Press Releases

• First Bus welcomes 52 new apprentices across England, Scotland and Wales.  
• English-based apprentices to be placed at purpose-built engineering facility at Reaseheath College.  
• Apprentices enjoyed a fun-filled induction week of team-building activities and key skills tests. 
• Reaseheath Facility that opened in 2021 offers a unique work experience-style environment to help apprentices adopt a workplace mindset while they learn.

A specially designed bus to mark the 60th anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott has been unveiled today as the city marked the iconic moment in race relations history.

There are a number of changes to bus services across Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and the rest of the West of England from September 3. Please check timetables (below) before travelling.

• £23m investment in greener public transport in York
• Fully electric fleet to be completed by the end of 2023
• Depot power charging installation continues
• Thousands of tonnes of CO2 emissions saved every year

• World Cup coming to Shay Stadium on Sunday 27 August
• Rob Hawkins of Halifax Panthers loves bus named in his honour

• Two buses donated by First Bus to carry medical aid to Ukraine.
• Wellglade Group donates supplies, parts, and fuel.

• Power chargers and infrastructure to be complete by October
• £29m scheme combining investment and Government funding

• Rob Hawkins of Halifax Panthers to star on bus around town
• World Cup on show in Yorkshire for the first time
• Fans to get selfies with trophy at Shay Stadium on Sunday 27 August

• 15.6% inflation-busting increase 
• Pay backdated to April

• First Bus appoints new Decarbonisation Programme Director 
• Faizan Ahmad joins from Amazon and brings wealth of experience in decarbonisation delivery