Christmas Parade 19 Nov 16:00 – 19:00
Christmas lights parade means services will divert as follows:
Services 1&2 heading to RGU 17:00 – 19:00 approx
At King Street/West North Street light, left into East North Street then:
• 3rd exit into Virginia Street
• continue onto Guild Street
• left onto South College Street
• right into Wellington Place
• left into Holburn Street and resume normal route.
How to Tap On Tap Off
You can now Tap On Tap Off when buying adult fares in most of the areas we operate in across the country.
Roadworks summary:
High Street (B1018), Southminster
(between the junction with Kings Road and the junction with Queenborough Road)
Service 331/31
15/11/2023 - 17/11/2023
Closure in force: all the time
High Street (B1018), Southminster (between the junction with Kings Road and the junction with Queenborough Road) will be closed for utility repair and maintenance works. The road will be closed, at all times, from the 15/11/2023 - 17/11/2023.
To find out more about your local Revenue Protection Officers, please select your area:
Roadworks summary:
Fiddlers Hill
Services 83/83A/83B/88B
13/11/2023 - 18/11/2023
Closure in force: all the time
Fiddlers Hill, will be closed for roadworks from Monday 13th November to Saturday 18th November 2023.
Due to the location of the roadworks the 83/83A/83B/88B services will divert as follows:
Towards Bures/Halstead - from Heath Road via Wood Lane, Halstead Road, Ponders Road. Lucas Avenue and Church Road.

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Our revenue protection officers will be regularly riding on our bus network to ensure everyone is travelling with a valid, correctly issued ticket. Any tickets purchased from the driver must be retained throughout the journey, and any tickets on our First Bus App must be valid and ready to show.
You should ensure you are in possession of a valid ticket or other proof of entitlement to travel for your entire journey. These include:
Our revenue protection officers will be regularly riding on our bus network to ensure everyone is travelling with a valid, correctly issued ticket. Any tickets purchased from the driver must be retained throughout the journey, and any tickets on our First Bus App must be valid and ready to show.
- Stone Armistice Day Saturday 11th November. During the period of 10:50 and 11:20 we will not be able to serve Stone on trips heading towards Hanley. This will only affect the 101 service. The bus will divert via the A34.