Minister hails bus 'miracle'

A RETIRED church minister has travelled more than 400 miles from Edinburgh to Westminster using only his free senior citizen's bus pass.

Rev Brian Ranford from Highworth, near Swindon, began his trip on the X95 service from Edinburgh to Carlisle.

In eight days the 81-year-old managed to travel 437 miles on 33 local buses and raise 2500 for the Bible Society.

He said "miraculously" every bus was on time and he made every connection. The former minister set himself the challenge to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.