Cornwall bus operator goes bust

A major bus operator in Cornwall has gone out of business.

Drivers for Western Greyhound Ltd arrived for work this morning at the company depot in Summercourt to be told they were being made redundant.

One told ITV News that he had arrived at 5.30am to be given a notice of redundancy by management.

He said there had been no suggestion that the redundancies were imminent and he hadn't been paid for this month.

In the letter to staff seen by ITV News, Managing Director Michael Bishop said:

"Our focus is to pay all outstanding monies to each member of staff as soon as possible.

We are in immediate discussions with other operators to try and secure as many jobs as possible."

Mr Bishop took over the company in December last year.

He cited problems paying a large insurance bill as the reason for the closure.