The boss of Stagecoach will get a grilling from local MPs today over the discontinuation of a school bus service and "extortionate" price hikes.

Conservative MPs Sir Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and Tavistock ) and Rebecca Smith (South West Devon) are meeting the bus company’s MD, Peter Knight, at Sir Geoffrey’s constituency office in Tavistock on August 11.

Among other things Sir Geoffrey will be asking Mr Knight to scrap plans to shelve the busy X1 service, which transports children from Tavistock and Yelverton to schools in Plymouth.

Miss Smith will quiz the bus boss on why post 16 children are having to pay an extra £150 a term to get to school or college.

Rising fares will affect all school children from the end of August and changes in ticketing methods mean children as young as 11 w

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