The door-to-door 'Local  Link' car service  has been  newly extended to serve  Affetside. The two page  leaflet  'Your Local Link -  Bury Rural' explains that  passengers can phone  Bullitt Cars who currently  operate the service by  telephoning 0161 763 1655. • Technically you can phone up to an hour before you need the car to arrive or even up to a week before. It should  arrive 10 minutes either side of the requested time and  could be shared with other passengers. • It goes anywhere in the mapped area on the leaflet and to Bury Interchange. • Leaflet can be found here. • Concessions are those with a senior citizens bus pass AND children. • The price charged, as per the leaflet, is per person.    There have been some teething problems with this service that has just been extended to Affetside as the drivers get used to the new system. But passengers should know that under the contract with the GMPTE the cars should arrive 10 minutes either side of the requested time (passengers should insist on this), and passengers should only pay what is advertised on the leaflet. It is handy to have a copy of this to show the driver in case of confusion as the drivers become aware of the newly introduced fare structure.   If a passenger requires a return journey they need to arrange this through Bullitt Cars. The GMPTE have told us that the passenger should pay the driver on the outward leg and Bullitt's office should let the return driver know that you have paid the return fare as per the leaflet to the outward leg driver.   The Local Link service is currently on a 6 month trial to our area on a 'use it or lose it'  basis. We need people to use the service to ensure it is not withdrawn. Given our bus  service is only hourly, stops at tea time and doesn't run on Sundays, this Local Link Door- to Door car service is a real bonus.   Joanne (Affetside Society Chairman) has to report back to the Greater Manchester  Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) and the Bury Rural Inequalities Forum (BRIF) on Affetside residents' experiences of using the Local Link. So please email Joanne on (by clciking here) with your experience .. good, bad or  indifferent   Please give it a try....just remember to have the Local Link leaflet handy in case of  queries. This site is administered by both the Affetside Millennium Green Trust and the Affetside Society Local Link Taxi Service