Shortbrook Road & Westfield Southway will be closed for resurfacing & line painting works.
Tuesday 22nd April until Thursday 8th May (0900-1600)
730 PM School Services
PM School service diverted via the full length of Westfield Northway, (not turning right at the Westfield Centre), right onto Eckington Way & right at Halfway. roundabout onto Station Road.
To allow for Road Works, Greenhills Road towards Gardenhall will be closed.
Monday 5th May until Sunday 18th May
Services affected: 21
Due to road works taking place at the Culter Retirment Village route 19 will not be able to service this part of the route.
Estimated to be in place until 1st June 2025.
Any further updates will be posted.
Due to operational issues, the following services are impacted:
Service X22:
Departing Taunton at 10:30 - has been cancelled due to puncture.
Update [12:05] - Batemoor Road is now clear.
75 & 75a Services - Until further notice
Batemoor Road is blocked by a tow truck.
Old Heath Road, Colchester is closed for overnight roadworks from 20:00hrs on Friday 16th May to 06:00hrs on Saturday 17th May 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure - the 53 service will divert in both directions via Barn Hall Avenue, Churchill Way, Normandy Avenue, Mersea Road and Abbot's Road.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served in both directions:
Due to poorly configured traffic lights as part of Cadent roadworks on the junction of Drayton High Road & Middletons Lane - services 28/29/X29 are experiencing delays between 10 & 30 minutes and are likely to be cancelled or diverted at times as a result. These roadworks have been extended and do not currently have an end date.
Please use the FirstBus app to live track your bus and check back here for any further updates.
29th April 2025, London, UK – Famous social media trainspotter Francis Bourgeois has hit the road, revealing one of his other public transport passions – bus spotting.
30th April 2025, London, UK - First Bus, one of the UK’s leading bus operators, today kicks off its celebrations for 30 years by partnering with famed trainspotter and content creator, Francis Bourgeois. Francis recently took a trip to the company’s birthplace in Aberdeen, where he was able to embrace his love and passion for public transport, diving into the world of buses.
Update, [30/04/25, 11:20] Stubbin Lane is now open.
76, 76a & 76e Services - Until further notice
Stubbin Lane has been closed by a police incident.