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First Bus Scottish Poppy Appeal 2020

(all areas)

Local bus operator First Bus is displaying digital donation QR codes across all its vehicles during the 2020 Scottish Poppy Appeal in the build up to Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day. This year’s campaign is unlike any other following the impact of the Coronavirus global pandemic and means...

Larbert Bus Driver recognised with coveted prize at the Scottish Transport Awards 2020

(all areas)

There was success for First Bus at the 2020 Scottish Transport Awards, which were held virtually for the first time ever on October 28th, as First Midland’s bus driver Pamela McCluskey scooped the award for Frontline Employee of the year. Pamela McCluskey, who is a bus driver based out of the...

Navigate the new normal with Space Checker from First Bus

(all areas)

First Bus is geared up to help passengers across its entire Scottish network navigate the new normal with the launch of its brand-new Space Checker tool. Space Checker has been designed to assist customers who are looking to travel by bus, to plan ahead with confidence, see when their favourite...

First Midland to increase services

(Midland Bluebird)

New timetables on most routes will begin from Monday 29th June, with an increase in frequency on most routes for customers who need to travel by bus, in line with Scottish Government guidance. First supports Scottish Government guidance on physical distancing as part of lockdown easing phase 2...

First West Lothian to increase services

(West Lothian)

New timetables on most routes will begin from Monday 29th June, with an increase in frequency on most routes for customers who need to travel by bus, in line with Scottish Government guidance. First supports Scottish Government guidance on physical distancing as part of lockdown easing phase 2...

FIRST BUS ANNOUNCES APP UPDATE TO LIVE-TRACK BUS CAPACITY IN CENTRAL BELT

(all areas)

First Bus, one of the UK’s largest operators, is launching an update to its mobile app that will enable customers across their Central Scotland networks in Stirling, Falkirk, and West Lothian to live track not only the location of their next bus but also its available capacity, as the operator...

West Lothian Bus Driver Celebrates First Anniversary After Following in Father's Footsteps with First Scotland

(all areas)

WEST LOTHIAN BUS DRIVER CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY AFTER FOLLOWING IN FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS WITH FIRST SCOTLAND A female rising star in the First Bus ranks is set to celebrate her first anniversary with First West Lothian after following in her father’s footsteps to become a bus driver.  ...

First Scotland East team up with Police Scotland for national Door Step Crime awareness campaign

(all areas)

Police in Forth Valley teamed up with First Bus today (Wednesday 23 May) to promote Operation Monarda – Police Scotland’s national campaign aimed at tackling bogus callers and doorstep crime. Officers are working alongside partners and local communities in efforts to warn the public about...