NOTTINGHAMSHIRE has been recognised nationally as being top of County Council league tables for providing excellent public transport and bus infrastructure information.

Latest official tables show that Notts residents are expressing higher satisfaction levels than in many other parts of the country in terms of getting to key services and leisure opportunities.

The national Highways and Transport survey is undertaken on an annual basis. The 2014 survey saw 78 authorities take part, with more than 70,000 completed questionnaires submitted.

Across a range of 20 survey questions, Nottinghamshire came top out of 25 county councils in nine categories. Overall, the county finished in the top six across all questions.

Against a background of budget savings, the County Council has continued to develop the local transport network across the county, with the emphasis on joined-up services which give users access to places of work, training, education and other vital services at peak times of the day.