Planned strikes - 4th to 8th September

2nd Sep 2025All areas

Effective

04/09/2025 - 08/09/2025

You might have seen that some of our drivers in the West of England had planned to strike between 4th and 8th September. We wanted to make you aware that these strikes have now been suspended, so services will run as normal this week.

The Unite union has also announced strikes between 16th and 19th September. We are continuing to work with the union to avoid disruption to customers, and will update you when we have further information.

For the latest updates keep an eye on the First Bus website.

Link Road, Yate - CLOSURE - (Y1, Y2 & Y6) - Tuesday 2nd September

The Link Road in Yate will be closed overnight to services Y1, Y2 and Y6 between 20:00 - 06:00 on Tuesday 2nd September,

Service Y1 will divert from B&Q to use Kennedy Way behind the leisure centre to resume normal route at Sundridge Park in both directions.

Services Y2 and Y6 will operate normal routes from the Link Road roundabout in both directions and not serve the Shopping Centre.

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Regrettably for service Y1, Yate Shopping Centre and Morrisons The White Lion bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at the Wentworth bus stop on Sundridge Road (near Lidl)

For services Y2 and Y6 the Yate Shopping Centre bus stops will not be served an passengers are advised to board or alight at either The White Lion bus stop towards Ladden Gardens and Chipping Sodbury or the Morrisons bus stop heading towards Bristol

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	This is our Service Updates page. Information is listed by service number, and any major disruptions will be listed at the top of the page. For more detail of any planned diversions, please see the separate entries on the Current Issues page of our website. Individual journey cancellations are shown on our app.

	Last Updated:	02/09/2025	18:57

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	Various roads in Central Bath will be closed between 10:30 and 13:30 on Saturday 13 September due to the Jane Austin Parade. Services will be diverted. Please check our dedicated web-page for details.
	Bristol	Lane closures at Gipsy Patch Lane flyover are causing severe delays for services in the area. Please see details below for each route. Now been extended until 05:00 8 September
	North Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.

Service		Current issues	Planned disruptions in the next week
1	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, but delays are anticipated. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Due to various diversions, and lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -At Brentry Lane towards Cribbs Causeway, there is a temporary bus stop in place outside number 189A Passage Road.
1	Bath City Centre - Southdown	Southdown Road, Bath will be closed to service 1 from 07:00 on Tuesday 26 August and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Friday 17 October. This service will be diverted. The Southdown Avenue, Oriel Grove, Langdon Road and Lytton Gardens bus stops will not be served.
1	Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay	Normal service.
1s	Kewstoke - Worle	Normal service.
2/2a	Cribbs Causeway/Brentry - Bristol City Centre - Stockwood	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, delays are anticipated. -Due to various diversions and lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -Bus Stop suspension Wyck Beck Road/ Lyppincourt Road until early November 2025 -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	Normal service.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Normal service.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, delays are anticipated. -Bus Stop suspension Wyck Beck Road/ Lyppincourt Road until early November 2025	Baldwin Street will be closed between 0930-1530 Sunday 7 September.This service will will be diverted via Nelson Street.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Normal service.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop	'Normal service.
5/5a	Bath City Centre - Twerton - Whiteway	Normal service.
6	Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.
6	Worle - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.
6/6a/7	Bath City Centre - Fairfield Park/Larkhall	Normal service.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	Normal service.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Normal service.	Baldwin Street will be closed between 0930-1530 Sunday 7 September.This service will will be diverted via Nelson Street.
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Normal service
13	Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst	Normal service.
16	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	The Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads will not be served in both directions from 2 June until April 2026. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions.
17	Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.	-Aldermoor Way,Longwell Green will be closed overnight from 16:00 on Sunday 14 through to 06:00 on Monday 15 September.This service will be diverted.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	-UWE Bus stops A and A1 will be suspended 01/09 until 17:00 on 5/09 please use the stops Prior to Closed Stops	- Monday 8 September until 1700 (estimated) Thursday 11 September Unable to serve Station Road. Passengers to board/alight Baden Road/Crown Way
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Normal service.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Normal service.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Duckmoor Road is closed from Monday 1 September until 1700 on Friday 5 September. Dunford Street, Breach Road, Luckwell Road and Marsh Lane stops won't be served. Please use the Bath Street bus stop on Ashton Road (towards Southmead) or the Frayne Road bus stop on Ashton Road (towards Ashton), or The Batches bus stops on South Liberty Lane - or any of the bus stops on Winterstoke Road in either direction.
25	Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	Normal service.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	'Normal service.	-Lansdown Road by the Park and Ride site in Bath will be closed to service 31 between 07:00 and 19:00 on Sunday 7 September. As there will be no access in and out of the Park and Ride site the service 31 will NOT OPERATE between the above times.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Normal service.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	Normal service.	-The Portway by the Park and Ride site in Shirehampton overnight 4 September Thursday 2000 until Friday 0600. Unable to serve Park Road, Woodwell Road, Station Road and Portway P & R.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.
42	Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens
43	Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath	Normal service.	Monday 8 September until 1700 (estimated) Thursday 11 September. Unable to serve Station Road. Passengers to board/alight Baden Road/Crown Way
44/45	Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath / Cherry Gardens	Normal service.
46	Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	Normal service.
48/48x	Bristol City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green	Normal service.	Baldwin Street will be closed between 0930-1530 Sunday 7 September.This service will start/finish at Rupert Street. Baldwin Street and Wine Street stops will be missed.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Emersons Green	Normal service.	Baldwin Street will be closed between 0930-1530 Sunday 7 September.This service will start/finish at Rupert Street. Baldwin Street and Wine Street stops will be missed.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
58	Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill	Normal service.
70	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	UWE Bus stops A and A1 will be suspended 01/09 until 17:00 on 5/09 please use the stops Prior to Closed Stops
72	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	UWE Bus stops A and A1 will be suspended 01/09 until 17:00 on 5/09 please use the stops Prior to Closed Stops	-Overnight 2000-0600 (five nights) Monday 8 September until Friday 12 September. Unable to serve Cotham Park, Redland Station, Zetland Road. Passengers to board/alight Cotham Side or the bus stops on either side of Cheltenham Road by the Arches. -Baldwin Street will be closed between 0930-1530 Sunday 7 September.This service will will be diverted via Nelson Street and resume normal route from Bristol Bridge.
73	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	-Emergency Closure Until 5 September 0800 -1800 Unable to serve Gilda Square West, Wharnecliffe Gardens, Oatlands Avenue and Fortfield Road towards UWE. Passengers to board/alight Loxton Square/Timberscombe Walk. -UWE Bus stops A and A1 will be suspended 01/09 until 17:00 on 5/09 please use the stops Prior to Closed Stops	-New Fosseway Road, Whitchurch will be closed between 09:30 and 15:30 from Friday 5 through to Thursday 11 September. This service will be diverted via Wells Road and Cadogan Road in both directions.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Normal service.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	-Service 75 Update, Now extended until 05:00 8 September - SEVERE DELAYS being experienced due to roadworks on Gloucester Road Flyover due to road restrictions ongoing. This may include last-minute trip cancellations.This service is diverting after Air Balloon Roundabout, Southmead Road, Penpark Road, Knowle Lane, Wyck Beck Road, Merlin Way and Hayes Way to Normal Route in Both Directions unable to serve Filton Church, Filton College, Filton Airfield, Cleve Road, Gipsy Patch Lane. Diversion in place between 0700 -1900. On going. -Normal service service 76 - but there may be knock on delays from the 75.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Langford Road in Langford between Stock Lane and the A38 will be closed to service 125 from 07:00 on Wednesday 23 July and will remain fully closed until Thursday 4 September. Services will be diverted in both directions.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Service not operating - school holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	173 is unable to serve Riverside Gardens, Woodview, Church House, Waterside, Bakers Lane and the Pitching until Midnight.
349	Bristol - Keynsham	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. Update 13:00 Due to a Road closure in Chilcompton service	-The A39 from Strawberry Way roundabout in Wells towards Glastonbury will be closed to services from 07:00 on Monday 8 September and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Tuesday 28 October. Services will be diverted. Please board/alight at either Wells Bus Station or the High Street bus stop in Glastonbury.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.	-High Street,Paulton will be closed between 09:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 14 September. This service will be diverted. Passengers are advised to board/alight at the Thicket Mead bus stops or Paper Lane bus stops in Hallatrow Road.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Normal service.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Normal service.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	normal service.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	-Feynmann Way is closed due to a defective road surface until further notice. Buses are diverting via Jenner Boulevard. No stops are missed out, but journey times will be extended.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	-Service m4 is being affected by roadworks at Gipsy Patch Lane, and may be subject to short notice diversion to avoid getting stuck in severe congestion. The Titan Road and Bush Avenue stops will not be served when this is the case, but buses will stop at the Little Stoke School stops on Little Stoke Lane instead when they are diverted. Please check this page for updates. Buses are currently on normal route.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Service not operating - school holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	-The northbound Bradley Stoke Way closure affecting buses towards Thornbury will move to Phase 3 from Monday 21 July until December 2025. Buses will run normal route to Webbs Wood, then divert via Brook Way to Willow Brook, missing out Webbs Wood Roundabout, The Bridge and Savages Wood Roundabout stops. The only stop they will serve on diversion will be the Braydon Avenue stop on Brook Way. -Thornbury Road in Alveston is closed towards Thornbury until winter 2025, buses are diverting via Greenhill Lane and missing The Ship bus stop, serving Beanhill Crescent stop instead. -Webbs Wood stop is currently suspended due to a northbound closure of Bradley Stoke Way. Please use the Webbs Wood Roundabout stop instead.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
U1/U1N	University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park	U1N - service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.
U3	Bath Spa University - Bath City Centre - University of Bath	Normal service.
U4	Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath	Normal service.	Frome Road in Odd Down, (between Wellsway and Midford Road) will be closed overnight between 19:00 and 07:00 from Wednesday 3 to Friday 5 September. This service will be diverted. The Fosseway School and Sainsburys bus stops will not be served.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
X1/X1s	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	-Walton Road, Clevedon will be closed from 28 July until 26 September.This service will divert via Tickenham Road, Northern Way, Ettingen Way and M5 to resume normal route at the bus stop by Gordano School. Passengers are advised to board or alight at either Clevedon Health Centre bus stops or Gordano School or Sheepfield Gardens for both directions of travel.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service.
X18	Nailsea - Weston-super-Mare & Loxton Campus	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	The link Road in Yate will be closed overnight between 2000-0600 on Tuesday 2 September. These services will be on diversion.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	-The link Road in Yate will be closed overnight between 2000-0600 on Tuesday 2 September. These services will be on diversion. -Update now been extended until 05:00 on 8 September This service is now diverting after serving Southmead Hospital it will then go through Henbury to Cribbs Causeway Bus Station. Unable to serve Kenmore Gardens until Gipsy Patch Lane in both directions. Diversion in place between 0700 -1900. On going. -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, but delays are anticipated.	-Monday 8 September Until (estimated) 14 November. Unable to serve Live and Let Live until Church Road on Badminton Road. Passengers to board/alight St Peters Church/Church Road.