WITH fares up an average six per cent, the offer of free travel would surprise many commuters – particularly when handed out by the Easter Bunny.

But that’s what happened at Oxford Railway Station this week when UK-wide Rail firm CrossCountry offered free tickets.

Littlemore grandmother Pamela Harper was handed the offer of a journey of her choosing when travelling to Didcot with grandson Josh McClure, five.

Mrs Harper, 71, of Alice Smith Square, said: “It will be a help because I am always on the trains.”