A BUS firm has confirmed it will continue offering lower fares on a popular route.

Transdev, which runs the Witch Way service from Nelson to Manchester via Burnley, Rossendale, Ramsbottom and Prestwich, cut fares after 7pm in a six-week trial.

It will mean, for instance, passengers boarding at Prestwich can now buy a single-journey ticket for £3 rather than £4.50

The firm said more people used the service during the trial.

Its operations director John Threlfall said: "There is clearly a demand for competitively priced travel at this time of day, when people are going to and from work or college, visiting friends and family, or getting home from a night out."

The discount also applies on some other Transdev routes.

For details of the new fares: call 0845 2 72 72 72 or visit lancashirebus.co.uk