Press Releases

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First Bus - Our people

First Bus to become UK’s largest national bus operator to be a real Living Wage employer

  • 245 colleagues based at depots in West and North Yorkshire to benefit from pay commitment
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
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York Pullman coach outside York Minster

FirstGroup plc acquires York Pullman Bus Company

  • Agreement to purchase York Pullman Bus Company
  • High-performing business with strong track record of growth
  • Independently-owned and highly reputable operator of coaches and buses, providing contracted and private hire services in York and the wider area from several depot locations
  • Completion of the acquisition is anticipated in the next few weeks, subject to customary regulatory review.
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
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First Bus to become UK’s largest national bus operator to be a real Living Wage employer

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First Bus donates 125 Christmas meals to New Parks Foodbank in Leicester

  • First Bus in Leicester donates 125 Christmas meals for the New Parks Foodbank
  • Food was supplied by Sainsbury's Fosse Park and they also donated 125 boxes of Mince pies
  • First Bus run regular bus services through New Parks and into the adjoining area of Braunstone Frith
First Bus Leicester
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First Bus offers free travel for Remembrance Day to veterans and military personnel across entire UK network

  • First Bus is offering free travel for all veterans and UK Armed Forces personnel travelling to Remembrance Day activities on 11th & 12th November
  • Veterans and military personnel will get a free return journey by wearing their military uniform or showing the driver their Service ID card
  • First Bus has a strong affiliation with the Armed Forces, with many veterans working for the business  
Fares
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Bramley depot poppies

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

  • First Bus fleet in North & West Yorkshire supports Poppy Appeal
  • Free travel to Remembrance events for serving Armed Forces, cadets and veterans
First Bus West Yorkshire
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
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York depot poppies

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

  • First Bus fleet in York supports Poppy Appeal
  • Free travel to Remembrance events for serving Armed Forces, cadets and veterans
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
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First Bus donates two buses to take medical aid across Europe into Ukraine to the cities of Kiev and Lviv

  • Two buses donated by First Bus to carry medical aid to Ukraine.
  • Wellglade Group donates supplies, parts, and fuel.
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First Bus Leicester
First Bus Potteries
First Bus Rotherham
First Bus Doncaster
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Bus bears name of Halifax hero in wheelchair rugby league world cup-winning England team

  • Rob Hawkins of Halifax Panthers to star on bus around town
  • World Cup on show in Yorkshire for the first time
  • Fans to get selfies with trophy at Shay Stadium on Sunday 27 August
First Bus Halifax, Huddersfield & Calder Valley
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
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'First Bus Great Expedition' - walking to support Macmillan in Doncaster

  • First Bus Great Expedition challenge across the UK
  • Local team at First Bus in Doncaster took on the challenge and walked 10 miles, equalling 270,000 steps  
First Bus Doncaster
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First Bus appoints two senior directors to team for North & West Yorkshire

First Bus West Yorkshire
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
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Ensignbus

FirstGroup plc reaches agreement to acquire Essex-based Ensign Bus Company

  • Agreement to purchase Ensign Bus Company Limited (‘Ensignbus’)
  • Ensignbus is a high-performing business with strong positions in business-to-business (‘B2B’) and regional commercial bus operations in Essex, as well as a vehicle refurbishment and re-sale operation, alongside a high value depot.
  • Completion of the acquisition is anticipated in the next few months subject to customary regulatory review.
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