A 24-hour bus service between Bury and Manchester is to launch this week.

From Thursday, September 4, night buses will run on the 135 route, connecting Bury , Whitefield , Besses o’ th’ Barn and Prestwich with Manchester on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

The Bee Network said the pilot scheme aimed to support the borough’s night-time economy.

To see planning applications; traffic and road diversions and layout changes; and more, visit the Public Notices Portal HERE

Currently, the last journey on the service 135 bus leaves Manchester at 12.15am and Bury at 11.25pm, before starting again at around 4.30am.

The new service will mean that buses will run all night, with services at 25 minutes past the hour from Bury and four minutes past the hour from Manchester.

The pilot wil

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