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« on: March 15, 2020, 12:51:22 »

From the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page)

BBC report that over 96,000 homes in the South West are more than 1 mile from a bus stop. The highest for any region in the UK (United Kingdom).

London has just 2!

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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2020, 13:05:11 »

This little snippet at the very end of that report:

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If you are in the UK (United Kingdom), you can watch Panorama: Britain's bus crisis on Monday 16 March at 20:30 on BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) One or catch up afterwards on iPlayer.
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2020, 14:32:42 »

London only has 2 homes???  You sure Grin Grin
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