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Sally Wood heading to the Bristol Hippodrome for a Matinee Mingle

Tackling loneliness with a theatre tour for Matinée Minglers arriving by bus

Theatre fans arriving in Bristol by bus are being given the chance of a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the venue which kickstarted the career of Hollywood great Cary Grant.

First Bus - Our people

First Bus to become UK’s largest national bus operator to be a real Living Wage employer

  • 245 colleagues based at depots in West and North Yorkshire to benefit from pay commitment
John and Lynne Connelly fell in love on the No.57 bus

Video: Next Stop? Love. Glasgow Couple's Chance Encounter Leads to Everlasting Love

  • Lynne and John Connelly met on the No.57 bus in Glasgow in 2005
  • The Scots couple have been married for 13 years and share two children
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Marking 80 years since the first women drivers in the West of England

A new competition has been launched to commemorate 80 years since the first women drivers got behind the wheel of buses in the West of England.

White House Primary School Year 4 Children

First Norwich buzzes into White House Farm Primary School on first stop of electric bus tour

  • First Norwich is visiting schools in Norwich with a brand new electric zero-emissions double deck bus.
  • The first stop of the tour was at White House Primary School in Sprowston.
  • First Norwich is currently operating 24 electric vehicles in the city, this number will increase to 70 by April this year.
  • First Norwich invites city schools to request a stop on the tour.
York Pullman coach outside York Minster

FirstGroup plc acquires York Pullman Bus Company

  • Agreement to purchase York Pullman Bus Company
  • High-performing business with strong track record of growth
  • Independently-owned and highly reputable operator of coaches and buses, providing contracted and private hire services in York and the wider area from several depot locations
  • Completion of the acquisition is anticipated in the next few weeks, subject to customary regulatory review.
York Pullman coach outside York Minster

FirstGroup plc acquires York Pullman Bus Company

  • Agreement to purchase York Pullman Bus Company
  • High-performing business with strong track record of growth.
  • Independently-owned and highly reputable operator of coaches and buses, providing contracted and private hire services in York and the wider area from several depot locations.
  • Completion of the acquisition is anticipated in the next few weeks, subject to customary regulatory review.