RAIL fares are being dropped by up to 39 per cent on certain First Great Western services from Worcester.

The price of a ticket from Worcester to Bristol is coming down from £16.50 to £10 - a 39 per cent drop.

Another service to benefit from the cuts is the Worcester to Swindon route, where the price of a ticket is going down from £15.10 to £10 - a 34 per cent cut.

A spokesman for First Great Western said passengers could also get extra discounts on a first-come first-served basis by buying tickets online through the company's new airline-style advanced booking system.

Log on to www.firstminutefare.co.uk for more information. The new fares take effect when the new timetable comes in on Sunday, May 20, and apply to mid-week tickets only.