Press Releases

In time for panto season, local bus operator First Solent has teamed up with Portsmouth’s Kings Theatre for a second year running to offer a special ‘5 for £5’ bus ticket for people heading to this year’s panto, Dick Whittington. 

• New tap on, tap off (TOTO) technology for bus users in Dorset
• Contactless payments make payment quick and easy

• New tap on, tap off (TOTO) technology for bus users in Somerset
• Contactless payments make payment quick and easy
• Speedy boarding and no need to ask the driver for tickets

First Bus East of England is proud to announce its sponsorship of a giraffe sculpture as part of the highly anticipated 2025 GoGoSafari, an art sculpture trail organised by Norfolk based charity, Break.

• Total investment and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme exceeds £40m
• Extra 22 electric buses brings zero emission fleet to 79 – half Bramley total

When it comes to bus fans, a group of musicians from Glastonbury have taken it to the next level.

• First Bus South, operator of Buses of Somerset, has started construction works to electrify its Taunton & Minehead depots
• The electric depots will support 26 brand new electric buses
• EV buses and electrified depots are a jointly funded initiative with Somerset Council

• Additional services to run from 10 November to 24 December
• Extra buses on Services 3,7,8 and 9

Veterans and UK armed forces personnel using First Bus services in Norfolk and Suffolk are being offered free travel during remembrance commemorations this year.

• First Bus fleet in Halifax supports Poppy Appeal
• Free travel to Remembrance events for serving Armed Forces, cadets and veterans

• First Bus is injecting £12.7million into Aberdeen as it introduces a fleet of 24 new electric buses and 12 repower buses
• The investment cements First Bus’s commitment to sustainability with a goal to achieve a fully zero-emission fleet by 2035