From Monday 30th January 2012 Routes E3 and E4 are being replaced by a single service, Route E3. Unfortunately due to changes in traffic conditions as well as delays caused due to the Abertillery regeneration works and the time required to divert to serve Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan, it has not been possible to operate the services reliably, and our monitoring has shown that services have become progressively late during the day. It is therefore not possible to continue to operate the services in their current form. New Route E3 will operate from Brynmawr to Garn Lydan via Blaina, Abertillery, Aberbeeg, Cwm, Waunlwyd and Ebbw Vale and return. This service will continue to operate at an hourly frequency. Service E8 has also been incorporated into new Route E3, therefore passengers from the Garn Lydan and Rassau areas will benefit from an hourly through bus to the Hospital, Festival Shopping, Cwm and Aberbeeg. Whilst there will be some loss of accessibility between Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale, passengers wishing to travel directly between Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale will continue to be able to use the X4 service which operates at a 30 minute frequency
throughout the day.

Route 56 Blackwood to Newport

From 9 January 2012 Stagecoach are pleased to announce Monday to Saturday daytime frequency between Blackwood and Newport on the above route has increased to every 15 minutes.

120/130 124 132 136 & X32

Minor retimings will apply on these routes from 9 January 2012

The number of journeys will remain unchanged but some times are changed by up to 5 minutes to more accurately reflect the time it takes between stops.

X24 Blaenavon to Newport
An additional journey will run on Mondays to Fridays at 0733 from Cwmbran to Newport returning at 0755 from Newport through to Blaenavon

X33 Pontypool to Abergavenny
The 0830 from Abergavenny to Pontypool will run 5 minutes earlier on College Days. On Saturdays and during College Holidays it will run at 0837 from Abergavenny.

19 Newport to Pontypool
All journeys on Route 19 will be renumbered 15. The 0745 Newport to Pontypool on schooldays will be replaced by journeys at 0740 from Newport to Llantarnam Comprehensive School and at 0814 from Lower New Inn to Pontypool.

82 Pontypool to Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys
Will be retimed to leave Pontypool (opposite the Town Hall) at 0835 and Hafodyrynys at 0843.

Service Changes from 23 January 2012

Route 5: Blackwood - Oakdale - Newbridge - Pantside
Route 5 will be combined with N1 will be combined to provide a through service between Blackwood, Oakdale, Croespenmaen, Crumlin, Newbridge and Pantside. All buses will show route number 5 and will operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes.

The route between Crumlin Square and Newbridge will be via Mining School Hill, Martins Field and High Street in both directions. Therefore all journeys to Pantside will depart from Newbridge Hotel and opposite The Co-operative not Ebbw View Terrace.

The Sunday timetable between Newbridge and Pantside remains unchanged however buses will show route 5 and depart from opposite The Co-operative not Ebbw View Terrace.

Route 6: Blackwood - Wyllie
All journeys will be provided by Stagecoach in South Wales rather than Phil Anslow Coaches. There are no changes to the route or timetable.

Route 7: Blackwood - Ystrad Mynach - Nelson - Pontypridd
The journey that currently starts at Ystrad Mynach at 0750 will start at Blackwood at 0735

Route 8: Blackwood - Grove Park
All journeys will be provided by Stagecoach in South Wales rather than Phil Anslow Coaches. There are no changes to the route or timetable.

N1: Newbridge - Pantside
Routes 5 & N1 will be combined. Please see above for details 

N2: Crumlin - Treowen - Newbridge - Llanfach
All journeys will be provided by Stagecoach in South Wales rather than Phil Anslow Coaches. There are no changes to the route or timetable

Closure of Central Way, Heath Hospital until 2013

Due to work on the second phase of the Childrens’ Hospital at University Hospital of Wales, Central Way will be closed from Sunday 6 November for a period of approximately two years.

As a result, routes and stops will need to be changed.

Buses travelling towards Cardiff will enter the hospital from Gabalfa and stop at the Gateway (near A & E).  In this direction, buses will stop in Rhydhelig Avenue only. All other stops at the hospital will not be served.

From Cardiff, the only stops served at the hospital will be the Gateway (opposite A & E, outside the car park) and at Academic Avenue near the Dental Hospital.

A guide detailing the new stop arrangements is available by clicking here.