I have worked in Winterbourne Steepleton for the past two and a half years and have used the 31 bus to get me to and from work.

I have used a three-monthly bus pass and this has proved good, except for the times when the bus couldn’t run because of storms or when a bridge was being rebuilt.

There is a suggestion now that the 31 will not travel to Dorcehster from Bridport via Winterbourne Steepl-eton and will use instead the A35, but there are no bus stops between Winterbourne Steepleton and Pound-bury whereas the 31 has been well-used by residents of the villages who in future will have no bus.

I wonder how many additional users there were when the bus used this alternative route when the bridge was being strengthened in Rew Lane.

I do hope that the bus operators will reconsider their decision. It will not be easy for me to get to work and I will certainly not want to walk from Winterbourne Steepleton to Steepleton Manor Nursing Home as there is no footpath and it would be very dangerous when dark.

Rebecca King

Trustin Close

Bridport