A REPLACEMENT bus service will operate from railway stations in south Shropshire over the Christmas period.

Network Rail will be carrying out engineering work and as a result there will be no trains between Hereford and Shrewsbury after the last service at 9.15pm on Christmas Eve.

After that buses will operate calling at Ludlow, Craven Arms and Church Stretton. The train service is expected to resume with the 5.35pm service from Hereford on Monday December 29.