New fares from 1st January 2025
Following the announcement of the UK Government's £3 fare cap, we're making some changes to our fares from 1st January.
For those travelling with First Essex, this means that the maximum single fare will be £3.00, however 36% of fares will cost less.
Key changes:
Due to carriageway works, Fore street will be closed to traffic from 7pm on Wednesday 11th December and is expected to last until 23:59 on Thursday 12th December 2024
Service D1 to Bath to divert from the Town Hall, onto Castle Street, Byethesea Road and then normal route at Stallard Street.
Service D2 heading towards Bath to operate the reverse of the above.
Road Closure-Fore Street, Trowbridge- (D1)
19:00 Wednesday 11th - 23:59 Thursday 12th December 2024
West Of England
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Fore Street will be closed to facilitate carriageway works from 7pm tonight and may continue through to Thursday 12th. This diversion will only apply to services heading to Bath and will divert Castle St to use Bythesea Road to resume on Stallard Street.
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Services to divert as follows:
4 and 4F to Pudsey Bus Station: Marsh Lane, East Street, Kirkgate, High Court, The Calls, Lower Briggate, Boar Lane.
44 Service - Graham Road, Great Malvern is closed.
44 diverting outbound only via Avenue Road, Albert Rd North, Graham Road, onto normal service.
This will also affect the 365 PM service only.
Diversion is due to finish at approximately 16.00 on Thursday 12th December.
Due to Road works on Tarves Road/Denmore Road between 07:30 on 13 January until 16:30 on 27 January, Service 1B heading to the City Center will divert as follows:
Service 1B heading to City Centre from Dubford
From Greenbrae Drive via Denmore Road, Woodside Road, Parkway, Ellon Road, and resume normal service
Service 1B heading to Dubford from City Centre
Normal service
Service 1 to divert due to Wessex Water works on High Street, Fortuneswell -19:00 - 23:00.
Outbound:
Normal route.
Inbound:
Due to a planned protest in Worcester City Centre, services will be diverted.
11th December, between 11:30 and 12:30
Services affected: 27, 28, 32 and X50
Diversions as follows:
From Crowngate Bus Station buses will divert via The Butts, Shaw Street, Sansome Street and City Walls Road before resuming their normal routes at Sidbury.
The stop at Cathedral Square will not be served.
The following journeys are affected:
73 & 95 Services – Until further notice
Stephenson Way / Lescar Road are blocked by badly parked builder’s vehicles.
Services diverted via Highfield Spring in both directions.
Temporary Stop Closure, Rookery Avenue, Botley Road, Park Gate.
Routes 28 and 28A.
0930 Thursday 12th until 1530 Friday 13th December.
Due to road works, the above stop will be closed on the date shown above.
Passengers are advised to use the temporary stop supplied by the works contractor.