Press Releases

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Janette Bell MD First Bus

First Bus responds to Government's Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy

Janette Bell, First Bus UK Managing Director, said:

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First Bus and Huddersfield Town team up with first match experience for Batley families

  • Special bus trip on Saturday 13 December for Wigan Athletic fixture
  • Partnership with Soothill Community Association in Batley
  • Families watching a live sporting event for the first time
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First Bus partners to prevent prisoners re-offending

  • New collaboration with HMP Wealstun in West Yorkshire
  • Employability skills sessions to help offenders find work after release
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First Bus Aberdeen backs message of difference in Living Wage campaign

  • City fleet carries banners during Living Wage Week (10-16 November)
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First Bus and Huddersfield Town team up with first match experience for young fans

  • Special bus trip on Saturday 8 November for Plymouth Argyle fixture
  • Children from Dewsbury area get chance to see a game for the first time
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Kian Lewis Turn Out Coordinator, Rochdale

Local lad Kian Lewis secures job with First Bus after supported internship success

A 20-year-old neurodivergent student from Oldham has taken a major step into the world of work after securing a job with First Bus in Rochdale, following a successful supported internship placement.

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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

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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
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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
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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
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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

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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
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