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Bristol - Portishead Bus Service Alteration from 6 January 2019
(North Somerset)Bus operator First West of England has announced a change to its X3A service between Bristol and Portishead from Sunday 6 January 2019. Over recent months, buses have had to be diverted out of Portishead Marina on numerous occasions due to the route being blocked by badly parked cars. Despite...
Bristol Bus Service Alterations from 6 January 2019
(Bristol)Bus operator First West of England will be making changes to some of its Bristol services from Sunday 6 January 2019, with some significant changes to the operator’s South Bristol network responding to the launch of metrobus service m1 on the same date. In addition, First is also making...
Confirmation of Bath University service changes from 6 January 2019
(Bath)Bus operator First West of England has confirmed the full details of the changes to its Bath University services. The changes follow extensive consultation with the University of Bath and BaNES, and representations from members of the public locally. From Sunday 6 January 2019, the main U1...
First West of England introduces Queue Busters on busy routes
(Bristol)Bristol bus users will benefit from up to 20 extra vehicles on the road in the run up to Christmas following a £150k investment by First West of England. In a bid to battle traffic congestion, First is introducing extra ‘Queue Buster’ buses on its busiest cross-city routes that suffer from...
metrobus announces ‘Search for a Star’ initiative to showcase new m1 service
(West of England)metrobus is calling for local community groups to literally go on the road with them as the face of the new m1 service when it launches in January. The m1 is the third and longest metrobus route, connecting south Bristol, the city centre, UWE and Cribbs Causeway and will be operated by Bristol...
Transport Committee visits Bristol to hear about health of bus services
(West of England)Members of the House of Commons’ Transport Committee visited Bristol today (Monday 12 November) to hear about bus services in the area. MPs were in the city to hear the views of local authorities about how the market works, what can be done to improve bus services and how they would like to...
100 Years On: First West of England Commemorates Armistice in Centenary Service
(West of England)First West of England today commemorated the centenary of the First World War armistice with a remembrance service attended by over 200 people at its Lawrence Hill bus depot in Bristol. First West of England has held the remembrance service for many years, but this year was particularly poignant...
metrobus to move to a flat fare
(West of England)The new metrobus routes operated by First West of England, which have attracted significant numbers of passengers since starting operations this spring, will be moving to a flat fare for all single journeys from this Sunday, 11th November. The flat fare will make payments a lot simpler for...
Fare changes in Bristol and the surrounding area from 11 November 2018, featuring the introduction of a flat fare in Bristol
(Bristol)Bus operator First West of England will be making changes to some of its fares in Bristol and the surrounding area from 11 November 2018. The changes will result in simplified fare zones, a flat fare for all single trips in Bristol, further incentives for customers to save by purchasing tickets...
Fare changes in Bath and the surrounding area from 11 November 2018
(Bath)Bus operator First West of England will be making changes to some of its fares in Bath and the surrounding area from 11 November 2018. The changes will result in simplified fare zones, further incentives for customers to save by purchasing tickets before they board the bus and significant savings...