Every week, people in Queensferry, Kirkliston and Dalmeny tell me how ridiculous it is that Lothian Buses still does not provide a direct link with Edinburgh city centre.

Even worse is the fact other areas such as Penicuik, Musselburgh and Dalkeith, all of which are outside of the City of Edinburgh Council area, already benefit from cheaper fares with the council owned bus company.

It means bus fares from to Edinburgh city centre can cost TWICE as much as fares from parts of Midlothian and East Lothian. It’s just not fair.

This is why your local MSP, Alex Cole-Hamilton and I launched our ‘fairer fares’ campaign to get Lothian Buses to start new a direct service from Queensferry, Kirkliston and Dalmeny to Edinburgh city centre.

Since we launched our community campaign, the response which Alex and I have received has been incredible.  Over 2,000 people have now signed our petition with more and more adding their names in support every day.

If elected your new local councillor in May, I will make this one of my top priorities.  I’ll fight each and every day to get a new direct Lothian Buses service to Edinburgh city centre.

If you’ve not added your name to our bus campaign then you can by clicking here.