Aberdeenshire Council will have a meeting on the 7th May to discuss bus services in the local area (including the 218/x18 and 220/x20 routes).

Details as given by the council…

We will be holding a hybrid Bus Forum meeting between 7.30pm and 9.00pm on Wednesday 7 May 2025 at Banchory Academy. The event will be open to everyone, and people will be able to attend in-person or on-line using the Teams webinar. Those that wish to attend on-line must register in advance with using the attached link:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c86df351-9389-454c-a756-0b439abef986@fed99306-4d2d-4409-959d-d0edb7304a0b

The forum discussions will be based on bus corridors/routes as listed below.

• Westhill/Elrick – Aberdeen (services 5/6/X6)

• Braemar/Ballater/Torphins – Aberdeen (services 201/202)

• Alford – Aberdeen via Westhill (services 218/X18)

• Alford/Kemnay – Aberdeen (services 220/X20)

• Alford – Inverurie via Kemnay (service 421)