Press Releases

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Zoe Sparks driver apprentice2

First Bus announces first ever Bus Driver apprenticeship pilot in National Apprenticeship Week

  • West Yorkshire depots to pilot scheme 
  • 13-month training includes PCV licence and functional skills in English and Maths
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First Bus announces services during Christmas period

  • 'Special service' to operate on selected routes on Boxing Day
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(NE) Service / Network changes
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First Bradford drivers with extra buses

First Bus adds extra buses to Bradford network

  • Supporting journeys and reliability during city road improvement works
  • Additional buses to remain operating until February 2024
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Bramley grotto1

First Bus backs Bramley Christmas lights show as Santa gets on board for ‘unique’ children’s  experience

  • Festive lights switch-on returns after break of 3 years
  • Bus grotto is a first for event volunteers and visitors
  • Leeds Rhinos players to join in the fun
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Bradford bus with poppy and drivers2

First Bus fleet to ‘wear’ poppies with £3,000 donation to appeal in the region

  • First Bus fleet in North & West Yorkshire supports Poppy Appeal
  • 50 buses at Bradford depot included in appeal awareness
  • Free travel to Remembrance events for serving Armed Forces, cadets and veterans
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First Bus introduces service improvements to Bradford-Leeds route

  • 72 and X6 services to have earlier start and late bus up to midnight
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(NE) Service / Network changes
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Tahir Mansley

First Bus engineers at Bradford depot win awards in transport industry national challenge

Apprentice team honours and runners-up in individual categories

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John Godfrey (left) with Davide Longo 1

First Bus on board with Bantams

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Paul Matthews and Victoria Robertshaw in the centre of Bradford 2

Bus operator launches £20,000 fund to boost eco-friendly sales for small businesses

· Bradford Go-Greener Fund will make single awards of £2,000 to support growth ideas

· Applications open until 14 June 2022

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(NE) Events / Launches
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L R Paul Matthews, Simon Carlisle, Engineering Director and Tom Bridge, Operations Director

First West Yorkshire unveils £8.1m investment in buses to create cleaner air in Bradford

  • 39 new vehicles to be introduced in the coming weeks
  • X6 and 72 routes are the first to operate with the new StreetDeck double-decker
  • Lower emissions of NOx and carbon
  • New ‘City of Bradford’ livery
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