KEIGHLEY Bus Company is expanding its popular Wharfedale Links services.

It will add daytime journeys to its 965, between Weston and Wharfedale Hospital in Otley, from October 23.

The company already runs evening and Sunday-afternoon buses on the route.

It will take over the daytime provision when current operator First West Yorkshire withdraws.

Keighley Bus Company general manager, Colin Booth, said: "We're already proud to be Otley's leading bus operator and we are delighted to be able to take the initiative and decide to run a complete daytime and evening service on the current 965 route, when First withdraws its daytime journeys in October.

"The 965 daytime journeys will make an ideal addition to our well-established and popular family of Wharfedale Links services in and around Otley.

"Our immediate intention is to replicate the current timetable, but we have some time before we start running buses on the route to consult with customers in case there are any improvements or changes they wish to see."