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Wales revealed as the knitting capital of the UK

  • One in five Welsh residents list knitting as their hobby – the highest percentage of any other major UK city or region.
  • A quarter of residents say they have a hobby they want to keep secret, with 26% worried people would find it unattractive
  • New data revealed as professional trainspotter Francis Bourgeois celebrates First Bus’ 30th birthday by adding ‘bus enthusiast’ to his CV
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Bristol revealed as the green fingered capital of the UK

  • 32% of Bristol residents reveal gardening as their hobby – the highest percentage of any other major UK city
  • 23% of residents say they have a hobby they want to keep secret, with a third worried people would think they are weird
  • New data revealed as professional trainspotter Francis Bourgeois celebrates First Bus’ 30th birthday by adding ‘bus enthusiast’ to his CV
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First Bus hails 30th birthday alongside public transport enthusiast Francis Bourgeois

  • First Bus celebrates 30th birthday with professional trainspotter and content creator Francis Bourgeois as he reveals love for the bus
  • Francis kicked off the celebrations at the birthplace of First Bus in Aberdeen, where he demonstrated his love of public transport, learned to drive an electric bus, and explored a selection of heritage buses
  • As the company reflects on three decades of growth and putting its people first, First Bus looks ahead to becoming a more equitable, accessible, and sustainable business
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Francis Bourgeois joins 3.3 million Brits in their love of bus spotting

  • Professional trainspotter and content creator Francis Bourgeois is celebrating the 30th birthday of First Bus by adding ‘bus enthusiast’ to his CV  
  • As Francis reveals his love of bus spotting to his millions of followers, data from First Bus reveals social media creators like him have made so-called ‘niche’ hobbies like bus spotting more mainstream 
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First Bus London launches as landmark acquisition completes

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First Bus powers up Renault Trucks' electric truck tour

  • First Bus’ Hoeford depot in Fareham provided electric charging for Renault Trucks’ electric HGV
  • Renault Trucks’ eHGV ‘The Good Truck’ Roadshow is travelling across Europe to show the range of electric road freight vehicles and availability of charging infrastructure
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Charged up: First Bus opens electric charging to the public

  • The first bus depot in the UK to offer electric charging to the public is now open
  • Purpose built hub in Cornwall offers fast charging for a family car in 30 minutes
  • £1m investment from First Bus to provide the local area with charging infrastructure
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First Bus announces industry-first consumer Electric Vehicle charging hub at Summercourt

  • First Bus becomes UK’s first bus operator to offer a consumer charging hub to help local community make switch to electric vehicles. 
  • The new purpose-built site in Cornwall will be ready for customers later this summer. 
  • Site provides eight rapid charging points for public EVs that will fully charge a family car in under 30 minutes.  
  • New facility is ideally placed on key tourist route into Cornwall. 
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First Bus announces investment in solar power across 20 UK sites as part of net zero-emission strategy

  • First Bus invests £2.5m in solar power across 20 of its UK depots. 
  • Over 6,000 Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) panels will be in place by mid-June.  
  • The panels will generate more than 2 million kWh per year - enough to power 700 family homes. 
  • This investment will help First Bus to become net zero and self-sustaining with on-site energy generation.    
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‘Bus depot of the future’ launches in Leicester as one of the UK’s first fully electric depots outside of London

  • First Bus’ Leicester depot will join York and Norwich to become one of the UK’s first three fully electrified bus depots outside of London 
  • The ‘bus depot of the future’ sets a precedent for UK-wide road transport decarbonisation  
  • First Bus Leicester will have 86 new electric buses expected on public roads by March 2024 
  • This brings the total investment across all ZEBRA projects that First Bus is delivering to £92m, alongside ZEBRA funding of £66m.  
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Almost half of UK adults set to switch to bus as cost-of-living crisis begins to bite

  • 41% of UK adults are planning to use the bus more frequently in a bid to save money, as households feel the pinch of the cost-of-living crisis. 
  • London has seen the most increased bus use (60%) followed by Glasgow (47%), Leeds (45%) and Liverpool (43%).
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Half of UK adults would take the bus more often if they knew the direct positive impact on environment.

  • First Bus data shows half of UK adults would take the bus more often if they knew that decision would have a direct positive impact on the environment.
  • No parking hassles (45%), saving money (36%) and protecting the environment (29%) are three biggest benefits of choosing bus travel.
  • 47% of Brits who live in London agree that taking the bus helps with their mental health more than other modes of transport
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