The First Bus fleet of 5,700 buses across the UK is enabling serving Armed Forces personnel, cadets and veterans to travel for free to events commemorating Remembrance Sunday on 8 November and Armistice Day on Wednesday 11 November.  

All current and former members of the military and cadets need to do is show the bus driver their Armed Forces ID or wear their medals or uniform. 

If safe to do so, First Bus drivers will be allowed to pull over at 11:00am on both days to observe the two minutes’ silence. 

Service 23A

29th Oct - 4th Nov

Due to Townhouse Rd/Longwater Ln being closed we will be diverting down Kabin Rd, Hill Rd then back onto Dereham Rd.

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Services 1, 8 and X1 - James Paget Hospital Overnight Closure

From Wednesday 28 October to Thursday 5 November, between 20:00 and 06:00 each night, the road outside James Paget Hospital will be closed.

During the closure:

 56 Services Monday 2nd November (2200-0500) One night only

Osbourne road  will be closed for SCC road works.

OUTBOUND service will operate normal route to Montgomery Road then turn LEFT onto Machon Bank Road to terminate / commence INBOUND service

579 | Rooley Heights

Due to roadworks, services will divert to Sowerby via St Peters Avenue and then Sowerby New Road.

501 | Saddleworth Road 

Due to roadworks at Saddleworth Road, services towards Halifax will be diverted via Rochdale Road. 

49 | Broad Lane

Broad Lane is closed for emergency works until 18:00 on November 4th.

Services will be diverted as follows: 

To Bramley Centre/Pudsey Bus Station via Bridge Road, Leeds Bradford Road, Broadlea Hill, Broadlea Ave, Broad Lane. 

To Monkswood Gate/Halton Moor: The above in reverse. 

361, 362 & 51 | West End Road

Friday 06th  November 08:00 – 18:00 Monday 09th November (At All Times)​

​West End Road will be closed from its junction with Windmill Meadow to the junction of Fir Tree Drive only between the above times.

This also coincides with the Campsall Road closure.​

Falmouth Road, Chelmsford is closed for roadworks. The permit's end date is 2 Nov 23:59 GMT.

Due to the location of the road closure - the C8 / C9 will be placed on diversion:

C8

Towards Beaulieu Railway Station: Normal line of route. All bus stops served.

Towards Chelmsford: The C8 will divert via Pump Lane, Brackenden Drive and Lawn Lane. The following bus stops will not be served:

X3 | Junction at Meadowhall 

Due to the closure of the junction at Meadowhall, all X3 services are being diverted via Meadowbank Road in both directions until the end of service today.