Transport scramble for stranded West Midlands school pupils

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One coach firm is offering to help after a company pulled out of routes but says it cannot help all.

Leonie said she was having to pay about £1,100 for another annual bus pass for her daughter while waiting for a refund from Green BusParents of pupils left without school transport days before the new term begins say they are facing a scramble to find alternatives and pay for them.

Libby, from Claverdon, said: "We've got a week to sort everything out. Now we have to worry about this, whether we can even get there." Becs Ridley, from Ridleys Coaches in Warwick, said the firm had increased capacity to take 250 more pupils and added two new routes.

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