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'Pride' bus to join the parade in Leeds

  • Special discounted ticket for all-day travel across West Yorkshire to support festival-goers and families
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Time for a Flake-cation! Cadbury Flake 99 launches free '99' bus service to take West Yorkshire families to the seaside

  • '99 bus' for trips from Leeds and Bradford to Bridlington
  • Launch comes after new research amongst parents reveals kids are missing out on quintessential classic British seaside day trips
  • 7 in 10* parents in the UK admit they hardly ever take kids to the beach despite 95% saying a day at the beach is one of their favourite things about a UK summer
  • Hop aboard the ‘99 bus’ this summer to enjoy a free ride to the seaside and an essential part of summer, a beach-side Cadbury Flake 99
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First Bus offers free travel to military, cadets and veterans to celebrate Armed Forces Day

  • Free travel to events on the weekend of Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June.
  • Ex-military employees at First Bus encouraged to wear uniform while in service
  • June adds special significance to events following the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
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First Bus offers free travel to military, cadets and veterans to celebrate Armed Forces Day

  • Free travel to events on the weekend of Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June.
  • Ex-military employees at First Bus encouraged to wear uniform while in service
  • June adds special significance to events following the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
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First Bus and Combined Authority announce further £11.2m for Bramley bus depot

  • Investment and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme
  • Extra 22 electric buses brings zero emission fleet to 79 – half Bramley total
  • Delivery of more buses expected in July 2024
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International Women’s Day 2024: First Bus pledges to double number of women in the business

  • First Bus sets out new commitments and recruitment pledges to increase number of women in business by 2028
  • Halifax trainee driver helps promote national announcement
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First Bus ‘switch on’ the largest fleet of zero emission buses in West Yorkshire

  • Electrification of Bramley depot completed as electric buses join city network
  • £29m project combines investment by First Bus and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme secured by Combined Authority
  • 57 zero emission buses with more expected in summer 2024
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First Bus announces first ever Bus Driver apprenticeship pilot in National Apprenticeship Week

  • West Yorkshire depots to pilot scheme 
  • 13-month training includes PCV licence and functional skills in English and Maths