41.   Was the bus late this morning?

42.   The Swindon and District bus Company was back to pick up children from the Kingsdown Comprehensive School at Stratton St Margaret today... including twelve year old Louise Fletcher.

43.   The so-called hybrid bus is virtually silent and produces fewer exhaust fumes.

44.   No one up here can afford taxis so the buses are vital.

45.   But hundreds of residents signed a protest petition stating buses were crucial for people living in the Albert Hill area.

46.   A county council spokesman said there were buses at day centres around the county available for hire.

47.   There were also buses based at social services centres at Stanley, Peterlee, Darlington and Spennymoor.

48.   The bus is fully equipped with video facilities, computer, electric display equipment and exhibition boards.

49.   Was a bus was it?