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Essex Pride Bus-3

‘Pride’ bus to join the festival fun and games in Chelmsford

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Full year results from FirstGroup

FirstGroup has today released its full year results for 2025/26.

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First Bus encourages fans to avoid ‘extra time’ after England games in the World Cup

  • Late evening buses and some overnight services will be operating in 10 towns, cities and regions in England: Bath, Bristol, Berkshire, Essex, Leeds, Norwich, Portsmouth, Southampton and Wessex/Dorset.
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Peter Mambara

First Bus Engineering Leader Awarded BEM in King's Birthday Honours

A First Bus engineering leader whose work has helped shape the future of bus engineering in the UK, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in The King's Birthday Honours.

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York Pullman outside York Minster

First Bus investing in future growth of Yorkshire coach businesses

First Bus is continuing to invest in the future growth and development of its Yorkshire coach businesses, with significant investment delivered across York Pullman, Tetley’s Coaches and J&B Travel, over the last few months.

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Steve Moyle, General Manager, First Bus York 1

First Bus appoints military logistics expert to mastermind York operations

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First Bus Scotland 77 service 24-hr launch 2

First Bus plans later buses in Glasgow to help Scotland fans get home after final whistle

  • Four NightBus services with extra journeys into the early hours
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First Bus has converted diesel buses into electric @JonCraig Photos

Bath welcomes first electric buses and first repowers in the West of England

The next phase of bus electrification in the West of England was unveiled this week with the region’s first repowered vehicles from First Bus.

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York Pride bus in parade

Pride bus to join the parade in York

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New Clean Air South report highlights role of zero-emission buses in improving air quality

A new report from the Clean Air South network has highlighted the important role cleaner transport and zero-emission buses can play in improving air quality across the South of England.

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First Bus York Service 11 2

First Bus increases frequency connecting villages to York city centre

  • Changes come into effect on Sunday 31 May
  • Service 10 between Poppleton and Stamford Bridge to run every 30 minutes
  • Service 11 between Bishopthorpe and Heworth/Ashley Park to double trips to twice an hour
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First Bus and Huddersfield Town lift trophy for bringing families to first-time match

  • National recognition from EFL in end-of-season awards
  • Hundreds of families from Batley and Dewsbury see live match for the first time
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