Free bus and tram travel for jobless

LONG-TERM unemployed people are being offered free bus and tram travel for the whole of January to help in the search for work or to reach training schemes.

Anyone presenting a Job Centre Plus Travel Discount Card will be able to travel free on bus services operated by Arriva, First and Stagecoach, as well as cross-boundary services run by Network Warrington and Trent Barton.

It was launched by Greener Journeys — a campaign set up by bus and coach firms to encourage fewer car journeys and more trips by public transport.

For more information visit www.busforus.co.uk or www.greenerjourneys.com