Dearer bus fares for Rotherham kids

CHILD fares on South Yorkshire buses will be 70p from Monday after a 75 per cent increase in just three years.

Transport bosses say the latest 10p rise is necessary to protect services after budget cuts.

Mick Jameson, chairman of South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority, said: “We are all under pressure to find savings. Reluctantly, we have to bring in this fare change.”

Children carrying a zero fare pass will be unaffected by the fare increase.