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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

UK Pride in Weston-super-Mare kicks off this weekend, and First Bus is offering advice to passengers to avoid planned rails strikes.

One of Weston-super-Mare’s largest housing estates will benefit from a fast and frequent bus route into Bristol city centre as part of a package of changes from First West of England.

Bus operator First West of England has announced changes to some of its fares from Sunday 9th July.