New ferry terminal in 'public transport desert'

A passenger watchdog body is calling for the Department of Infrastructure to improve bus links to a proposed new ferry terminal in Liverpool.

Travelwatch says the Department of Infrastructure will submit a planning application for the £30 million terminal at Princes Half-Tide Dock soon.

But it describes the area as a public transport ''desert,'' with no buses along Princes Parade or along the Dock Road.

The organisation's calling for Minister Ray Harmer to guarantee a connecting bus link as part of the plans.