Minsterley Motors

05/06/2026

BISHOPS CASTLE – ROADWORKS UPDATE

Due to the ongoing traffic issues and congestion in the town centre, buses will now terminate and start from Bishops Castle High School until further notice.

Unfortunately, the current traffic arrangements are causing too much disruption for buses to operate through the town as normal.

Please make sure you use the High School stop for all bus services until further notice.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while these roadworks continue. We will provide further updates as soon as they become available.

03/06/2026

Bishops Castle Bus Stop Update

The bus stop opposite the Boars Head has been temporarily suspended.

Contractors will be installing a temporary bus stop outside the Six Bells pub and will place a suspension notice at the usual stop opposite the Boars Head.

The works are expected to be completed on 9th June, subject to progress on site.

Please use the temporary stop outside the Six Bells while the suspension is in place.

02/06/2026

🚍 Service Update – Route 435

Due to the closure of Station Road, the 435 service is unable to serve Ryton today.

Condover will continue to be served as normal.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.

30/05/2026

Due to an incident in Ludlow town centre, all town bus services are currently operating to and from Corve Street. Please use Corve Street for boarding and alighting until further notice.

We will share further updates as soon as they become available

27/05/2026

27/05/2026

⚠️ Service Update Shrewsbury – Saturday 30 May ⚠️

Please be advised that delays to bus services in and out of Shrewsbury town centre are expected between approximately 11am and 1pm on Saturday 30 May due to a planned march taking place in the town.

The procession is expected to follow a route through the town centre before finishing at The Guildhall. Increased footfall and temporary disruption may affect journey times during this period.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience while services operate through the area.

Please allow extra time for your journey where possible

21/05/2026

We’re excited to hear more about the government’s plans for free bus travel for children aged 5–15 throughout August, and what this could mean for our services over the summer 🚌☀️

For many children and families living in rural communities, local bus services are a vital way to access activities, facilities, town centres and spend time with friends during the school holidays. Affordable and accessible public transport can make a real difference for local communities, and we look forward to learning more about the scheme, including whether our services will be eligible to take part.

Read more here:

Chancellor to announce ‘Great British Summer Savings’ - a UK wide scheme to help families enjoy this summer

21/05/2026

435 Service

This is our latest update regarding the traffic lights at Onibury that are impacting the 435 service, as received from National Highways:

“We have now received certification from our Safety, Engineering and Standards team for the repair work to the larger crack we found when work began in March. This is the final step meaning everything is now in place and manufacturing of the additional required materials will begin.

The manufacturer and contractor have worked hard to bring down the programme as much as possible. The manufacturing for the new cast iron beam repair is expected to take 8 weeks. The long lead in time for manufacturing is due to the unique nature of the bridge components, so there are no “off the shelf” parts to use meaning everything has to be made from scratch.

We expect the repair work itself to take 2 weeks. Work will be carried out within the existing traffic management, with some overnight closures at the end of the work to remove the traffic management. Two collisions have happened within the traffic management since the initial incident, resulting in minor damage on the running side of the bridge. We will use these closures to carry out these small repairs.

We now expect to be off the network in early August. We understand the frustration that this is significantly later than we originally expected to be complete by. We’ve faced multiple challenges and setbacks whilst planning this work but have, at all times, treated this as a priority.”

Minsterley Motors would like to thank all our drivers and customers for their continued patience and understanding throughout this long-running and disruptive situation. We appreciate how frustrating the delays have been and are grateful for your support.