Bus museum in jeopardy

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A West Yorkshire museum faces closure if new premises cannot be found, reports Nick Larkin

A museum currently home to 100 preserved buses and coaches is threatened with closure.

Keighley Bus Museum has been served notice to quit its premises, and is taking legal action. Trustees at the West Yorkshire-based attraction are launching a ‘fighting fund’ at an open day on 7 August to help fund the appeal. Meanwhile the Keighley Bus Museum Trust is desperately trying to find new premises – but reckons it would cost at least £50,000 to move.
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