People power saves the number 47 bus service

A BUS route due to be terminated at the end of the month has been saved after a petition attracted more than 600 signatures – but with a reduced service.The number 47 bus that runs between Chelmer Village, Springfield and Broomfield Hospital was to be discontinued from the end of October by operator First Buses.But after concerned commuters mobilised to form an action group to get the service reinstated, Essex County Council agreed to fund the route.City councillor Ron Alcock, who uses the...