Press Releases

Serving members of the armed forces, veterans and cadets are being offered free bus travel this Saturday to show support for Armed Forces Day.

• Turquoise Line X13 will now offer faster journeys from Attleborough to Norwich, and route extended to Norwich Rail Station.
• Introduction of Green Line 17 service providing additional connectivity between St Stephen's Street, Castle Meadow, Yarmouth Road, and Broadland Gate.

• First Bus and Essex Country Cricket kick off new partnership with free travel for ticket holders on 20 June - national Clean Air Day
• It is hoped that the free travel will encourage fans to leave their cars at home and take the bus to The Cloud County Ground in order to reduce air pollution
• Air pollution is linked to 43,000 deaths per year in the UK, with cars and vans being the biggest source of toxic chemicals in our air
• Each double deck bus has the potential to take up to 75 cars off the road

First Bus Essex is thrilled to announce its official sponsorship of Essex Pride 2024, taking place on Saturday 22^nd June in Chelmsford, celebrating the event's 20th anniversary.

• Denise Harrison awarded MBE in King's Birthday Honours
• Head of Health and Safety recognised for service to bus after four decades in the industry. 

• Today, June 11th saw First Bus unveil it's dedicated bus design to kickstart Pride celebrations in Doncaster
• The main Pride event in Doncaster will take place on 10 August at Townfields in Doncaster, First Bus will be offering free travel to the event.

Leading bus provider hires Dave Grohl lookalike to highlight shuttle bus service for fans travelling to Hampden for Foo Fighters gig

• First-ever Matinée Mingle held with plans for more events
• Space to socialise before performance of Northern Ballet’s Beauty & The Beast

• Introduction of new Service 10L for evening journeys
• New 1A service to West Nooks maintains combined four buses an hour Chapelfields-Wigginton

Buses of Somerset is making timetable changes to some services in Somerset. The changes, which have been added to improve service and capacity, come into force on June 3, 2024.

• Special ticket for all-day travel to support festival-goers and families