• £70m investment from First Bus and £20m from the government in additional 160 zero-emission buses
• Almost half the West of England’s fleet will be electric next year, with 750,000 bus passengers a week travelling electric
• Four of the company's five depots in the region will be electrified
• £150m has been invested in electric buses in the West of England in two years

The West of England’s first electrified bus depot was unveiled today as passengers were boarding the region’s first electric buses.

Towns across North Somerset will benefit from a new night bus service from Bristol, First Bus has announced today.

A new Sunday bus service, extended routes and extra evening journeys are among a host of changes coming to the West of England’s bus network from April, First Bus has announced today.

School children in Bristol were today joined by a senior government minister to welcome a new learning space – a disused double decker bus.