• First Bus Leeds: Operator announces further £11.2m funding for Bramley bus depot

    First Bus and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) announced a further investment in the operator’s Bramley depot which will make half the fleet zero emission before the end of 2024. WYCA with support from First Bus were successful in securing £3.4 million in a ‘variation request’ from the Department for Transport (DfT) Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) project. First Bus is investing £7.8 million which will introduce an additional 22 double-decker electric buses (EV), increasing the...

  • US firm offer Everton £150m loan to help finish Bramley-Moore Dock stadium

    Struggling Premier League club Everton have been offered a £150m loan by a private equity firm to help in the completion of their new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium. The Merseyside club’s owner Farhad Moshiri has been trying to sell the club to American firm 777 Partners but the deal has stalled. It has left the future []

  • Leeds buses: Full list of timetable service changes from today including White Rose, Bramley and Otley

    From this weekend (May 18-20), bus timetables across West Yorkshire will face changes - including re-timings and frequency increases. Changes will effect a host of different operators including First Bus, Arriva and Squarepeg. Here is a full list of the service changes due to come into effect from this weekend. 19 19A Ireland Wood / Tinshill • Leeds • Garforth 30 Horsforth • Calverley • Pudsey 72 Leeds • Bramley • Thornbury • Bradford 81 Leeds • Armley • Pudsey 110 Wakefield • Outwood • Leeds...