A COUNCIL that is removing free bus passes from some 300 children in September isn’t planning any changes to its next home to school transport policy.

Monmouthshire County Council agreed last year to bring its policy into line with Welsh Government guidance meaning free bus travel would only be offered to secondary school pupils who live three miles or more from their school and two miles for primary pupils.

The council’s current offer is more generous with free travel for pupils who live 1.5 miles or more from their primary and two miles from their secondary school.

The changes for the school year starting in September 2025 have been confirmed by the county council which said providing free transport to pupils who live below the Welsh Government’s........

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