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busaholic, you are indeed fortunate in West Cornwall. I have noticed that when I go to Truro and want to go to Treliske or Camborne, the buses are frequent. It is a different story in Bodmin. The town bus service runs one per every TWO hours and finishes mid afternoon. I need to plan...

Please get some perspective. The tragedy is NOT the road chaos. A 12 year old girl has been hospitalised with head injuries. As the Western Morning News reported: Superintendent Ian Drummond-Smith, responsible for local policing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, said: “This is a...

In my experience going to Tesco for shopping takes hours. From Bodmin to get to either the Wadebridge Tesco or the St Austell Tesco means taking 2 buses. Neither has a direct bus service from Bodmin. It is no wonder it is mostly car owners who go there. Yes, I would blame the buses for the lack...

I think what Cornwall needs is a bus celebration day or a bus celebration week to highlight all the good things about bus transport. It is a vicious circle - people buy cars because public transport is so woeful, and bus companies run less and less buses because there are not enough...

richw - you said "no retail shopping for people to be needing buses" Or perhaps the reverse is true - buses not running, customers cannot get to the shops, so shop managers have decided there will be insufficient customers to make it worthwhile for them to open since a lot of people won't be...

There is no Poundland, 99p Store, nor Aldi in Bodmin. There are people who travel to St Austell to take advantage of cheaper stores (especially worthwhile for those with concessionary passes). No doubt St Austell stores are open for part of the day, today, a bank holiday. Also some Bodmin people...

After a few days away, I want to return to Cornwall on Friday but it is impossible. I looked up the trains and there are trains I could catch but there are no buses except 101 to the Eden Project. If I catch a train, it is no use unless there are buses because I live in Bodmin. If I get a train...

Thanks, richw. I did not pay attention to the revolving banner when I checked the website yesterday. I may have read one of the revolving messages but did not check out subsequent messages. In the end I tried the journey planner using the postcodes in Bodmin and Penwithick. I caught the 12.34...

I am trying to find out what buses will be running tomorrow between Bodmin and Penwithick since it is a public holiday. The Christmas schedule is supposed to be on the Firstkernow website but I cannot find it anywhere. Why can't they post it in big letters on their homepage? Why is it hidden...

Thanks, iantherev, but what a pity - I had been hoping that these were additional buses arriving to supplement the ones that are always breaking down. I reckon they need a few spare buses to be called on at short notice when buses break down. I am tired of waiting an hour and a half at the bus...

pompeyfan, I have never been there but I think I have heard it pronounced COT HEALEY --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Pompeyfan. Take no notice of my previous information - completely wrong. Your pronunciation was right all along. I have just visited this website and heard the...

I said "no result" but underestimated the slow speed of customer service. I have now had a reply:- "01 October 2015 Thank you very much for taking the time to contact us regarding the problems you encountered from one of our drivers between Woodland Road at St Austell Bus Station on 17...

richw, I have already tried complaining through the "customer service" link you gave me the other day - no result. Someone suggested a First transportation department in Camborne? Do they have an email? I want to use an appropriate way of contacting First and one that will bring results (I am...

richw, you are probably underestimating the influence of this thread. If I were a manager at First Kernow, I would want to read the UK bus forum First Kernow thread. I am off now to catch that 06.28 number 27 bus. Wish me luck.

richw, I was not aware that this is a forum for enthusiasts. I was wondering what all this talk was about Jersey Darts. I was thinking that it was the people writing that they had seen a Jersey Dart who were on the wrong forum. This is the uk bus forum and First Kernow thread - there is nothing...

KendalKing, I do not think a complaint to a transportation manager will do any good, but I think the airing of passenger frustration on a forum like this might likely will do some good. It will let other frustrated passengers know that they are not alone. Also it will inform confirmed car...

The saga of First Kernow continues. I write this from the 19.16 bus on its way to Bodmin. I have spent a weary day catching First Kernow buses. It started at 11.15 am when I left my house in Bodmin and walked to Westheath Avenue to catch the 11.45 number 27 bus to St Austell. Others were...

Dave Harries, I have to take the St Austell to Bodmin bus to get from Mount Charles to Penwithick. This route used to stop at Mount Charles. When First took over the route, they changed it so that it passed through more places and took longer but missed out Mount Charles completely. That was...

richw, I was so happy with the itinerary you suggested but in practice I have had a horrendous day. I went to Penwithick early because my grandson did not have nursery so set out from Penwithick at13.20. However I ended up walking because of a mix up about the time of the bus. Some go through...

richw, I do not want to quote your whole message but, if I say thank you for yesterday's message you will know what I mean. The itinerary should work fine except I need more than one minute to get a child out of nursery, but should work out if I take a later bus from St Austell hospital. About...