Fresh call for school transport rethink amid claim new policy could cost £5 million a yearCost of North Yorkshire school transport travel permits rise by 73 per cent in six yearsLeader denies claims of conspiracy to remove Ripon councillor as committee chairRow over home-to-school transport escalates amid broken promises claimHarrogate and Knaresborough MP tells Parliament home-to-school transport policy is leaving families in disarrayVillage families landed with school bus bills following ‘ridiculous’ council rule changeCall for North Yorkshire home-to-school transport appeal moratoriumCouncil trying to “save face rather than save money” over home-to-school transport changesFree transport restricted to nearest school in North YorkshireNidderdale High parents face £200 daily minibus bill after council cancels school bus