Town and parish councils were left dismayed after talks with Southern Vectis about reinstating the hourly summer timetable on the number six route break down.
Southern Vectis say this is the first time in decades that a bus service for the rural communities they serve has been operated without local authority funding and that the current timetable for route 6 is run entirely on a commercial basis.
Nearly 300 residents and parents in the village of Chillerton have signed a petition calling for a 20mph limit around Chillerton and Rookley School, in the village.