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Flames engulf back of Glasgow bus after it dramatically bursts into flames while on move

In dramatic footage, flames spouted from the vents at the back of the double decker as it travelled through Drumchapel on Wednesday.

Daily Record

Glasgow Airport bus links branded 'mortifying' as travellers 'forced' to get late night taxis

The last Airport Express 500 service currently departs at 11pm due to ‘driver shortages’ and the ‘current flight schedule’, First Bus have confirmed.

Daily Record

Unique tribute to morris dancing Bristol bus driver who died of Covid

"Martin was a larger than life character and we miss him very much"

Bristol Post

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First Bus resumes Bristol Airport service after two years

The Weston Flyer has been suspended due to covid for two years

Bristol Post

South Bristol's 92 bus route saved for now after cuts spark huge backlash

First Bus previously said the 92 bus will no longer serve Whitchurch and the South Bristol Community Hospital

Bristol Post

West Lothian passengers narrowly avoid injury after bus attacked on route

Police in West Lothian shared a warning about the reckless vandalism after the First Bus was targeted while it completed a route through Blackridge last week.

Edinburgh Live

First Bus apologises as it struggles to provide services because of Covid

The firm has asked for patience as 'unusually high' numbers of drivers are off with coronavirus

Bristol Post

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First Bus to divert services this week due to multiple road closures - full list

Roadworks and emergency repairs works have forced bus services to be diverted, with some stops not being served

Bristol Post

Key road closures today force First Bus to divert multiple services

First Bus has announced a huge number of changes in response to roadworks in key areas

Bristol Post

Bristol bus fire: Investigation launched into cause of blaze

The service number 75 burst into flames at lunchtime on Thursday

Bristol Post

Full-up First buses in Lawrence Hill leave passengers frustrated in huge queue

"I don’t think I should have to allow an hour and 15 minutes when it’s just a 20 minute journey."

Bristol Post

Tory MPs slam First Bus cuts which have sparked 'outrage'

WECA mayor Dan Norris says he did step in and save local services like the 178 to Radstock, Y5 to Chipping Sodbury, and 5 to Downend - and blames the cuts on the "Government's approach to bus funding"

Bristol Post

First Bus passengers fume as buses to Thornbury and Yate axed

One woman says she is considering an early retirement from the NHS due to struggles getting to work on the bus

Bristol Post

First Bus shares list of services cut back due to driver shortages and low passenger numbers

"Unfortunately there are a number of services that are not commercially viable even at pre-pandemic passenger levels"

Bristol Post

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First Bus routes to Thornbury and Yate to be cut as mayor slams Government funding

Others are at risk unless more people use them, according to the metro mayor

Bristol Post

First Bus drivers take first step towards strike over pay

They want the 'pay rise they deserve for the work they have been doing for the past two years during the pandemic'

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh bus goes up in flames in middle of busy city centre road

Emergency services have rushed to the scene on Gorgie Road following reports a First Bus service had caught fire in the middle of the street, forcing passengers and the driver to abandon the vehicle

Bristol Post

First Bus services cancelled due to driver shortages and sickness

"There are a number of buses off across all of the Bristol depots".

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Daily Record

Disabled mum told she can't get on bus by angry driver who mistook mobility aid for bike

Sam Cleasby, 40, said that the First Bus driver refused to let her on the bus as he insisted that her mobility aid was a bike.

Bristol Post

Boss of First Bus says 'I'm not interested in buses' - it's all about mobility

"My priority, my passion is about how to move people, to create mobility"

Bristol Post

Government bus funding could save Bristol services from axe - but 'use it or lose it'

Passenger numbers are still down 30 per cent on pre-pandemic levels

Bristol Post

First Bus urgently recruiting drivers after many poached by HGV companies

The boss of Bristol's biggest bus company outlines the scale of its recruitment crisis

Bristol Post

Lewins Mead reopens in Bristol after Storm Eunice damage sparked closure

A number of bus routes were diverted as a result of the closure

Glasgow Live

Scotland bus driver reunited with passenger after giving him second chance at life

John McCann, 62, from the West End, was travelling on the No 57 route from Pollokshaws to Glasgow to meet friends for a game of tennis when he had a sudden heart attack - and lucky for him driver John McCann saved his life!

Daily Record

First bus driver saves passenger in cardiac arrest on board busy Glasgow route

John McCann, 62, says he's been giving a 'second chance at life' after he fell ill on the 57 route travelling from Pollokshaws to Glasgow.

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