IMPROVED bus services on Sundays and bank holidays have been promised over the summer by Dalesbus.

Service 805 provides connections from Hawes to Wharfedale, with buses leaving the Dales Countryside Museum, at Hawes, for Aysgarth, Buckden, Grassington and Ilkley at 11.50am, 3.20pm and 5.30pm. The last return bus leaves Ilkley at 2.35pm and Grassington at 3.35pm.

Service 807 links Hawes with Aysgarth, Leyburn and Richmond, leaving the Dales Countryside Museum at 11.20am and returning from Richmond at 5pm.

Due to bridge clearance problems at Muker, the service will not run in upper Swaledale this year.

Three return journeys will operate on Sundays and bank holidays between Leyburn and Richmond, with buses leaving Leyburn at noon, 1.30pm and 3.30pm and returning from Richmond at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.

Dales Rover tickets are valid on these services and on Sundays only throughout the summer on Dales and District services 156 and 157 between Northallerton, Bedale, Leyburn and Hawes.

Full details are available on the Dalesbus website at www.dalesbus.org, or on the Traveline on (0870) 608 2608.