Temple said.

In an email to the council, seen by Stray Ferret, he said: