Parked cars are forcing a popular town bus service in Harborough to change its route

Many more parked cars are forcing a popular town bus service in Market Harborough to change its traditional route.

The number 33 bus is now following a rejigged course through Market Harborough after years because parked vehicles are blocking access.

The congestion crisis has got much worse since the Covid-19 lockdown was first imposed in March – with many more people working at home as a result.

The 33 bus will no longer serve Northleigh Grove, Logan Street and Highcross Street, off Coventry Road.

And it will not be calling at the stop on nearby Wartnaby Street, adjacent to Morley Street.

The crucial service is operated by Centrebus on behalf of Leicestershire County Council.

The bus will also be travelling in the opposite direction along Coventry Road.

So it will not be stopping outside St Joseph’s School and passengers boarding near Logan Street should now use the stop on the Welland Park side of the road.

A notice put up on bus stops tells people: “The route change is necessary as congestion, caused by an increase in parked cars, has meant that some streets have become inaccessible to buses.”