Press Releases

First Bus welcomed eight guide dog puppies to its Roundtree Way Depot in Norwich this week (15 January), providing a unique training opportunity for the pups to experience bus travel.

RailAir, the premium coach service linking regional rail hubs to Heathrow Airport, is introducing a new stop at Winnersh Triangle on its popular RailAir 1 (RA1) service.

First Bus added nearly 2.5 million miles of extra bus journeys to its network in the West of England last year, according to the latest figures released today.  

• First Bus in South Yorkshire has donated 200 meals to foodbanks across the region
• The foodbanks include Rotherham Unity Centre, The Woodhouse Church Food Hub, S2 foodbank and DN 7 Foodbank
• The food was supplied by Morrisons in Rotherham, who kindly gave First Bus a 10% discount, with Unite the Union also contributing to the final total
• The High Sheriff of South Yorkshire, John Baddeley and Clive Betts MP, Sheffield South-East, were both in attendance

• Bus fares will change on January 1^st in line with government’s new £3 fare cap
• Majority (66%) of bus passengers will pay on average £2.40 for a single fare – 20% lower than government fare cap
• Tap On, Tap Off continues to be easiest and most cost-effective way to travel

• Bus fares will change on January 1^st in-line with the government’s new £3 fare cap
• Tap On, Tap Off continues to be the easiest and most cost-effective way to travel

• Bus fares will change on January 1^st in-line with the government’s new £3 fare cap
• Tap On, Tap Off continues to be the easiest and most cost-effective way to travel

Local bus operator, First Bus Eastern Counties, has announced that fares are changing from 1^st January 2025, in response to the UK Government fare cap increase from £2.00 to £3.00.

Local bus operator, First Bus Essex, has announced that fares are changing from 1^st January 2025, in response to the UK Government fare cap increase from £2.00 to £3.00.

• Bus fares will change on January 1 in line with the government’s new £3 fare cap.
• Adult single fares in Worcester city will be £2.20 - cheaper than some fares before the government introduced its fare cap at the start of 2023.
• Anyone travelling in the wider Worcester network will pay £3, with trips under two miles costing £2.20.
• Tap On, Tap Off continues to be the easiest and most cost-effective way to travel.