I SHOULD like to bring to the attention of your readership the amount of changes which First Bus are bringing to the neighbourhoods.

They include the axing of cross-town routes, the disenfranchisement of whole neighbourhoods (no buses from June 30 to Bernard Street and Central Bridge gyratory) as well as cutting evening services.

First have used this cost cutting exercise as a wholesale cull. The number 8A will no longer run from Hedge End to the hospital because of the cuts.

The S1 service will be withdrawn from the Royal South Hants Hospital.

I wonder whose name these changes are having a benefit? I think First Bus need to reconsider.

In addition the X2 will be scrapped to Millbrook.

May I ask why First have completely rejigged this city’s services only one year ago, only to do this again now? I do think it is about time that First showed a responsibility to the fare paying public and stopped paying lip service to us.

Do they really want a wholesale defection to Bluestar?

DONALD HEDGES, Bitterne, Southampton.