Great news! From Monday 12th May 2025, the Ensignbus Tap & Cap scheme in Thurrock zone expands to include First Bus services 100 and 200*, making travel between Orsett Cock and Lakeside even easier.
You can travel with either Ensign Bus or First Bus services within the Thurrock Tap & Cap zone and pay no more than £6.80 per day using Tap & Cap. Your first journey of the day will cost £2.70, the second adds £2.20, and the third adds £1.90. These fares apply within the Thurrock zone regardless of whether you travel on First Bus, Ensign Bus, or a combination of both.
Recreation Rd/Earlham Rd shops
Due to the presence of temporary traffic lights, services 26 and 26A are unable to serve the Laxby stop, in both directions.
UPDATE: Normal service has since resumed, services are able to operate via these stops.
Service 6:
Due to road works on Water Lane we are currently experiencing delays to service 6 of up to 40 minutes behind schedule.
Updated 11:00
First Bus is reminding University of East Anglia (UEA) students of its exclusive range of discounted travel options designed to make navigating Norwich and surrounding areas affordable and accessible.
First Bus remains committed to supporting students with cost-effective travel solutions, offering discounted tickets tailored specifically for UEA students. Some of the UEA student ticket offers include:
· UEA Annual Norwich – £320 for unlimited travel across the Norwich network. That works out at only £1.43 per day!
Service 21A:
09:20 Taunton to Burnham-on-Sea cancelled - service reinstated at 10:00
Service 28:
11:40 Minehead - Taunton cancelled.
Updated 11:42
UPDATE - Road is now closed in both directions.
Road traffic accident has occurred on Calder Street, leading to a police road closure.
Service 7 & 7a to divert as below:
To Summerston: Continue Aikenhead Road, left into Cathcart Road, right into Butterbiggins Road, right into Polloskshaws Road, normal route.
To Rutherglen: Westburn, from Allison St, left into Cathcart Rd, right into Aikenhead Rd, normal route.
Updated 09:24
Service 2:
07:45 Gorleston to Market Gates
Service X11:
11:10 from Norwich to Yarmouth ~ We are hoping to resume service at 11:50 Deneside.
Updated 08:24
Update: Route clear and services resuming regular routes.
Due to a road traffic accident outside Appleton Academy, Wyke.
363 & X63 services to divert via High Fernley Road, Huddersfield Road - In both direction
UPDATE - After review, diversion route has been updated, please find below:
Emergency road works in Wishawhill, Wishaw
242 services to divert via:
Normal route to Campsie Road at Ochil Street, Right Ochil Street, Right Grampian Road and Normal route.
Last updated at: 11:18
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Service 100: Delays/Diversion
+20min delays on London Road, West Thurrock due to roadworks.
Therefore, the 100 service has been placed on diversion to reduce delays to journeys -
Towards Basildon: Normal line of route.
Towards Lakeside: The 100 service is diverting via Eastern Way, Orsett Road, Hathaway Road, Lodge Lane and A1306.