{"id":55651,"date":"2024-02-22T11:03:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T11:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=55651"},"modified":"2024-02-22T11:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T11:29:24","slug":"sheffield-woman-faces-losing-her-job-as-bus-services-are-slashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/sheffield-woman-faces-losing-her-job-as-bus-services-are-slashed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield woman faces losing her job as bus services are slashed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A woman from Sheffield is at risk of losing her job in the city centre as public transport cuts in her village have often left her without a way to get to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linda Bradshaw, 64 , from Killamarsh said: \u201cTrying to get a bus is ridiculous now, I\u2019ve been getting to work on public transport for over 20 years and it\u2019s never been this bad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/L-bradshaw-637x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/L-bradshaw-637x1024.jpg 637w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/L-bradshaw-480x772.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 637px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Linda Bradshaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The transport links in Killamarsh have been more unreliable since Stagecoach stopped providing bus services and a smaller company, Hulley\u2019s has taken over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Bradshaw said it is stressful not knowing when the buses are going to turn up or if she\u2019s going to have to scramble to get to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cI\u2019ve had my retail job for over 25 years and I\u2019m nearing retirement so I\u2019d be devastated if I lose my job before then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There are only so many times you can be late before conversations start about you being let go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Bradshaw no longer drives for medical reasons and the bus was her main method of transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cNow when you try to get a bus you can be waiting forever because they hardly ever show up on time and always seem to be getting cancelled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Bradshaw has resorted to getting taxis and asking family members to drive her when they can but it is becoming costly and inconvenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cIt\u2019s just not ideal, I\u2019m close to retiring so it\u2019s not as bad for me, but young people getting to college and work are going to struggle.\u201d She added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concerns around the bus services in Killamarsh have been a talking point on the local community groups since the company changeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Bradshaw said the village residents have complained about the services to the local MP, Lee Rowley and he has told them he is trying desperately to find a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Hulley\u2019s is the only bus company that is willing to offer a bus service to Killamarsh, and without it, no public transport would run through the village.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sheffield woman faces losing her job due to reduced bus services. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":567,"featured_media":55724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,55],"tags":[990,1252,1253,38],"class_list":["post-55651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-top-story-3","tag-buses","tag-hulley","tag-killamarsh","tag-sheffield"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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