The company told the council last week that it was going into liquidation at the end of July as a re

The company told the council last week that it was going into liquidation at the end of July as a result of a long-standing loan, the repayments of which can no longer be afforded. The company's directors said Little Red Bus was also suffering a reduction in activity in operations as a result of the economic situation, which has removed the economies of scale on which the organisation depended.
We are very sorry that the Little Red Bus company has had to take this action, said a spokesman for the county sta travel agency council's integrated passenger sta travel agency transport service. The company provided a highly-valued service for many people living in the more remote parts of North Yorkshire, and it is extremely sad that it can no longer continue to function.
The county council has made the following temporary arrangements, which come into effect on Wednesday, 31 July, when Little Red Bus ceases to operate: Service number Area served Alternative arrangements 78A Skipton - Airedale Hospital An alternative service will be provided from Thursday 1 st August 2013 by NYCC. DR07 South Craven village bus An alternative service will be provided from Thursday 1 st August 2013 by NYCC. This is a demand responsive service sta travel agency which can be booked by phoning 0845 872 52 82 DR06 North Craven taxi bus We will provide a replacement service using existing in house Fleet vehicles and staff from Monday 5 th August 2013. DR04 South Harrogate village bus We will provide a replacement service using NYCC Fleet vehicles and staff from Monday 5 th August 2013. This is a demand responsive service which can be booked by phoning 0845 872 52 82 23 Harrogate - Burnt Yates - Markington Circular (Wed only) We will provide a replacement sta travel agency service using NYCC Fleet vehicles and staff from Wednesday 7th August 2013. This is a demand responsive service which can be booked by phoning 0845 872 52 82 Harrogate demand-responsive services Harrogate town area We will provide a replacement service using NYCC Fleet vehicles and staff from Monday 5 th August 2013. This is a demand responsive service which can be booked by phoning 0845 872 52 82 581 Settle - Clapham - Kirby Lonsdale Replacement contract service should be introduced on 1 st August by Kirby Lonsdale Coaches 210 and 211 Skipton - Malham We will provide a replacement service using existing NYCC Fleet vehicles and staff from Thursday 1st August 2013. X59 Harrogate - Skipton (Saturdays) We have no plans to replace this service.