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Two-thirds of bus passengers in South Yorkshire to pay less than government’s £3 fare cap

  • Bus fares will change on January 1st in line with government’s new £3 fare cap
  • Majority (66%) of bus passengers will pay on average £2.40 for a single fare – 20% lower than government fare cap
  • Tap On, Tap Off continues to be easiest and most cost-effective way to travel
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Changes to bus fares across the Potteries from January 1st 2025

  • Bus fares will change on January 1st in-line with the government’s new £3 fare cap
  • Tap On, Tap Off continues to be the easiest and most cost-effective way to travel
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Changes to bus fares across Leicester from January 1st 2025

  • Bus fares will change on January 1st in-line with the government’s new £3 fare cap
  • Tap On, Tap Off continues to be the easiest and most cost-effective way to travel
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First Bus supports Sheffield Children’s Hospital Snowflake Appeal with a dedicated bus

  • First Bus Sheffield are supporting the Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charities annual snowflake appeal with a special livery marking 20 years of the snowflake appeal which was launched on Monday 2nd December.
  • The specially designed livery will be out in service across December.
  • First Bus Sheffield have been supporting the charity for several years, and in September they launched a new refreshed partnership.
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First Bus helps raise over 1k for Royal British Legion at Poppy Appeal Launch event

First Bus Sheffield is proud to announce its support for the 2024 Poppy Appeal in partnership with the Royal British Legion (RBL). 

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First Bus announces partnership with The Children’s Hospital Charity

  • First Bus Sheffield partners with Children’s Hospital Charity to support local healthcare heroes and families
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First Bus Celebrates 25 Year Partnership with Local Hospice as it adds a New Pink Livery to their Sheffield Fleet

First Bus and St Luke’s – Sheffield’s Hospice held a celebratory event to commemorate a 25-year long partnership together.

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First Bus leads the way with Net Zero emission bus depot in Leicester

  • First Bus Leicester announce bus depot as one of three Net-Zero emission depots in the UK
  • Official launch of the depot electrification took place in March 2023 with investment by First Bus and co-funding from Department for Transport secured by Leicester City Council
  • Leicester was one of the first fully electrified depots outside of London
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First Bus announce improved frequency and new bus services for Leicester

  • First Bus Leicester announces new services, timetables and improved frequency
  • The network changes are set to introduce 9000 extra seats, 180 hours of extra service a week, 3 new jobs and new links