Press Releases

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First Bus x Wrightbus ZEBRA

Over £18million investment sees First Bus order 44 new electric buses for York

  • Total investment of £18.4m by First Bus and Government funding secured by City of York Council
  • 24 single-decker and 20 double-decker buses
  • Buses will save nearly 2,700 tonnes of CO2 every year
  • First vehicles expected to arrive in 2023  
  • UK-built buses will secure green jobs in the UK
  • Largest ever UK EV bus order outside of London
First Bus x Wrightbus ZEBRA

First Bus places one of UK’s largest ever EV bus orders with UK manufacturer Wrightbus following DfT ZEBRA funding award

  • Largest ever UK EV bus order outside of London
  • UK-built buses will secure green jobs in the UK
  • Includes introduction of world’s most efficient double-decker buses
  • A total investment of £81m in new Zero Emission vehicles to support bus services across England split between First Bus and the Department for Transport.
First Manchester Pride bus

First Manchester unveils 'Ride with pride' bus and special travel offer for Pride festival

First Manchester unveils its 'Ride with pride' bus today ahead of the Manchester Pride parade (Saturday 27 August).

Catherine De Marco, Partnerships Director, First Bus UK

First Bus announce appointment of new Partnerships Director

FIrst Bus announce new Partnerships Director

Restaurant Week Design Approved Banner 2022

Ride and dine for less in Eat Leeds Restaurant Week

Eat Leeds Restaurant Week returns to the city this summer from Monday 15 – Sunday 21 August in partnership with First Bus, enabling people to travel to their chosen restaurant via bus for less with a Single £2 Flat Fare ticket.

Arif Mehmood owner of Smorgasbord Coffee Bar

Bradford coffee shop looks to greener future

Smorgasbord Coffee Bar wins public vote to get expert advice on eco-friendly plans

bus family

Small changes to how we travel are essential to helping the environment and improving our health, demonstrates new report

  • Shifting journeys from car to bus and coach once a month could save millions of tons of C02e emissions
  • Half of Brits would take the bus more if services were better
  • Just one fully loaded bus can take 75 cars off the road
First Bus x Aberdeen FC - AFC Christian Ramirez (l), First Bus Scotland MD Duncan Cameron (r)

First Bus to give Aberdeen FC fans FREE matchday travel to home games during 22/23 season

The offer means Aberdeen fans across the city can travel to games easily and free of charge

Angela Bare 2 cropped

Shoe shop owner taking steps to save the planet gets role in film about the region's efforts to combat climate change

  • Angela Bare store to appear in film  
  • 10 finalists in the York £20,000 Go-Greener Fund share £2,000 each
Bright Bus Tours 027 a SA

IT’S A PAWTY! Three Woof’s as Edinburgh pooches spread pawsitivity through city bus tour

  • Bright Bus Tours offers discounted tickets for those with dogs this weekend to celebrate third birthday
  • 150 free tickets to be handed out across the city on Friday