Press Releases

First Bus will be helping to power the 2026 Commonwealth Games team when the action gets underway in Glasgow this week.

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.

• 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

• 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 

• 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

• Service X3 begins on Sunday 26 July
• Travel time to Southsea nearly halved
• Fareham to Portsmouth Harbour journey in 35 minutes

• 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 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

• Free travel on Saturday 27 June.
• Ex-military employees at First Bus encouraged to wear uniform while in service

• Two drivers at Glasgow depots receive honours

• Late evening buses and some overnight services will be operating in 10 towns, cities and regions in England: Bath, Bristol, Berkshire, Essex, Leeds, Norwich, Portsmouth, Southampton and Wessex/Dorset.