School transport delays and disruptions

Beaminster

No reported delays

Blandford

No reported delays 

Bridport 

No reported delays 

Piddlehinton Road Closure commencing 22-09-2025: Please be advised that we have spoken with the highways team and the bus has been granted access to complete its school runs. They’ve stated that there could be a delay whilst they move machinery and put boards over any open excavations to allow traffic to pass. Therefore, the bus timings may be adjusted by 5 minutes. We will post these here should the contractor advise this.

Ilsington Road being closed from the 6^th October until the 10^th October. 

ME009 - St Mary's Middle School, Puddletown: The bus will turn around at London Road and travel to Puddletown via the A35. The contractor has advised that the pick up in Tincleton will not run as the parents at this location have advised they are taking and collecting their children from school.

D8 - West Stafford to Thomas Hardyes School - will have to divert via Milom Lane and the A35. 

The contractor cannot use the recommended diversion due to the vehicles we are using.

Affected stops are - 

Tincleton (Village Hall)

Tincleton (Dark Lane)

Ilsington Farm

Bockhampton (Heath Cottages)

Norris Hill Farm

Bhompston Farm

Bockhampton Cross

Alternate Stops

Tincleton Church approx timing 0813

Dark Lane (Junction with Milom Lane) approx timing 0814

A35 (Stinsford Roundabout Bus Stop) approx timing 0823

07/10/2025-17/10/2025 - D4  - Due to roadworks, the route is expected to operate at a 10 minute delay and the below stops will not be served.

Affected stops will be:

Piddlehinton  (Paynes Close)

Hill Dairy Turning

Heaves Farm Turning

Alternate stops are:

Piddlehinton Cross

Charlton Down (Village Square

Ferndown and West Moors

No reported delays

Lyme Regis

No reported delays

Lytchett Minster and Sandford

22/09/2025 - 17/10/2025 Route diversion on route L3 due to A35 road closure from Fox Pound to Park Corner- Diverting via Bere Road, Wareham, Sandford likely adding 30-45 minutes to the trip

Shaftesbury

No reported delays

Sherborne

13/10/2025 - 14/10/2025 - Closure of various roads for pack fair, there will be no access to the centre of Sherborne, the nearest stop of the Horsecastles will be Acreman Street. 

Sturminster Newton

No reported delays

Wareham

No reported delays 

Weymouth and Portland

No reported delays 

Wimborne and Cranborne

07/10/2025 - 10/10/2025 - Woodlands to QE & St Michaels School - Q9 route can only serve as far as Holt Common Crossroads and then will divert to Holt Wood, taking out the following stops: Holt Road (Bowers Farm), Glen Farm Turning, Holtwood (Greenways).