Kids can now ride bus for free in and around Bristol

More than 150,000 children in the west of England can now catch a bus for free over the summer holidays.

Anyone aged between five and 15 years old can travel without paying for tickets across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.

The offer - which is funded by the West of England Combined Authority (Weca) and temporarily scraps the £1 ticket cost for the age group - will end on 5 September when pupils return to school.

Weca mayor Helen Godwin said: "It's right that we help people save money and encourage greener travel."

"Our £1 child fare is already one of the cheapest tickets in the whole country but, ideally, children and young people should be able to travel by bus for free.

"That's something I've heard loud and clear," she added.

The free travel scheme will apply to most local services, though some, such as airport routes, will be exempt.

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