HALF-PRICE bus travel is available to Senior Citizens (Men 65 and over, Women 60 and over) and many disabled people with a Herefordshire Council Concessionary Bus Pass. The Pass is valid on all buses in Herefordshire including cross-boundary services to Ludlow, Tenbury Wells, Worcester. Malvern, Gloucester, Coleford, Monmouth, Abergavenny, Brecon, Llandrindod Wells, Presteigne and Knighton.

FROM 1ST APRIL 2003 concessionary travel will also be available to MEN BETWEEN 60 AND 65 years of age.

FREE bus travel is available to registered blind and partially sighted persons, people who are unable to speak and people who have lost the use of both arms. Passes are valid for 10 years and no charge is made for them.

Senior Citizens, registered blind and partially sighted persons and anyone in receipt of the higher-rate mobility allowance should apply at any Post Office, with proof of eligibility and a photograph.

Other applicants should obtain an application form from a post office and return it to Herefordshire Council at the address shown on the form. The Council will need to contact your doctor to confirm your eligibility.

Concessionary bus travel is only available to eligible persons who are also permanent residents of Herefordshire. A leaflet explaining the scheme in more detail is available from council offices or from

"Concessionary Travel"
Herefordshire Council
P O Box 236
HEREFORD
HR4 9ZH
phone (01432) 260211