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First Bus honours York’s last veteran of D-Day
- Bus named after Ken Cooke, who will be 100 this year
- Friends surprise Ken on visit to depot

Fares changes announced for York Park and Ride
- New fares effective from Sunday 30 March

First Bus offers tempting customer prizes to mark return of X84 express service
- X84 express serving Ilkley-Otley-Leeds returns from Sunday 23 February
- Prizes on offer from Betty’s and North Bar

First 24-hour bus service in West Yorkshire sees 138% customer growth
- 72 Service between Leeds-Bradford started in September 2024

Phenomenal figures released for York’s Park and Ride
- Busiest year since 2017
- 4.5 million customers in 2024
- Most December trips in a decade
- York is UK's biggest all-electric Park and Ride

First Bus confirms Huddersfield depot industrial action called off by Unite
- Industrial action from Monday 3 February postponed to allow new ballot
- Unite to recommend pay offer is accepted

First Bus notified by Unite of intended industrial action at Huddersfield depot
- Industrial action set to begin from Monday 3 February
- Unite urged to accept pay offer of 15.5%

Bus driving is better than bar work, says York university student
- Student is the first to become a driver at First Bus in York
- Guaranteed working hours is strong appeal
- Part-time shifts enable working around lectures

First South Yorkshire donates 200 meals to foodbanks this Christmas
- First Bus in South Yorkshire has donated 200 meals to foodbanks across the region
- The foodbanks include Rotherham Unity Centre, The Woodhouse Church Food Hub, S2 foodbank and DN 7 Foodbank
- The food was supplied by Morrisons in Rotherham, who kindly gave First Bus a 10% discount, with Unite the Union also contributing to the final total
- The High Sheriff of South Yorkshire, John Baddeley and Clive Betts MP, Sheffield South-East, were both in attendance