Bus service updates

Bus operators are required to apply to the Council and relevant Traffic Commissioner if they change a timetable, the route or any other detail of their services in any way. This can range from adjusting the times of an individual journey to withdrawing (cancelling) the service. They must otherwise run the service at the times and along the route they have registered.

As part of the Leicestershire Enhanced Partnership, it has been agreed with the operators that local bus service registration changes will occur on the following fixed dates:

Change date description	Month(s)	Actual dates in 2024/25
First day after Autumn half-term break	October	28th October 2024
Start of school Spring term	January	6th January 2025
Start of school Summer term	March / April	28th April 2025
First day after Spring half-term break	May / June	2nd June 2025
Start of school Summer holiday	July	14th July 2025
Start of school Autumn term	August	26th August 2025
First day after Autumn half-term break	October	27th October 2025
Start of school Spring term	January	5th January 2026

Exemptions

Some services are exempted from the fixed dates either because they are cross-boundary services which align with the change dates of neighbouring local authorities or because they are a contracted service. The current list of exempted services is:

Arriva

7/7A Burbage – Nuneaton; 158 Leicester – Nuneaton; X84 Leicester – Rugby

Central Connect

93 Bingham – Grantham

Kinchbus

9 Nottingham – Loughborough; Sprint Loughborough University – Railway Station

NCT

1 Nottingham – Loughborough

Stagecoach

18 Kettering – Market Harborough; 148 Leicester – Coventry; X7 Northampton – Leicester

trentbarton

my15 East Midlands Airport (EMA) – Ilkeston; skylink Derby – Leicester via EMA and skylink Nottingham – Coalville via EMA

Other bus updates

For details of other changes to bus services in Leicester and Leicestershire including where these are necessary because of roadworks or other causes, please see our Bus Service Disruptions page or operator’s own websites for information.

Interim services from Monday 2nd June until Saturday 12th July 2025

The following services are FREE to use during this interim period, ahead of upcoming changes due to launch Monday 14th July, as part of Leicestershire County Council’s bus network review.

Service 3: Loughborough

Service 3 will be operated by Central Connect Transport (Vectare) during this time period. There is no change to the timetable for this period. View the timetable and passenger notice here.

Service 5a: Loughborough (for Haddon Way)

Service 5a is a NEW route and free for an interim period to build passenger usage ahead of any changes from Monday 14th July. View the timetable and passenger notice here.

Service 7: Measham – Market Bosworth – Twycross – Atherstone -Witherley

Service 7 will be operated by LA Travel during this time period. There is no change to the timetable for this period. View the timetable and passenger notice here.

Service 13: Loughborough

Service 13 will be operated by Central Connect Transport (Vectare) during this time period. There is no change to the timetable for this period. View the timetable and passenger notice here.

Leicestershire County Council Passenger Transport Policy and Strategy

Leicestershire County Council is currently reviewing the bus services it supports financially in line with its adopted Passenger Transport Policy and Strategy (PTPS).

The aim of the review is to ensure that local bus networks can be provided in the most cost-effective way to meet the travel needs of our communities. Further information, including how we are engaging with residents through a series of roadshow events across the county, can be found on the Leicestershire Network Review page.

You can also view our Policy and Strategy documents here:

Passenger Transport Policy (PDF, 408 KB)

Passenger Transport Strategy (PDF, 556 KB)

If you would like any further information, please contact us by email via PTPS@leics.gov.uk or call 0116 305 0002.