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First Bus teams up with Leeds hospitals to help mums-to-be make vital appointments
Bus operator to provide 1,000 Day tickets to help vulnerable women in pregnancy
Final Hengrove diesel bus donated to Bristol community arts project
The last diesel double-decker operating from Hengrove depot in Bristol has been donated by First Bus to Circular ArtSpace, helping bring an innovative arts project to life.
First Bus plays its part in powering the Commonwealth Games organising team
First Bus will be helping to power the 2026 Commonwealth Games team when the action gets underway in Glasgow this week.
Norfolk County Council visits Great Yarmouth depot to see £13.8 million investment transforming local bus services
Norfolk County Council representatives have visited First Bus's Great Yarmouth depot to see first-hand a £13.8 million investment that is transforming bus services across the town.
First Bus gears up for Weymouth summer season with more Park & Ride trips
- Increased frequency to be introduced from 23 July
- Improvements to network and facilities funded by Dorset Council
Sizewell C appoints SPS to deliver workforce transport services, creating at least 400 jobs
- Specialist Passenger Solutions (SPS) to run Sizewell C’s park and ride services
- SPS to recruit 400 workers, with 75% expected to be new trainees
- Company builds on success at Hinkley Point C, where it transports over 12,000 passengers daily
New data from FirstGroup shows investment in cleaner and greener transport is reducing emissions and boosting access to environmentally friendly transport
- 30%* reduction in emissions since 2020
- 1,450 zero-emission buses delivering 189 million passenger journeys
- Progress delivered by investments of more than £500million in the last four years
First Bus to introduce improvements across South Essex network
- Changes to bus services in Chelmsford, Basildon, Colchester and South Essex
- New connections to Broomfield and Basildon hospitals
- Cross-city connections in Chelmsford
- Links to rail stations for integrated transport
- Summer season ‘zoo line’ in Colchester
New express service from First Bus expands faster travel to Portsmouth Harbour and Southsea
- Service X3 begins on Sunday 26 July
- Travel time to Southsea nearly halved
- Fareham to Portsmouth Harbour journey in 35 minutes
First Bus in Leeds offers free travel to military, cadets and veterans to support Armed Forces Day and special city event
- Free travel on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June
- Ex-military employees at First Bus encouraged to wear uniform while in service
First Charge to showcase high-power, low-cost EV charging for commercial fleets at RTX 2026
- First Charge to exhibit commercial EV charging network at stand N4 at RTX 2026
- High-power charging of up to 400kW available from 33p/kWh across growing UK network
- Charging hubs designed to meet the needs of HGVs and commercial fleet operators
- First Charge expert to join industry panel on the future of electric freight infrastructure
First Bus offers free travel to military, cadets and veterans to support Armed Forces Day
- Free travel on Saturday 27 June.
- Ex-military employees at First Bus encouraged to wear uniform while in service