
First marks Mental Health Awareness Week with training programmes
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, First Bus is celebrating the rollout of two new mental health training programmes. First Bus joined forces with...

MSPs back pledge to prioritise bus improvements
Cross-party MSPs have backed a pledge from First Bus promising to advocate for policies that will prioritise measures to improve bus services across...

First puts electric Wrightbuses into Solent services
First Bus South has put the first of 62 Wrightbus electric buses into service in Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport. They are the region’s first...

Shetland gets first commercial bus service
R. Robertson & Son is to launch Shetland’s first commercial bus service this Sunday (7 April 2024), offering four circular journeys every...

Equipmake upgrades 12 First York buses
Bus and coach electric repower specialist Equipmake has upgraded 12 of First York’s Optare Versas with its electric drivetrain. The electric buses...

First ‘well positioned’ – latest financial results
First Group is ‘well positioned’, according to CEO, Graham Sutherland, in the company’s latest financial figures. In its update on trading...

First to double number of women it employs
First Bus is to double the number of women in its business in the next five years. Furthermore, in line with the FTSE Women Leaders recommendations,...

Operators rank in global green lists
Stagecoach and FirstGroup have been ranked among some of the world’s greenest companies. FirstGroup has been recognised with a place in the...