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Bramley depot poppies

First Bus fleet to ‘wear’ poppies with £3,000 donation to appeal in West Yorkshire

  • First Bus fleet in North & West Yorkshire supports Poppy Appeal
  • Free travel to Remembrance events for serving Armed Forces, cadets and veterans
York depot poppies

First Bus fleet to ‘wear’ poppies with £3,000 donation to appeal in the region

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

Free bus travel to mark remembrance weekend

Veterans and UK Armed Forces personnel using First Bus services in the West of England, Wales and Worcester are being offered free travel during remembrance weekend.

Service 111 in Wales-2

Buses and drivers attacked during Halloween vandalism

First Bus Wales and West has been forced to cancel a number of services today after Halloween vandalism which saw drivers and moving buses attacked.

From L-R: Cllr Vernon-Jackson, Portsmouth City Council; Carol Sim, Head of Operations First South; Simon Goff, Managing Director First South; Cllr Philpott, Hampshire County Council; Frank Baxter, Head of Integrated Transport, Hampshire County Council

It’s electric! Work starts at Hoeford depot to bring electric buses to Hampshire and Portsmouth

  • First Bus South, operator of First Solent, has started construction works to electrify Hoeford bus depot
  • The newly electric depot will support 62 new EV buses for Portsmouth and Hampshire
  • EV Buses and electric infrastructure is a jointly funded initiative with Hampshire County Council and Portsmouth City Council
Care Leavers pass

Care Leavers Week – Free bus travel for care leavers initiative launched by regional Mayor

Young people leaving care will be able to travel for free on the West of England’s buses

Representatives from First Aberdeen, Stagecoach Bluebird and the Scottish Government hail new bus gate impact

A million Aberdeen bus passengers experience better journeys thanks to new city centre bus priority

  • Almost 600,000 bus passengers a month are now experiencing better journeys.
  • Figures from First Aberdeen and Stagecoach show measurable benefits for bus passengers following the introduction of bus gates in August.
  • North East Bus Alliance meet with Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop to showcase Bus Partnership Fund work to date.
First Bus offers GlasGLOW free travel

First Bus offers free travel to itison GlasGLOW ticket holders

GlasGLOW opens tomorrow night with a spectacular new show and for the first time since Covid, the route includes a very special trip inside the iconic Kibble Palace where a stunning finale awaits!