Arriva has confirmed plans to cut a number of bus services in West Yorkshire due to a driver shortage.

Arriva confirms 'significant' bus service cuts in Leeds and Wakefield due to driver shortage By Tony Gardner, Local Democracy Reporter LDRS Published 6th Nov 2024, 11:32 BST ...

Other bus operators have been found to run tendered services 21/22 Seacroft – Castleford and 571 Halifax – Shelf from 23 February.

The local transit union says the lack of AC has become a health and safety issue for drivers, and some have refused work.

Arriva stated that the services affected by the changes in 2025 included the 21/22 between Seacroft and Castleford, the 517 from Halifax to Shelf and the 212 between Dewsbury and Wakefield.

Arriva has permanently closed Wakefield bus depot due to a serious structural problem. The site, on Barnsley Road, serves as Wakefield's main bus depot, providing garage and engineering facilities ...

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