Campaigners say rural councillors are getting "jittery" over a controversial new transport policy.

Campaigners say rural councillors are getting "jittery" over a controversial new transport policy. The School Transport Action Group (STAG) claims that North Yorkshire Council's plans to limit free bus travel to the "nearest" school rather than the "catchment" school is causing panic in Dales communities. They warn the move could tear apart long-standing social links in villages where families have sent children to the same secondary schools for generations.