Press Releases

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First Bus Huddersfield Forget Me Not1

First Bus turns lost property into funding stream for Forget Me Not

  • Unclaimed items to be sold in children’s hospice charity shops
  • 15 shops across West Yorkshire to benefit
Equality, diversity, inclusivity
First Bus Halifax Forget Me Not2

First Bus turns lost property into funding stream for Forget Me Not

  • Unclaimed items to be sold in children’s hospice charity shops
Equality, diversity, inclusivity
First Bus UK

First Bus increases capacity on Sheffield-Maltby service

  • X1 service to operate with double-decker buses from Monday 29 September
Service issue
Dan Worley Ops Manager and Piers Marlow MD with new EV at Basildon Depot

First fully electric buses in Essex go into service in Basildon

The first fully electric buses in Essex have entered service in Basildon this week, marking the start of a major transformation in local public transport.

Department for Transport
Electric Buses
Environmental issues
Fatima speech1

Women come together with powerful voice to attract youth and diversity in transport sector

  • First ever meeting of three groups promoting women in transport
  • Bus, rail and distribution represented
Equality, diversity, inclusivity
Gareth Hind, Director of Colleague Experience and Internal Communications

Opinion: Building lasting change in transport: Beyond headlines to real equality

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

Equality, diversity, inclusivity
People
Michael Leech5

First Bus driver finishes first to be named best in Britain

  • Halifax driver wins national title
  • Michael Leech beats 100 drivers from across the country
Miscellaneous
First Bus
EVs in Norwich Charging

£13.8 million investment will bring 24 more electric buses to Norfolk

First Bus, working in partnership with Norfolk County Council, is delivering 24 brand new electric double-decker buses and supporting depot infrastructure as part of a £13.8 million joint investment in greener transport for the county.

Electric Buses
First Bus
Fortus Foundation bus2

First Bus ‘gives one’ for Fortus Foundation to help grow funding and outreach to unemployed

  • Work experience and employability skills sessions
  • Bus ad campaign to run for a year
Equality, diversity, inclusivity
First Bus Moving the Everyday - New Look and Feel

New evening and peak bus journeys for Slough and Buckinghamshire

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.

Network Information
Network / Service Changes
BSIPs
Turner Prize bus1

Special bus makes its mark at Lister Park to highlight Turner Prize exhibition

  • Branded bus is third from First Bus to support Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture
Events
First Bus service near Gillygate1 sml

First Bus net zero York depot shows environmental impact one year on

  • Improvements to air quality at city centre junction
  • 5,000 tonnes C02e saved by fleet operations
Zero Emissions
ZEBRA funding
Environment
Electric Buses