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⚠ SERVICE ALERT - BRADFORD INTERCHANGE ⚠
❌ Bradford Interchange will remain closed until September.
🚍 Services will start & end from bus stops in the city centre during the closure.
Find out more:
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To celebrate
@LUFC
promotion to the Premier League, we’ve decided to name one of the Leeds Park & Ride buses after head coach Marcelo Bielsa!
@WestYorkshireCA
@LeedsCC_News
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Pleasure to welcome
@Keir_Starmer
at Stourton
@iParkandRide
today with
@MetroMayorSteve
@lisanandy
@votedannorris
@MayorOfWY
@MayorJD
@SouthYorksMayor
@MayorofGM
and travel here using bus priority on our zero-emission Leeds service
@connectingleeds
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Town Fans! We’ve teamed up with our partners,
@htafc
to giveaway an unforgettable VIP experience. To enter, all you need to do is follow this account and then like and retweet this post. Ends 16th Jan 2023. T’s & C’s: Good Luck 🍀
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Just to advise that First services will be accepting tickets from all operators Arriva,TLC,Tiger,Transdev,Stotts, TJ Walsh. They will also be accepting First tickets and passes. Travel safe everyone ^HN
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📣 Calling all
@leedsrhinos
fans! We’re giving away x4 tickets to the game vs Hull KR on Fri 14th July at Headingley Stadium! 🏉
To enter, follow our page then like and retweet this post. Ends 9th July 2023. T&C's here:
Good luck! 🍀
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Industrial action in Leeds has now been postponed. We will continue to run a limited service throughout today with last buses around 19:00. We aim to return to a full service from Tuesday 20 June. A huge thank you to our customers for your patience. Further info to follow.
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We’ve teamed up with our partners
@officialbantams
to giveaway a signed shirt PLUS free bus travel for a month 👕🚍
To enter, follow our page then like and retweet this post. Ends 27th March 2023. T&Cs:
Good Luck 🍀
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We’ve teamed up with our partners
@FCHTOnline
to giveaway a VIP experience 👕🚍
To enter, follow our page then like and retweet this post. Ends 18th April 2023. T&Cs:
Good Luck 🍀
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We’ve teamed up with our partners
@htafc
to giveaway a VIP experience 👕🚍
To enter, follow our page then like and retweet this post. Ends 27th March 2023. T&Cs:
Good Luck 🍀
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Shadow Chancellor
@RachelReevesMP
couldn’t resist having a go as a bus driver when she visited our Bramley depot today to check out its electrification and our fleet of zero emission buses – it’s the biggest in West Yorkshire! 🚍
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Today, we proudly dedicate the
@leedsrhinos
bus in memory of the legendary Rob Burrow CBE. We are deeply honoured to support the Rob Burrow Centre for MND through our recent fundraising efforts. His spirit and courage will continue to inspire us all 🚍💙🏉
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📣 Calling all
@leedsrhinos
fans! We’re giving away x4 tickets to the game vs Warrington Wolves on Sunday 20th August at Headingley Stadium! 🏉
To enter, follow our page then like and re-tweet this post. Ends 14th August 2023.
T&C's here:
Good luck! 🍀
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📣 Calling all
@leedsrhinos
fans! We’re giving away x4 tickets to the game vs Castleford Tigers on Friday 22nd September at Headingley Stadium! 🏉
To enter, follow our page then like and retweet this post. Ends 15th Sept 2023. T&C's here:
Good luck! 🍀
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We're accepting all
@arrivayorkshire
@harrogatebus
@keighleybus
@Transdev
@tigerbuses
tickets today on our buses across West Yorkshire to help you get through the snow
#SpreadTheWord
#BeastFromTheEast
#WorkingTogether
#Bus18
👍
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It is with great sorrow that we have learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of us all at First Bus, we send our deepest sympathy to the Royal Family.
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It’s the law to wear a face covering on a bus. Drivers are issuing notices to customers without one, unless exempt; a reminder they may be liable to be fined. It can be a mask, scarf, bandana or any material. Please comply & help keep everyone safe
@WYP_PcSpencer
@WestYorksPolice
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The journey’s going to be electric! We’re unveiling our all-new zero emission fleet for Leeds and here’s a sneak preview.
@WestYorkshireCA
@LeedsCC_News
@ConnectingLeeds
@PelicanYutong
@ZenobeEnergy
@LeedsCC_CEAQ
@lisamulherin
@petercarlill
@CllrWalshaw
@ElsieC51
#CleanAirLeeds
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The first-ever fleet of zero emission buses coming to Leeds in September are fully electric. Together with
@WestYorkshireCA
and
@LeedsCC_News
@PassengerT
@ConnectingLeeds
it’s all part of our efforts to create cleaner air for the city.
@PelicanYutong
@ZenobeEnergy
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Smiles all round with partners
@WestYorkshireCA
@LeedsCC_News
@ConnectingLeeds
@PelicanYutong
@ZenobeEnergy
and proud to have the first-ever zero emission bus fleet in West Yorkshire!
@LeedsCC_CEAQ
@lisamulherin
@petercarlill
@CllrWalshaw
@ElsieC51
@Leeds_City_Ctr
#CleanAirLeeds
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At 1.30pm today, First in Leeds will pay tribute to two colleagues from the Hunslet Park depot who have tragically lost their lives recently. Colleagues will observe a 2-minute’s silence in their honour. Drivers will inform passengers and pull over where safe to do so
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Bradford service 640/641 not operating to Thorpe Edge terminating at Five Lane Ends Morrisons. ^KS
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⚠️ SERVICE UPDATE ⚠️
⌚ In order to ensure older people can get to the shops & supermarkets earlier in the day, we're now able to accept free concessionary passes at any time of day thanks to
@WestYorkshireCA
&
@MetroTravelNews
until 17th April ⌚
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Industrial Action in Leeds from Tuesday 26 July has been CANCELLED.
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The first of our new
#electricbuses
for the Bramley depot have arrived! All part of our strong partnership with
@WestYorkshireCA
. They’re not in service yet as a few checks to do but it won’t be long before you start to see them around Leeds.
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Would you like to see one of our brand new vehicles tomorrow?! Head down to Victoria Gardens in Leeds where they will be on show from 11am - 1pm.
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It’s the law to wear a face covering on a bus. Drivers are issuing notices to customers without one, unless exempt, as a reminder that they maybe liable to be fined. It can be a mask, scarf, bandana or any material. Please comply & help keep everyone safe
@CPT_UK
@WYP_SaferTravel
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We'd like to say a massive THANK YOU to all key workers, for their unwavering bravery and support in these turbulent times. Our bus drivers have carried passengers on over 185,000 trips this week, making essential journeys across West Yorkshire. Keep up the great work! 💪
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Proud launch of the Stourton
@iParkandRide
today with Minister
@redditchrachel
& our fantastic partners
@ConnectingLeeds
@WestYorkshireCA
@MayorOfWY
@JamesLewisLab
@groves_kim
@helenhayden01
@BAMNuttall
@ADLbus
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A massive thank you to all our drivers for their hard work today. It has been a challenging day and we are so sorry for the disruption. Further updates are to follow!
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Leeds West MP and Shadow Chancellor
@RachelReevesMP
visited our Bramley depot today with
@MarkJSewards
as we complete the largest fleet of zero emission buses in West Yorkshire. She was keen to hear how we’ve partnered with
@WestYorkshireCA
to improve bus services 🚍
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ATTN: Due to severe network disruption due to the weather conditions, we will be accepting other operators tickets this morning. We will keep customers updated with this throughout the day. Apologies for the delays this morning and we hope our customers have a safe journey.-LR
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This independent record shop, real ale, craft beer and charcuterie café brings together the best food, drink and music. With regular events such as quizzes, DJ sets and live music
@TheRecordCafe
is a must visit in Bradford!
Download the First Bus App to plan your journey🚍
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Hello, please be patient with our Twitter Team. As you can imagine we are getting an extremely high amount of tweets and we are really trying our best to get back to you all. We will post regular updates. Please everyone stay safe in this weather!
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We were delighted to give Kian a ride to Valley Parade on one of our new ultra-low emission City of Bradford buses. Look forward to helping lots of
@officialbantams
@bcafchelp
fans choose lower carbon travel to the stadium to watch him play next season!
🚌 | Of course he caught the bus from Huddersfield...
🙌 | Our new promotion-winning frontman has landed, and our friends
@FirstWestYorks
helped transport him to the
@UtilitaEnergy
Stadium!
#BCAFC
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Free bus travel today with First for serving troops, veterans and cadets for
#RemembranceSunday
@PoppyLegion
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We’re excited that in partnership with
@WestYorkshireCA
and
@LeedsCC_News
@PassengerT
@ConnectingLeeds
the first-ever fleet of zero emission buses are coming to Leeds in September. It’s all part of our efforts to create cleaner air for the city.
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We'd like to thank all our customers for your patience this morning, and our Drivers for their continued hard work in challenging circumstances❄️ Updates for services across West Yorkshire can be found here:
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Our driver Martin in Leeds has made lots of people smile on his route during lockdown, and BBC Look North asked him to make a film about it. Watch it here.
After buying Buster from a street stall, bus driver Martin decided to take him everywhere he goes 🧸
Now he's a local celebrity, bringing happiness during lockdown ❤️
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Fantastic welcome this morning for our first Stourton
@iParkandRide
customer today from Supervisor Tony & Driver Francis onto our new
@ADLbus
electric bus from the new
@BAMNuttall
site in partnership
@Connecting
Leeds
@WestYorkshireCA
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First services will be accepting tickets from all operators for comparable journeys and similar routes to the one you are waiting for this applies to Arriva,TLC,Tiger,Transdev,Stotts, TJ Walsh. They will also be accepting First tickets and passes. Travel safe everyone ^HN
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⚠️SERVICE UPDATE⚠️
All services have been suspended for the time-being until the roads clear. We will be assessing the situation and returning as and when we can do safely.
The only services still operating at this time are Todmorden - Rochdale. We are so sorry for this.
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THANK YOU team, amazing effort from everyone at First West Yorkshire this week so far! 💪🌈🚍
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First services will be accepting tickets from all operators for comparable journeys and similar routes to the one you are waiting for this applies to Arriva,TLC,Tiger,Transdev,Stotts, TJ Walsh. They will also be accepting First tickets and passes. Travel safe everyone ^HN
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A big thank you to key workers and customers
@Morrisons
for the surprise delivery of food and drinks to our Hunslet depot in Leeds – the team tucked in and loved it!
#KeyWorkers
#ThanksKeyWorker
#StayHomeSaveLives
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⚠️ Due to impacts of extreme weather, all WY services (except 590/592 ex Hebden Bridge) suspended for the rest of the day on the grounds of safety. Depot teams are working hard to return drivers & buses + prepare for full service tomorrow. We're very sorry for any inconvenience.
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⚠️ SERVICE UPDATE ⚠️
Effective from Monday 23rd March 2020, we will operate a Saturday service timetable on all West Yorkshire services.
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Contactless is now live across all our buses in West Yorkshire! Spread the word and try it today!
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Heading to
@YorkshireCCC
to watch England vs Pakistan on Friday? We're running a shuttle bus from Leeds Train Station directly to the cricket ground. Click here for more details
#testmatch
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That is it from us until after Christmas guys. Have a wonderful Christmas :) Well done to our Elf Spotters!^DL
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We know there's a lot that's unclear at the moment; we've produced this video so bus travel isn't! Please follow the advice to ensure your transport remains safe - let's look after each other 💪🚍
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Good news, the Mayor’s Fares will continue to cap fares in West Yorkshire at £2 for a single journey and £4.50 for a day ticket. You can buy with cash, contactless, or through the First Bus app. 🚍
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#LDSBUS
1, 6, 28, 97, X84, X85 Heavy delays reported in Headingley due to people celebrating England win on the Street. ^SF
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⚠️ TICKETING UPDATE ⚠️
To help essential travellers get around today we're accepting each other's tickets
@arrivayorkshire
@keighleybus
&
@harrogatebus
Thanks for your patience.
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Hold on, they’re coming! We’re excited that in partnership with
@WestYorkshireCA
@LeedsCC_News
@PassengerT
@ConnectingLeeds
the first-ever fleet of zero emission buses are coming to Leeds in September. These will help create cleaner air for the city.
@PelicanYutong
@ZenobeEnergy
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As a thank you, members of the Armed Forces, with ID, can travel free with First on Sat 25 June
@ArmedForcesDay
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That’s it from us tonight! Thankyou for your patience throughout today - we will be uploading updates throughout the evening to keep you all updated. Keep warm and safe!
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Delighted to welcome
@SHinchcliffe
@groves_kim
@Cllr_Manisha
on one of the new, electric
@WestYorkshireCA
FlexiBus vehicles today. We can’t wait to start serving East Leeds with WY’s first demand responsive transport launching on the 27 September
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*** SERVICE UPDATE ***
Due to the adverse weather conditions, our drivers will be taking great caution while out driving today, which may result in delays to services.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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At 11am today our drivers may pull over (where safe to do so) to observe the two-minute silence in Remembrance
#LestWeForget
🚍
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Potential industrial action is planned from Sun 18 June which would impact services in Leeds. We are working on plans to run a limited service if this goes ahead. An update will be provided on Fri 16 June.
Find out which services would be affected here:
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A team of trainers from
@guidedogs
have been down to our Bramley depot to put puppies through their paces as part of learning about helping people to get out and about on the bus. Our ops manager Mark loved it!
#guidedogs
#dogs
#accessibility
#travel
#training
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We want you to join us in thanking Britain’s bus workers and front line staff. Throughout the day we will be sharing stories of support and messages of thanks!
@CPT_UK
#ThankYouBusWorkers
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Well that's all from us tonight folks, we'll be here in the morning to update you further. Big thanks to all our customers for patience and understanding today, and a massive thanks to the drivers, controllers, and teams who have kept the wheels turning. ^SF
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Thank you
@MayorOfWY
& all West Yorkshire's fabulous driver and support bus teams keeping services running and promoting
@CPTYorksNorth
jobs recruitment with Bus Alliance partners
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We’ve added more buses between Bradford and Leeds to make your journey easier, more affordable, and quicker 🚍 Learn more about the changes to the 72 and X6 on our website:
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It’s the law to wear a face covering on a bus. Drivers are issuing notices to customers without one, unless exempt, as a reminder that they may be liable to be fined. It can be a mask, scarf, bandana or any other material. We look forward to welcoming you back on board!
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Great to welcome
@lisamulherin
on a new
@PelicanYutong
electric bus this week and see the
@ZenobeEnergy
depot charging. We can’t wait to be serving customers in Halton Moor and around Leeds city centre on the zero emission buses next month.
@ConnectingLeeds
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Great pictures of our buses, driven skillfully by the best in the business today going about their work today. Big shout out to every First Bus driver in West Yorkshire..^SF
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We're taking a Uniform approach to half fare tickets! West Yorkshire school pupils wearing their school uniform will no longer have to show a half-fare bus pass from 1 January 2018 thanks to the
#Bus18
initiative
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Check out our 100% electric, zero emissions buses in service from next week! It’s part of our joint efforts to create cleaner air in Leeds ⚡🚍
@WestYorkshireCA
@LeedsCC_News
@ConnectingLeeds
@PelicanYutong
@ZenobeEnergy
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We'd like to thank all of Britain’s bus drivers and operational staff who continue to keep the country moving. Join us in celebrating our nations bus workers by sharing your stories, videos and photos!
#ThankYouBusWorkers
@CPT_UK
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Listen to
@CaitlinBeevers1
, Rugby League player for
@leedsrhinos
and
@England_RL
, recall the camaraderie and laughter of travelling with team-mates by bus to rugby training 💪🏉
Full video & more at
#FirstBusFirsts
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We know there's a lot that's unclear at the moment; we've produced this graphic so that bus travel isn't! Where possible, please follow the below advice to ensure your transport remains safe - let's look after each other 😊
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Thank you to our customers for your continued patience while industrial action has been taking place. We aim to return to a full service on our Leeds City network from tomorrow, Tuesday 20 June. For more information, please visit our FAQs on the website:
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That's all from us tonight, apologies for the issues we've faced due to road conditions & snow, and thanks for your patience, hope you've found the updates useful through the eve. A big thanks to all our drivers & control for their hard work under difficult conditions today ^SF
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We challenged
@leedsrhinos
@Leedsknights
@htafc
@FCHTOnline
@Giantsrl
@officialbantams
to race to see which sport would win! Visit our website for your chance to win free travel:
LEEDS:
BRAD:
HALI/HUDD:
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Today we’ve switched on the largest zero emission bus fleet in West Yorkshire with help from
@petercarlillA
🚍⚡
A great contribution to reducing carbon and creating cleaner air while showing our strong partnership with
@WestYorkshireCA
in improving bus services.
@FirstBusnews
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Heading to Elland Road to watch the Josh Warrington vs. Lee Selby boxing match today? We're running a shuttle service from Leeds City Centre for just £3 return - find out more here
@LUFC
#Boxing
#SelbyWarrington
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Due to customer & driver feedback, from Monday we’re asking customers to put their weekly ticket into the ticket sleeve instead of drivers to help speed up boarding times & make your journey quicker. The driver will hand you the sleeve & ticket to put together safely once seated.
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If you’re service personnel or a veteran travelling by bus today, you can travel for free across West Yorkshire! Just show the driver your armed forces ID or be wearing your uniform
#LeedsAFD
#ArmedForcesDay
#Bus18
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Summer Holiday the Musical is at Leeds Grand Theatre from now until this Saturday. Travel directly to the theatre by bus – just like star of the show, X Factor Runner-up and Dancing on Ice Winner, Ray Quinn!
@GrandTheatreLS1
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Congratulations to Faye who won our
@officialbantams
signed shirt ⚽👕
Her heart-warming story about her brother who, at the age of 14, had a kidney transplant has proved that, no matter what you have been through, you can still do anything you set your mind to!
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⚠️SERVICE ALERT - ALL SERVICES (BRADFORD)⚠️
Due to worsening road conditions, services are keeping to main roads until conditions improve.
We apologise for any disruption to your journey.
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Good news, the Mayor’s Fares will continue to cap fares in West Yorkshire at £2 for a single journey and £4.50 for a day ticket. You can buy with cash, contactless, or through the First Bus app 🚍
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Good news, the Mayor’s Fares will continue to cap fares in West Yorkshire at £2 for a single journey and £4.50 for a day ticket. You can buy with cash, contactless, or through the First Bus app. 🚍
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Delighted to join councillors Manisha Kaushik, Helen Hayden and James Gibson, customers and colleagues to official launch of
@WestYorkshireCA
FlexiBus East Leeds, the first on-demand service for a new way to travel in the area!
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It’s the law to wear a face covering on a bus. Drivers are issuing notices to customers without one, unless exempt, to remind they maybe liable to be fined. It can be a mask, scarf, bandana or any material. Please comply & help keep everyone safe
@WestYorkshireCA
@MetroTravelNews
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Great news! Our new ticket machines have now been installed across the whole of West Yorkshire - that's nearly 800 buses! QR codes are now able to be used on mTickets. Next stop? Contactless.
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Due to safety reasons and limited space on our buses, we do not currently permit any type of e-scooters on board. Please consider this when preparing to travel on our services.
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Please note that e-scooters are not allowed on board our buses due to safety reasons and limited space. If you are planning to travel with us, please leave your e-scooter at home.
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Has anyone seen this car in Leeds today? What does it mean???
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From Monday 27th November, we'll be welcoming our Revenue Protection Officers on board our buses across West Yorkshire. Our officers will be regularly riding across our network to check everyone is travelling with a valid ticket. Find out more here:
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Our old double decker bus is being transformed into a multi-use indoor area by
@TheValleyProje1
🚍 We donated the vehicle so the organisation can give children the opportunity to play, build and explore.
Keep an eye out over the coming months to see how the project progresses!
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Our driver Hayley took great care bringing one of new electric buses on to Victoria Gardens in Leeds City centre. We're here to support
@LeedsCC_News
@LeedsCC_CEAQ
on
#CleanAirDay
so come and have a look!
#Leeds
#green
#environment
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Just a polite notice in regards to the running of services later in the evening today/tomorrow. We are unable to comment on how services will be running due to the unpredictable weather. Please keep an eye on our twitter feed for updates.
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Are you heading to
#EllandRoad
to watch the
@England_RL
vs New Zealand Rugby League Test Match on Sunday? We are running our Elland Road shuttles for the event. Please click the link for details
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Watch
@leedsrhinos
players Tara Moxon and Jarrod ‘O’ Connor go head-to-head in an epic cook-off in Kirkgate
@LeedsMarkets
, ft expert judging from Morgan Gannon👨🍳! View the full video here to see who can cook up the superior curry in
@Manjitskitchen
:
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