VILLAGERS in Studley and Sambourne have a brand new "flexibus" service to take advantage of this week.

Warwickshire County Council has invested in five new buses, aimed at helping people with mobility problems.

The service, which runs Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, will visit various locations in the area and then travel on to Redditch.

The buses are also fitted with an electric lift to help users on board.

All people have to do is call a freephone number before 9am on the day of travel and the bus will pick them up.

Studley County Councillor Helen McCarthy said: "This is good news for Studley and especially Sambourne and I hope people make good use of it.

"The current bus service isn't any worse than anywhere else but this is particularly useful for the disabled or people who find it hard to get about."

A trained care assistant will be on board the bus to help passengers on and off.

For details or to book a journey, call 0500 212225.