| Number: | 32 |
| Bgcolor: | blue |
| Titlecolor: | white |
| Operator: | Stagecoach West |
| Garage: | Gloucester |
| Vehicle: | Enviro 400 |
| Via: | Highnam |
| End: | Newent |
The number 32 is a bus route that operates from Gloucester to Newent, with some journeys continuing to Ross-on-Wye. It is run on a commercial basis.[1]
The route previously continued to Ross-on-Wye or Ledbury on alternating hours. The Gloucester–Ledbury services were numbered 132, but shared the same route as the 32 between Gloucester and Newent.[2] [3] In January 2022, it was announced that the extensions to Ledbury would be withdrawn along with most extensions to Ross-on-Wye, leaving an hourly 32 service between Gloucester and Newent with two journeys per day extended to Ross-on-Wye.[4]
On 28 January 2022, two students from John Kyrle High School started a petition for the routes to be retained and received around 1,000 signatures.[5] [6] However, Herefordshire Council stated that it was unlikely the route could be retained as the subsidy required would be a quarter of the council's bus subsidy budget.
The changes to the routes were scheduled to come into effect on 27 February 2022.[7]