More changes to West Midlands bus services coming this weekend - here's what you need to know

There are some major changes coming to the West Midlands bus services this weekend.

Some changes came into force from last weekend, in the Dudley and Wolverhampton areas, with some routes changed of withdrawn.

In the latest set of changes, which will come into force from July 26, Transport for the West Midlands has announced some changes to services operating in Dudley, Kidderminster and Halesowen.

Take a look at the changes coming into force from this weekend:

25/25A Dudley - Kidderminster

This service will now be operated by National Express West Midlands.

All services will now be numbered 25, with one bus per hour extending to and from Kidderminster via Norton and Broadwaters Heath, as per now.

Some early morning and late evening extra journeys between Stourbridge and Kidderminster are withdrawn due to extremely low usage.

There is a change to the route of this service between Stourbridge and Merry Hill, buses will now run via Stourbridge Junction, New Farm Estate and Withymoor Village (current 142/142A route) offering quicker journey times between Kidderminster and Stourbridge and Merry Hill and Dudley. Buses will then proceed as now via Lodge Farm and Netherton to Dudley.

New direct connections to Stourbridge Junction Railway Station from Kidderminster and Norton.

There will be some resultant general changes to the timetable.

142/142A Merry Hill – Halesowen

These services will now be operated by National Express West Midlands.

There is a change to the route of this service between Stourbridge and Merry Hill, buses will now run via Wollaston, Hawbush, Brockmoor and Brierley Hill (current 25/25A routes) offering different connections across Stourbridge with wider journey options available to passengers. The routes of services 142 and 142A between Stourbridge and Halesowen will be unchanged.

New direct connections to Stourbridge Junction Railway Station from Brierley Hill, Brockmoor, Hawbush and Wollaston.

There will be some resultant general changes to the timetable.

For further information and timetables visit the Transport for West Midlands website.