First renews multi-million pound Ticketer contract
First Bus today (11 June 2025) announces a £20m investment and renewed multi-year partnership with electronic ticket machine (ETM) specialist...
First reports positive financial year
Strong underlying First Bus performance is one of the main factors behind First Group‘s rise in adjusted revenue of £1,370m (FY...
Rachel Reeves visits Mellor and First
Mellor has hosted Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, at its Rochdale facility as she announced funding for the UK’s transport network....
Minister opens First’s electric bus depot in Bristol
Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, has today (3 June 2025) visited Bristol to officially open the refurbished Hengrove Depot. The First Bus...
Best Q1 registrations since 2008
The number of new buses, coaches and minibuses in the UK grew by half (49.8%) with 2,532 joining the road in the first three months of 2025,...
Plaque honours London’s first female bus driver
A Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) blue plaque has been unveiled at the London Transport Museum honouring Jill Viner, London’s first female bus...
First kicks off 30th anniversary celebrations with trainspotting...
First Bus is kicking off its celebrations for 30 years by partnering with famed trainspotter and online content creator, Francis Bourgeois. Francis...
First investing £70m in 160 zero-emission buses
First Bus is investing £70m in a further 160 zero-emission buses in the West of England. The investment is to grow the operator’s...