BUS passengers are being urged to plan their journeys ahead of more strike action.

Arriva services will again be hit on Monday after talks over pay between the union Unite and Arriva North West broke down.

Drivers and engineers have also announced further strike action every Monday throughout November and Wednesday, November 8.

Walk-outs by Arriva staff will coincide with rail strikes by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) which will affect Merseyrail and Northern services on Wednesday, November 8.

Regional managing director for Arriva North West Phil Stone said: “We would like to reassure customers that we will continue to do all we can to resolve the situation and wholeheartedly apologise for the inconvenience that this will cause.

"We want to also remind them to continue to check their routes before they travel.”

Bus services by other operators including Stagecoach are due to run as normal with increased capacity on key routes.