Cardiff Bus passengers will now have to pay more for their journeys as the company is impacted by "several cost pressures". The increased fares will take effect from today, Sunday March 30.

Mr Phillips said: "The issue we are going to have is when Cardiff start building the cross rail service later this summer. "We will not be able to get buses from the Bay through to the bus station.

The Liberal Democrats group at Cardiff Council proposed a motion at full council on Thursday, March 27, which criticised the state of bus services ... have to catch two buses.