Bus firm to increase services in winter timetable

Liberty Bus is adding more services on the busiest island routes

The company operating the bus service in Jersey will run more services through the winter months.

The new timetable, which comes into effect on 30 September, includes additional services on some of the busier routes, such as numbers 1, 7 and 15 during peak times.

Liberty Bus director Kevin Hart said they wanted to "grow the network as much as they could "to meet people's needs".

The firm said it been told a double-decker vehicle would not fit on the roads. However, the BBC understand that double-deckers do travel west from St Helier.

Kevin Hart, director of Liberty Bus, said the company wanted to grow the service

Mr Hart has been asked why they do not also travel east.

Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan said the idea of double-decker buses had not been ruled out.

He said: "If you can get more people on a bus by using a double-decker the cost is much better because you've got the one driver."

The contract for the island's bus service from next April is currently out to tender and will be decided in the coming weeks.