BUS passengers have been angered at feeling the effect of bus route changes in Witney and Carterton.

A number of alterations were made following a review of bus subsidies by Oxfordshire County Council in November.

The 101, 102,103 and X2 Witney to Carterton services have been tied into a new 200 service, which started last month.

To add to passengers' frustrations the 200 - along with the 100 - also travels to Oxford as part of the route.

The change has left customers standing at bus stops waiting for buses, which have been held up by city centre traffic.

There has also been a revamp to the 215 Witney service, which links Smiths Estate, Davenport Road, Springfield Oval, Moorland Road. and the town centre.

However, it no longer drops people off near to the town's health centres.

Reg Townsend, 77, said pensioners in Witney have to walk further to get to the Windrush and Nuffield Health Centres.

Mr Townsend, of Windrush Valley Road, a former electrical engineer, said: "To add further distress to our elderly, the bus stops at the bottom of Moor Avenue, and tells passengers they can walk through the rear entrance of the hospitals to reach the health centres.

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