Broad Street will be closed overnight between the hours of 19:00 and 06:00 on the 08 to 10 January, buses will divert as follows:
Services 17,17A,172,19 heading from George Street to Union Street
From Berry Street:
• right onto Gallowgate
• left onto Littlejohn Street
• right onto West North Street
• right onto King Street (stop at St Andrew’s Cathedral)
• resume normal service from Union Street
Temporary stop closures, Bishops Gate, Titchfield Common, route X5.
Affecting the stops in both directions.
0800 Monday 8th until 1630 Thursday 11th January 2024.
Due to utility works, theses stops will be closed on the dates and times shown above.
Passengers are advised to use the temporary stops provided by the works contractors.
Temporary Stop Closure.
St Johns Mews, Church Road, Locks Heath.
Routes X4 and X5
Towards Fareham.
0800 Wednesday 4th until
1630 Friday 5th January 2024
Due to utility works, this stop will be closed on the dates and times shown above.
Passengers are advised to use the temporary stop provided by the works contractors.
Temporary Stop Closure.
Privett Roundabout on Privett Road, towards Gosport.
0930 Tuesday 2nd until Thursday 4th January 2024.
Due to utility works, the above stop will be closed on the dates and times shown above.
Passengers are advised to use the temporary stop provided by the works contractors.
First Essex delivers Christmas gifts to help families in Colchester
Colleagues from bus operator First Essex, have donated over 200 gifts and clothes to Essex Police’s annual Giving Tree initiative for underprivileged children.
The gifts, including seven scooters, a bike, skateboards, basketball hoops, dressing up clothes, toys, games, books and warm clothing were donated by First Essex colleagues at the company’s Colchester depot.
Garthdee Road will be closed at Auchinyell, buses will divert as follows:
Service 1 from RGU to Danestone
From RGU:
• right onto Garthdee Road
• 1st exit at the roundabout onto Anderson Drive
• 3rd exit at the roundabout onto Broomhill Road and resume normal service
Service 27, D1 and D2 - New operator from 2 December 2024
Service 25 is now operating the vacation timetable. The new timetable can be viewed here.
Station Road Farlington will be closed for resurfacing works following a water main burst. These works are expected to last up to four weeks. Service 22 will divert via Central Road, South Road and Grove Road in both directions. As soon as these works are finished the bus will return to it's normal route. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.