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First Bus & Ipswich Town Foundation give local families a day to remember at historic Women's Team victory

First Bus and the Ipswich Town Football Club Foundation teamed up to create an unforgettable day for local families, as they took a busload of supporters to watch Ipswich Town FC Women’s team secure a stunning 8-0 victory against Cheltenham Town and win promotion to the Championship.

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Free bus travel for Pompey fans

Solent from First Bus is offering FREE travel to Pompey fans on the last game of the season at Fratton Park. 

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First Bus to provide free travel for Armed Forces to attend VE Day 80 events in Essex

First Bus East is proud to honour the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day by offering free bus travel to veterans and current UK armed forces personnel travelling to VE Day events across Essex from Monday 5 May to Sunday 11 May 2025.

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Summer timetables announced for Dorset bus routes

New service operating between Lulworth Cove, Wool Station and Bovington

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Charged up and ready to roll: Somerset welcomes electric buses

  • The first of Somerset’s new electric buses are now in service
  • £14.7m project with First Bus in Somerset and Somerset Council
  • By the summer all 25 electric buses will be in service
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First Bus says York customers have caught on to TOTO

  • 245% increase in fare payment option in the past 12 months
  • 1 million more trips paid for by ‘tapping out’
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Aberdeen Students Get on Board with Sustainability as First Bus Introduces New Electric Fleet

  • The new fleet forms part of a £12.7million investment into Aberdeen, with 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
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A further £90m investment in zero-emission buses, more than doubling the electric fleet in the West of England

  • £70m investment from First Bus and £20m from the government in additional 160 zero-emission buses
  • Almost half the West of England’s fleet will be electric next year, with 750,000 bus passengers a week travelling electric
  • Four of the company's five depots in the region will be electrified
  • £150m has been invested in electric buses in the West of England in two years
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First Bus invests further £70m in zero-emission bus operations expanding electric fleet in West of England

  • £70 million investment in additional 160 zero-emission buses 
  • Partnered with West of England Mayoral Combined Authority to secure an additional £20million of            Government co-funding  
  • The new zero-emission fleet will run through air quality hot spots in Bristol, as well as operating in Bath. 
  • Half of the First Bus West of England fleet will be zero-emission vehicles. 
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Enjoy the Stampede by the Sea art trail – by bus

As Weldmar Hospicecare’s Transport Partner for their Stampede by the Sea art trail, First Bus is helping people to explore the trail by bus.

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Popular Exmoor Explorer (Exmoor Coaster) returns for Summer 2025

First Bus in Somerset, in collaboration with Devon County Council and Somerset Council, is excited to announce the return of the Exmoor Explorer (EX1) service (previously the Exmoor Coaster) for Summer 2025.