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Seven bus services in Greater Manchester saved costing £2.5m

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Seven bus services across Greater Manchester have been saved as transport bosses announce funding worth £2.5m to keep the routes running.

It follows Diamond's decision to cut bus services after missing out on a major contract. The operator will still run some of the first buses to be brought under public control later this year, but Go North West will run most of the franchised bus services in Bolton and Wigan as well as parts of Salford, Bury and Rochdale.

Last month, Diamond and Vision said they would be cutting services from April due to the 'uncertainty' created by the bus franchising announcements.

However, mayor Andy Burnham promised to 'pull out all the stops' to save services which were set be scrapped when Diamond pulls a fifth of its bus fleet from the Bolton depot.

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