Leicestershire bus service set to end after council funding cut

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The 159 running between Coalville and Hinckley is due to stop in February

Liam Barnes and Hannah RichardsonA bus service between two Leicestershire towns could be scrapped after funding was pulled.

The Conservative-run authority said the service cost £162,260 a year, and with £90m of savings needed by 2026 it had been earmarked for cuts. He called for the council and Roberts Coaches to "work together to find a solution to keep this crucial bus service going".

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