THE number of people in Barnsley catching buses has fallen.

At the same time overall satisfaction in bus services has dropped ‘significantly’ as has satisfaction with public transport information.

These are just some of the issues that are to be tackled by the newly formed Barnsley Bus Partnership.

Punctuality and reliability have improved over the past few years, but the number of houses within 400metres of man bus routes has also fallen.

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle