Yr haf hwn, er gwaethaf y cyllid a ddarperir drwy gynlluniau megis ein Grant Cymorth ar gyfer Gwasanaethau Bysiau a’n cynlluniau teithio am ddim ar fysiau i bobl hŷn, roeddwn yn drist o weld tri cwmni bysiau lleol mewn ardaloedd gwledig yn dod i ben.  Rydym yn poeni wrth gwrs am y gyrrwyr, staff y gweithdai a’r swyddfeydd a’u teuluoedd yr effeithir arnynt yn uniongyrchol gan hyn.  Ond mae’n rhaid inni hefyd ystyried effeithiau cymdeithasol ac economaidd ehangach y cymunedau yr effeithir arnynt drwy inni golli’r gwasanaethau pwysig hyn.
This summer - and despite the funding provided through schemes such as our Bus Services Support Grant and our free bus travel schemes for older people -I have been saddened by the demise of three local bus companies serving some of our more rural communities. Rightly, our thoughts are with the drivers, workshop and office staff and their families who are directly affected by these closures. But we must also consider the wider social and economic impacts on the communities affected by the loss of these important service providers.