A bus service that provides a link between Glossop and Buxton is to stop running on Sundays.
High Peak Buses have said the final time the 61 service will operate on a Sunday is this coming weekend, Sunday 29 January.
The firm say the change is being made to due to low passenger numbers. The 61 will continue to run weekdays and Saturdays.
High Peak’s MP Robert Largan said the move was disappointing and has launched a campaign to try and save the service.
He said: “Lots of people, especially elderly residents, and those without a car, depend on the 61 Sunday service.
“The withdrawal of this service will leave some residents completely cut off on a Sunday. It will also have a big impact on local small businesses, who rely on Sunday trading.”
He added that with the 60 and the 190 bus routes not running on a Sunday, and the 199 unable to serve Whaley Bridge whilst the bridge work is ongoing, there will be no buses serving Whaley Bridge on a Sunday aside from a temporary shuttle bus.
The MP has now requested urgent meetings with Derbyshire County Council and High Peak Buses, to discuss the future of the service and to urge a proper Sunday service to resume after Buxton Road in Whaley Bridge has reopened.
An online petition has also been launched to show demand for the service at www.robertlargan.co.uk/SaveSunday61
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