First plans Bridgwater depot closure
Buses of Somerset (First Bus South) lists ‘extremely challenging circumstances’ as a reason behind its plan to close its Bridgwater...
First promotes modal shift at Glasgow shopping centre
First Bus has unveiled its Modal Shift installation at Silverburn Shopping Centre in Glasgow. It saw the operator park a double-decker at the...
First launching consumer electric charging hub
First Bus is investing in a new purpose-built consumer electric vehicle (EV) charging hub at its Summercourt depot in Cornwall. In what is described...
First reports strong financial performance
First Group reports strong financial performance in its figures for the 52 weeks to 25 March 2023. Group adjusted attributable profit more than...
Go-Ahead moves into First’s former Southampton site
Go-Ahead Group owned Bluestar and Unilink have moved to a new Southampton premises, formerly owned by First Bus. Bluestar stepped in to provide bus...
First praised for doubling female staff since 2017
First Bus has been praised by Close the Gap, Scotland’s expert on the gender pay gap, for its meaningful action to tackle barriers faced by women...
First plans ‘super depot’
First Bus plan to create what it describes as a ‘super depot’ in Portsmouth after it secured the purchase of the Daily Mail Group news centre....
Equipmake electric-converted Versa in York trial
First York is beginning a passenger-carrying in-service trial of one of its Optare Versas that has been converted by Equipmake. The Versa, an early...