A Luton & Dunstable Hospital worker who gets the bus home after her shifts is upset that night services will be axed at the end of the month.
Jane Redmond uses the number 24 Grant Palmer Service from the Luton & Dunsable Hospital when she finishes her shifts after 10pm.
This service and the number 16 are due to be cancelled as Luton Borough Council is no longer funding them and they are not commercially viable for the family business to continue running.
Jane said: “If they stop this service I will have to wait some time on the main road for a bus, then walk through the streets in Dunstable to my home. This is a big concern to me as a female walking through Dunstable at night after a late shift, very tired and in a vulnerable state. There is no other bus this late and I cannot afford taxis all the time.”
Jane said she knows there are at least 50 other people who use the service.
A council spokesman said due to government cuts, the council has had to withdraw financial support for tendered local bus services.
Grant Palmer is able on continue running services 3, 30 and 35, which were all earmarked for withdrawal, but cannot sustain 16 and 24.
Jane said: “There are a lot of us who rely on the buses and are going to be affected in a big way. Time is running out, we must fight to keep the services running.”
The council spokeperson said they are still in discussions with bus operators.