New Service 63ADate: 29th November 2026

New service 63A will operate from 29th November 2026

We have been awarded a contract by Staffordshire County Council to introduce new service 63A which will operate on Sundays and Bank Holidays to provide an hourly service between Cannock, Pye Green, Hednesford and Rugeley.

Buses will operate via the 25/26 route between Cannock and Hednesford, and will continue to Rugeley via the 63 route along the A460.

Click HERE for the new timetable.

Affected Services:

  • ic_bus 25, 26
  • ic_bus 25
  • ic_bus 26
  • ic_bus 63
  • ic_bus 63A
Service 151Date: 1st January 2027

Service 151 will change from 1st January 2027

We are changing the times of some journeys at lunchtime, and most departures from Rugeley will operate five minutes later.

Click HERE for the new timetable.

Affected Services:

  • ic_bus 151
Low Street, Cheslyn HayDate: Monday 9th to Friday 13th November 2026

Road Closed: Low Street, Cheslyn Hay
Date: Monday 9th to Friday 13th November 2026
Service affected: 70, 71

Low Street will be closed each day between 09:30 and 14:30. For the duration of the closure, the 70 and 71 services will divert as follow. 

To Cannock - the 70 service will use Saredon road and Loge Lane, and the 71 service will use Sutherland Road and Westbourne Avenue. 

From Cannock - they will operate the normal line of route. 

Bus Stops missed: Westley Avenue, Queen Street, New Horse Road, Littlewood Road, Coppice Close, Hatherton Reservoir. 

Affected Services:

  • ic_bus 70, 70A
  • ic_bus 70
  • ic_bus 70A
  • ic_bus 71
Station Street, Cheslyn HayDate: Friday 13th to Monday 23rd November 2026

Road Closed: Station Street
Date: Friday 13th to Monday 23rd November 2026
Service affected: 70, 71

We have been informed that Station Street will be closed for 3 days within period 13th to 23rd November. Unfortunately, we do not know which 3 days it will be closed. 

On the days the road is closed, our 70 and 71 services will loop the one-way system continuing using Saredon Road and Lodge Lane to avoid the closure, which means that the buses will be unable to serve Station Street, Littlewood Lane, Littlewood Road, Coppice Lane, Walkmill Lane. 

Bus Stops missed: New Horse Road, Coppice Lane (NE), Westbourne Avenue, Littlewood Road, Coppice Close, Hatherton Reservoir. 

Affected Services:

  • ic_bus 70, 70A
  • ic_bus 70
  • ic_bus 70A
  • ic_bus 71
Birches Road, BilbrookDate: Monday 16th November 2026

Road Closed: Birches Road, Bilbrook
Date: Monday 16th November 2026
Service affected: 5

Birches Road will be closed between 09:30 and 15:30 on this day. During the closure, the 5 service will divert via Lane Green Road and will be unable to serve Birches Road or Duck Lane. 

Bus Stops missed: Birches Avenue, Greenacre Drive, Birches Bridge, Fire Station, The Woodman Inn. 

Affected Services:

  • ic_bus 5
Church Street, CannockDate: Tuesday 10th to Wednesday 11th November 2026

Road Closed: Church Street, Cannock
Date: Tuesday 10th to Wednesday 11th November 2026
Service affected: 60, 26

Due to a closure on Church Street, from 8pm on 10th to 6am on 11th November, the 60 and 26 services will be on diversion. 

60 Service from Cannock - it will operate from Cannock Bus Station and Ringway, but instead of heading onto Church Street and Lichfield Road, the bus will divert right onto the A34 Ringway, left onto A34 Walsall Road through Bridgtown to the A460 roundabout, where it will divert left onto A460 Eastern Way, and then continue on Eastern Way to McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, to pick up the normal route. 

60 Service to Cannock - will not be affected and will operate the normal line of route. 

Journeys affected: 20:10 and 21:10 journeys from Cannock (10th) and 05:05 from Cannock (11th). 

Bus Stops missed: Hollies Park Road, Mill Farm P.H. 


26 Service from Cannock - it will operate as normal from Cannock Bus Station and then it will divert via A34, right onto Pye Green Road, right onto Old Fallow Road, onto Cannock Road, right onto Burns Street, left onto Moss Road, back on its normal line of route. 

Journeys affected: 20:15, 21:15 and 22:15 from Cannock (10th), 05:32 from Cannock (11th). 

Bus Stops missed: Conniston Way, Stoney Lea Road, Pebble Mill Drive, Barnard Way, Common Lane, Buttermere Close, Common Lane. 

Affected Services:

  • ic_bus 60
  • ic_bus 25, 26
  • ic_bus 26
Strawberry Lane, LandywoodDate: Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th November 2026

Road Closed: Strawberry Lane, Landywood
Date: Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th November 2026
Service affected: 71

Due to a closure on Strawberry Lane, between 9:30am and 3:30pm, the 71 sevice will divert via Upper Landywood Lane in both directions. 

Bus Stops missed: Holly Lane, Weston Drive, Landywood Lane, Landywood Green. 

Affected Services:

  • ic_bus 71