BUS operators are ramping up their services across the county to support businesses reopening again.

Stagecoach Oxfordshire and Oxford Bus Company have announced that their coordinated bus services will be operating to a new full level of service.

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From today, services 1/5 on Monday to Saturday will be increased. The new frequencies will be up to every four minutes on Monday to Friday daytimes, up to every five minutes Saturday daytimes and up to every seven to eight minutes during the evenings.

No changes will be made to the Sunday timetable.

Shared city services 2, 3, 8 and 9 will see the regular Saturday timetables reintroduced from Saturday. The additional connections to the vaccination centre at Kassam Stadium on the 3a service which were introduced in January will remain, to continue to provide crucial daily links.

Martin Gibbon, operations director at Stagecoach Oxfordshire, said: “We’ve all worked so well together, and as the country starts to unlock, it’s still important that people continue to follow all the guidelines in place as they travel on our services."

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Phil Southall, Oxford Bus Company managing director, said: “We are ready to welcome people on-board and looking forward to playing a key role in helping Oxford bounce back. Our team are proud to play an important part in supporting Oxford’s economy and our communities.”

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