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Theatre fans arriving in Bristol by bus are being given the chance of a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the venue which kickstarted the career of Hollywood great Cary Grant.

A new competition has been launched to commemorate 80 years since the first women drivers got behind the wheel of buses in the West of England.

• 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.

Bristol’s metrobus network has carried almost 25 million passengers since it launched, with its most popular route celebrating its fifth birthday at the weekend.

Over six million more journeys were made by bus passengers in the West of England in 2023 compared to last year, according to new figures from the region’s largest bus operator.

A budding Olympian in Bristol is going from wheels to water thanks to a partnership with First West of England.

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

Workers and students in Swansea are set to be benefit from changes happening to the bus network in south and west Wales.

Travelling to work by bus will become easier thanks to a new additional bus service in Worcestershire.

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.

First Bus Wales and West has been forced to cancel a number of services today after Halloween vandalism which saw drivers and moving buses attacked.