Slough BC (a Unitary Authority) cut its funding on the busses between Heathrow and Maidenhead, now the Heathrow busses terminate in Burnham / Cippenham I expect there are many other examples around the country where councils have had the budgets squeezed by central government so look to make savings where they can
There are significant cross-boundary issues in many places; in Wiltshire - where this post originated - I have just come out of a bus meeting; the Hungerford bus did not come up, but certainly the issues of services that operate between local transport authorities and some of the resulting challenges did. Whilst it was a Wiltshire meeting, delighted that in was also attended and there were useful contributions from Swindon,
WECA» and Somerset that I noted, and from operators including Stagecoach addressing (other) cross boundary services.
Having lunch in Trowbridge ... home to do a fuller report later!