Dear Sir,
I am tempted by the idea of a Bus Station for Newton Aycliffe and not necessarily against it (using buses myself due to not having access to my own transport) also mobility being poor.
However, other towns are hubs for changing buses for other routes and have many more services. Unless there is a chance of an increase in services for our town,  most services run centrally through the town sticking to a central route.
In the evening the few buses that do run are hourly (No.7 and No.5) and during the day the services and few extra routes vary between every 15-30 mins depending where you are going mainly going to a handful of places: Durham – Darlington, Spennymoor – Darlington, Darlington – Bishop Auckland (I may have missed a couple)
Our town is part of a route going to other destinations. Durham/Bishop Auckland you change buses or have to switch to another bus company to complete your journey. Sunday service means practically no buses especially after 5pm and a complicated way to get back to our town.
If it meant more bus services I could see the need. I also wonder where it would be located for ease of use. The idea of a bus station came up recently in conversation and though anecdotal and only a handful of us were discussing it, it was seen as a low priority.
Anthony Parkin
Editor: The suggestion was based on the fact that most large towns have a Bus Station, just as they have Police & Fire Stations, Library and other public buildings. A bus station serves as a central hub for residents to take transport to all parts of the county and beyond.