Waltham Abbey campaigner Terry Hutt continued his ten-year fight for free travel for the elderly this week with a blitz on local towns and villages.

Among his stop-off points were Epping, Ongar and Abridge as he looked to promote his campaign and gather signatures on his petition.

The last few weeks have seen a visit to Cambridge and Wales, among other places as Mr Hutt rounded off this latest blitz with a trip to Parliament Square on Tuesday to speak to MPs.

He is now planning to target London Mayor Ken Livingstone at a meeting of the Greater London Assembly.

The campaign is to try to gain free, accessible travel for pensioners nationwide, not just in selected counties or countries of the United Kingdom.

Mr Hutt reckons his petitions have gained well over 40,000 signatures and he has attracted interest from numerous television and radio stations in the past. The response during his latest blitz on the campaign has also been tremendous, he says.

Mr Hutt said: "We were at Budworth Hall in Ongar on Saturday and the response was excellent. We got 251 signatures and we were only there between 10am and 12.30pm."

Mr Hutt is also gaining support from numerous MPs and has many parliamentary signatures on his petition, he said.

Speaking from Parliament Square, where he had set up his campaign boards, Mr Hutt said: "We're raising the hopes for everybody. We have had results but we need to keep pressurising our local councils."