They have hit out after the number 145 service, which is operated by Midland General on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, no longer stops at Garden Lane –– meaning many of them now have a 15-minute walk to the nearest bus stop.

Jacqueline Brooks, who lives on Charles Street, told Chad: "This can be difficult if you are elderly and have lots of shopping bags.

"I have a car at the moment, but if something went wrong with it, I couldn't afford to replace it. I would have to rely on the bus."

And her neighbour Marjorie Hardy says many of the new houses which have been built recently nearby are occupied by elderly people.

"We feel this is the piece of Sutton that has been forgotten about," she said.

But county council spokesman Paul Wilson said that while the number 145 bus service had been cut, residents in the area could now benefit from the more frequent 144 service.

He said: "The new 144 service goes to the Garden Lane bus stop starting at 9.15am with the last bus leaving for Sutton at 2.15pm.

"The new timetable will be on the bus stop or residents can contact the council directly.

"The 145 still goes to King's Mill Hospital and Mansfield from Unwin Road and we are looking at putting a new bus stop for this service closer to the residents' homes."