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• Bus fares will change on January 1 in line with the government’s new £3 fare cap.
• The majority (about 65%) of bus passengers will pay £2.40 for a single fare – 20% lower than the government cap.
• Anyone travelling over six miles will pay £3, potentially costing them as little as 6p per mile (service 374 Taunton to Bristol).
• Child single fare is frozen.
• Tap On, Tap Off continues to be the easiest and most cost-effective way to travel.

Instead of plugging in headphones or burying heads in books while travelling on public transport, residents in the South West are actually striking up conversations with strangers, as new research shows nearly a quarter (23%) have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus.

A special bus is taking to the streets of the West of England from this week on an ambitious mission to bring festive cheer to hundreds of struggling families.

Veterans and UK armed forces personnel using First Bus services in the West of England, Wales and Worcester are being offered free travel during remembrance commemorations this year.

First West of England has started work on two multi-million pound projects this week to electrify bus depots in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare.

A bus driver from Morriston in Swansea has been named Wales’ best driver following a national competition at the weekend.

Bus operator First West of England has announced changes to some of its fares from later this month.

First West of England has pledged to nearly double the number of women in its business in the next five years as it marks a major milestone in its history.

• Bus operator First West of England and Bristol-based charity, Suicide Prevention UK, are joining forces for what is believed to be the first partnership of its kind - at this scale - in the UK.
• People at risk of suicide increasingly using buses to reach the destination where they plan to take their lives.
• At least three in 50 people use public transport to get to their suicide location.
• First West of England will offer training to drivers to spot the signs of suicide, raise the profile of suicide high risk areas on bus routes, offer free travel to the charity’s volunteers and launch an on-board marketing campaign expected to be seen by about 1.5million passengers each week.

First West of England, First Cymru and First Worcester has confirmed its bus timetables over the Christmas and New Year period.

Veterans and UK Armed Forces personnel using First Bus services in the West of England, Wales and Worcester are being offered free travel during remembrance weekend.

Young people leaving care will be able to travel for free on the West of England’s buses