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Bus routes in Elmbridge could be scrapped, after Surrey County Council (SCC) announced it was looking to stem the £11m it subsidises on journeys every year.

SCC said it would launch a review into bus services across the county and would look to improve the “most needed” routes and create more evening and Sunday services.

However, the overhaul would also mean the council, which wants to save nearly £4m in the next four years, would reduce or stop routes not being used enough or costing the council too much money.

 Work began this week on installing gates at New Malden station, after campaigners fighting the closure of the south entrance accepted a compromise from South West Trains (SWT).

A survey of commuters and residents by MP Edward Davey found that 84 per cent of people were happy for the gates to only open at peak times.

Commuters will be able to cycle from train stations to their office as part of a new South West Trains scheme.

The Brompton Bike Campaign is the UK’s first green cycle hire initiative by a train company and will encourage passengers using South West Trains to combine their journey with cycling using a Brompton fold-up bicycle.

South West Trains season ticket holders will be able to hire a Brompton bike for up to a year for less than £2 a week, enabling them to make their journey to and from the station on bike.

A campaign to keep children off train tracks has begun in Worcester Park after the station was identified as a rail crime hotspot. The No Messin’ initiative will now attempt to reduce the 18 cases of trespassing and vandalism reported at the station last year.