SIR - On behalf of our constituents who rely on the threatened 846 bus service we would like to thank your newspaper for the excellent article "Fighting to save our lifeline" (T&A October 2).

It is worth restating the huge impact that the removal of this service would have on those who use it.

Axing the service will leave many of them cut off from friends, family, town and city centres. For some it is their only independent means of transport.

We urge everyone who has not yet signed the petition to do so, or write to us and we will make sure that your views are made clear both to First Bus and to West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority.

Coun Andrew Thornton (Lab, Royds) and Coun Phillip Thornton (Lab, Windhill & Wrose), City Hall, Bradford