Bus drivers set to strike

A month-long strike by bus drivers over pay will hit racegoers travelling to the Cheltenham Festival in Gloucestershire, a union has warned.

Unite members employed by Stagecoach West will begin industrial action five days before the event, which takes place from Tuesday 15th – Friday 18th March, at Cheltenham Racecourse.

The union wants a pay increase in line with the current RPI (retail price index) inflation rate of 7.8%.

Stagecoach West said Unite should ‘work constructively’ to find a solution to the problem, which has already affected bus services.