Press Releases

Leading UK-wide operator First Bus and global travel tech company FlixBus are announcing the expansion of their partnership, with 11 new vehicles set to join the FlixBus network from spring 2026.

Colchester-based Jonathon Hunt has been named ‘Manager of the Year’ at the 2025 UK Bus Awards, one of the highest honours in the UK bus industry.

First Bus has scooped several top prizes at one of the country’s leading transport awards.

This week the Government’s Bus Services Bill received royal assent, paving the way for a major overhaul of local bus services in England. Janette Bell, Managing Director for First Bus, which serves 1.5 million passengers every day, shares her views on what the new powers for local authorities mean for local bus services, and how renewed collaboration between councils and bus operators is key to making this new future a success. 

Below are our latest statements on industrial action in south and west Wales. Statements will be time-stamped as and when they are released.

By Kayleigh Ingham, Commercial Director at First Bus and Chair of the Northern Region of Women in Bus & Coach

By Gareth Hind, Director of Colleague Experience and Internal Communications at First Bus

Bus passengers in Slough and Buckinghamshire will benefit from enhanced services thanks to Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding from Slough Borough Council and Buckinghamshire Council, delivered in partnership with First Bus in Berkshire.

• Branded bus is third from First Bus to support Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture

Solent from First Bus has announced a number of service changes across its bus network to improve reliability, as well as the addition of new journeys and stops to support local passengers.

Bus services in Weston-super-Mare and surrounding areas are being reshaped by First Bus this autumn to improve clarity, connectivity and coverage. 

Bristol’s bus network will be boosted from this autumn with the city’s first 24-hour metrobus service, First Bus has announced today.