A regional bus operator is taking on several services after they were threatened by the closure of a local business.
Weardale Motor Services (WMS) has announced it will soon be able to link Bishop Auckland and the Durham Dales, with the long established 101 bus providing connections from Upper Weardale and down the A688 to Crook and Bishop Auckland.
The existing service will be complemented by the 85 service from Bishop Auckland to Barnard Castle, with further links to Middleton in Teesdale.
