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First Scotland offers free journeys in honour of Remembrance Sunday

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Local bus operator First Bus is providing free travel to all armed forces personnel, veterans and cadets travelling to services and events across Scotland for Remembrance Sunday (10th November). All armed forces personnel, veterans and cadets showing their Uniform and badges, or a recognised ID...

First Aberdeen launch Tap & Cap

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First Aberdeen has made it even easier to use the bus with the next phase of contactless payments: Tap & Cap. Tap & Cap uses contactless payments to cap your travel charges, so you’ll never pay more than £4.40 a day or £18 per week, no matter how many journeys you make. If you’re...

Dons put fans First with new Public Transport Partner

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Aberdeen Football Club and First Aberdeen are set to embark on a new partnership ahead of the 2019/20 Scottish Premiership season. For the next two seasons First Aberdeen are on board as the club’s Official Public Transport Partner with a view to encouraging more supporters to travel...

Aberdeen MSP Lends Her Support to First Aberdeen Female Bus Driver Recruitment Event For International Women's Day’

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First Aberdeen played host to Maureen Watt MSP, as she gave her backing to the bus operator’s drive to tackle the imbalance of the number of women taking up a career in the bus industry and challenge the stereotype that bus driving is only for men. The King Street depot opened its door for a...

International Women's Day 2019: Women in the Bus Industry

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A quarter of women have actively avoided careers because they are perceived as ‘men only’- including construction, bus driving and politics, a study found. Researchers who polled 2,000 employed Brits found around a fifth of females are stuck in a career they don't enjoy – and just one in 10...