Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterA free bus travel scheme has been welcomed for young people in Dumfries and Galloway who already face “enough inequalities”.Annandale North Councillor Stephen Thompson this week spoke out about the new Scottish Government scheme where everyone in Scotland under the age of 22 will be eligible for free bus travel from January.Holyrood had already agreed to people aged under 19 benefitting this summer, but the extension to a wider age group early next year means around that more than 13,000 young Dumfries and Galloway residents will get free bus tickets.They will join a larger elderly population who already benefit from free bus travel through the older and.
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