Essex County Council has alerted us to disruption to a number of bus services, including service 16, which passes through Felsted.

Due to an emergency road closure at Bridge Street in Great Bardfield preventing buses operating their route between Great Bardfield and Finchingfield, services 9/9A, 16, 417 and 418 will be severely disrupted and passengers may not be able to complete their journeys.

Passengers are advised to contact Stephensons of Essex on 01376 503050 or visit www.stephensonsofessex.com for more information.

A full list of services affected follows:

• 9/9A Great Bardfield – Finchingfield – Wethersfield…- Braintree (ECC contracted service)
• 16 Wethersfield – Finchingfield – Great Bardfield… – Chelmsford (ECC contracted service)
• 417 Rayne… – Great Bardfield – Finchingfield… – Saffron Walden & Newport Schools (Commercial service)
• 418 Great Saling… – Great Bardfield – Finchingfield… – Saffron Walden & Newport Schools (Commercial service)

These are all operated by Stephensons of Essex.