Since the introduction of free-off peak bus travel, people living in Brinscall have been making the most of the scheme with trips into Chorley on market days.

But pensioners living in the Bury Lane area of the village, which is off the bus route, say they need a service which comes through the village.

Fred Aldred, 79, is the chairman of the local Pensioners Association and says his 46 members are crying out for the return of the 124 bus service.

He said: "Not everybody drives and the only other route is a single decker bus which comes from Blackburn every hour. It is already full when it comes to the bottom of Bury Lane and most of us pensioners cannot walk all the way up the hill with our shopping."

Fellow pensioner Mary Livesey said: "We have always felt left out because there are bus routes giving easy access to all the other suburbs of Chorley.

"We shop in Chorley and don't need a Blackburn bus. There is a double decker on a Wednesday but we need that on a Tuesday and Friday for the market.

"I also hope that Lancashire County Council will look into the siting of the bus stops. This is not just for elderly people, the younger residents also have difficulty."

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