Aberdeen City council are
withdrawing their support for the Dial a Bus
Service from November making a saving of
�30,000 this financial year.
The council have been
accused of penny-pinching by opposition
councillors, but the SNP-Lib Dem
administration have described Dial a Bus as
a “major expense”.�
The decision was made
despite consultation with Shopmobility
Aberdeen, the Disability Advisory Group, the
Grampian Society for the Blind and Aberdeen
Action on Disability, who all backed the
scheme.� ��
This is another blow to
people with disabilities in Aberdeen -
Choices Day Centre for disabled people was
closed a few weeks ago as part of the
Council’s drive to cut �50million from their
budget.�
