[6] In 2003 the company returned to local bus operation by winning Conwy Council contracted route 75 Llandudno to Llanfairfechan, but was forced to give this up in January 2006 due to rising costs.

This was reported to be at the request of local councillors unhappy with the parallel service provided by Arriva Buses Wales.

[8] Padarn also ran route 79 from Maesgeirchen to Parc Menai, which replaced the old 79 service which was previously operated by Arriva.

In August 2008 Arriva Buses Wales purchased part of KMP, including seven vehicles and route 9 from Caernarfon to Llandudno.

It had been intended that the deal should occur several months earlier, but it had been delayed owing to a lack of funding due to the credit crunch.

The company announced it would cease operations at midnight on 30 May, blaming its closure on lost contracts following a police inquiry.

[13] An elderly open-top Leyland Atlantean new to Plymouth Citybus is used on routes S1 and S2 in the Snowdonia National Park in the summer.