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Kayleigh Ingham Commercial Director N&WY 3

Opinion: Safety is a right, not a privilege. Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the bus industry

By Kayleigh Ingham, Commercial Director at First Bus and Chair of the Northern Region of Women in Bus & Coach

Equality, diversity, inclusivity
People
Safety
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Aberdeen bus driver named Woman of the Year by influential industry group

  • First Bus Scotland driver receives two awards for her achievements
  • Male colleague in Glasgow recognised for allyship to empower women
Awards
First Bus
First Bus Huddersfield Forget Me Not1

First Bus turns lost property into funding stream for Forget Me Not

  • Unclaimed items to be sold in children’s hospice charity shops
  • 15 shops across West Yorkshire to benefit
First Bus Halifax, Huddersfield & Calder Valley
Equality, diversity, inclusivity
First Bus Halifax Forget Me Not2

First Bus turns lost property into funding stream for Forget Me Not

  • Unclaimed items to be sold in children’s hospice charity shops
First Bus Halifax, Huddersfield & Calder Valley
Equality, diversity, inclusivity
First Bus UK

First Bus increases capacity on Sheffield-Maltby service

  • X1 service to operate with double-decker buses from Monday 29 September
First Bus Sheffield
Service issue
Dan Worley Ops Manager and Piers Marlow MD with new EV at Basildon Depot

First fully electric buses in Essex go into service in Basildon

The first fully electric buses in Essex have entered service in Basildon this week, marking the start of a major transformation in local public transport.

Department for Transport
Electric Buses
Environmental issues
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Women come together with powerful voice to attract youth and diversity in transport sector

  • First ever meeting of three groups promoting women in transport
  • Bus, rail and distribution represented
First Bus West Yorkshire
Equality, diversity, inclusivity
Gareth Hind, Director of Colleague Experience and Internal Communications

Opinion: Building lasting change in transport: Beyond headlines to real equality

By Gareth Hind, Director of Colleague Experience and Internal Communications at First Bus

Equality, diversity, inclusivity
People
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First Bus driver finishes first to be named best in Britain

  • Halifax driver wins national title
  • Michael Leech beats 100 drivers from across the country
First Bus West Yorkshire
Miscellaneous
First Bus
EVs in Norwich Charging

£13.8 million investment will bring 24 more electric buses to Norfolk

First Bus, working in partnership with Norfolk County Council, is delivering 24 brand new electric double-decker buses and supporting depot infrastructure as part of a £13.8 million joint investment in greener transport for the county.

Electric Buses
First Bus
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First Bus ‘gives one’ for Fortus Foundation to help grow funding and outreach to unemployed

  • Work experience and employability skills sessions
  • Bus ad campaign to run for a year
First Bus York
Equality, diversity, inclusivity
First Bus Moving the Everyday - New Look and Feel

New evening and peak bus journeys for Slough and Buckinghamshire

Bus passengers in Slough and Buckinghamshire will benefit from enhanced services thanks to Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding from Slough Borough Council and Buckinghamshire Council, delivered in partnership with First Bus in Berkshire.

First Bus Berkshire
Network Information
Network / Service Changes
BSIPs