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First Bus invests in added services for festive travel across York

  • Later journeys on Christmas Eve for City, University routes and Park and Ride
York depot poppies

First Bus fleet to ‘wear’ poppies as donation exceeds £3,350 in the region

  • First Bus fleet in York supports Poppy Appeal
  • Free travel to Remembrance events for serving Armed Forces, cadets and veterans
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Bradford bus driver given national honour for preventing child kidnap

  • David Copley receives Frontline Employee of the Year at the National Transport Awards
Anne Stamp (centre) with driver Neil Allatt and Jenny Bartlett from First Bus

First Bus reveals ‘community heroes’ to have buses named in their honour

  • Two ‘heroes’ nominated by local residents are the first to be revealed
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First York to continue running bus services for University of York

  • Operator selected after tendering process
  • Expansion of university bus network
  • New routes include direct services to Designer Outlet at weekends
  • Return of term timetable for new academic year
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First Bus leads the way with Net Zero emission bus depot in York

  • Emissions reduced by 90% compared to activities in 2020
  • Official launch of £23m depot electrification with investment by First Bus and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme secured by City of York Council
  • Depot one of the first outside London to be fully electric
  • Total fleet saving around 5,000 tonnes of CO2e a year
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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
York P&R survey3

York Park and Ride scores 9 out of 10 in vote of confidence from customers

  • 90% or more satisfied with service, journey time and cleanliness
  • 95% would recommend to a friend
  • 87% are happy with reliability and believe the service is cheaper than using car parking in the city
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First Bus offers free travel to military, cadets and veterans to celebrate Armed Forces Day

  • Free travel to events on Saturday 29 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