Whittington bus cuts protester in high-vis hitch-hike

A man has taken up hitch-hiking in a high-vis jacket in protest against cuts to his local rural bus service.

Duncan Foster, 65, dons a reflective vest which reads "lift please, no buses" as he attempts to thumb down rides Whittington, Lancashire.

The local bus service has been cut from 111 buses per week to just one a day during term time.

Lancashire County Council said it could no longer afford to subsidise rural bus services in today's economic climate.