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First West of England to trial lower bus fares in Frome, Thornbury and Yate
(South Gloucestershire)First West of England is to trial some new, lower single bus fares for town journeys in Frome, Thornbury and Yate from the end of September. The move comes in response to feedback from local residents and stakeholders and recognises that there are some towns where the distance-based single fares...
First West of England help make special delivery to Weston-super-Mare Food Bank.
(North Somerset)First West of England and the Unite Union have teamed up to donate almost 50 kilos of food and toiletries to Weston-super-Mare Food Bank. The company donated a bus to its Union members to transport food that has been collected at the company’s depots in Lawrence Hill and Hengrove as well as...
New 24A bus service to keep Ashton Vale connected
(Bristol)First West of England have announced the creation of a special new bus service to make sure that people living in Ashton Vale are still able to access the rest of the bus network. For twelve hours a day from Monday to Saturday a special shuttle service, using a single-decker bus, will connect...
One year on - Bristol’s second metrobus service celebrates its first birthday
(Bristol)Bristol’s second metrobus service reaches a total of 600,000 passengers, as the m2 celebrates one year in action. The m2 launched in September 2018 as the second instalment of Bristol’s £230m metrobus rapid transit system and became the first frequent bus service for Cumberland Road. Running...
Major investment and extra capacity coming to Bristol’s buses as First West of England announces September service changes
(Bristol)Bus operator First West of England will be making some changes to its services in Bristol from Sunday 15th September, investing significant extra capacity into the city to coincide with the start of the busiest time of year for travel in the city. Notable changes include the introduction of extra...
James the hero bus driver
(all areas)First West of England bus driver James Mills has sprung into action on four separate occasions when regular customer Rachael Jay has suffered seizures or hypoglycaemic attacks on his service. Rachael, aged 46, from Yate, suffers from epilepsy and has Type 1 diabetes. She travels regularly...
Service changes announced for Bath
(Bath)First West of England’s bus services in Bath are seeing some changes in the autumn, including a number of significant improvements to University services designed to ensure no repetition of problems experienced during the 2018-19 academic year. These start on 1st September with some minor...
Severn Express and X5 bus routes to transfer from First Bus to Stagecoach
(West of England)Bus operator First West of England has announced that the operation of the Severn Express service from Newport to Bristol and the X5 service from Weston to Cribbs Causeway will be transferred from First to Stagecoach West on 1st September. There will be no change to the frequency of the service...
Changes to bus stopping arrangements for inbound services at Bristol Temple Meads
(Bristol)As part of the ongoing works at Temple Gate, Bristol City Council have made significant changes to bus stops mainly for inbound services around Bristol Temple Meads railway station. These changes will come into effect this Sunday 21st July and will mean that all inbound buses will no longer...
Quicker, more direct and more reliable buses coming to North Somerset
(North Somerset)Bus operator First West of England will be making improvements to its North Somerset services from Sunday 28 April. The changes include route and timetable alterations to improve reliability and punctuality and provide quicker, more direct routes for the majority of customers across North...