Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Department for Transport announced a week ago that it was extending pandemic support for bus services in the UK. The COVID bus grants were due to end and this meant that many bus companies, alongside Hampshire County Council’s announcement…
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Changes to First Solent – 9th January
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs with all the bus operators across the South, First Bus is not alone in having to alter timetables straight into the New Year in order to keep buses running. Even the lure of having up to a £3,000 signing…
Christmas Buses at First Solent
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s an interesting comparison, for someone who has an interest in marketing strategy and product advertising, to see how the different bus operators promote something as important as Christmas bus schedules. We will probably take a quick aside before we…
Rowner Eclipsed by New Road
Reading Time: 3 minutesI was trying really hard to think up something more inspirational for a title. I don’t think it went well. Something which is going well though is the progress on the new extension to the Gosport and Fareham Eclipse busway.…
Changes at First Solent – 16th May
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn line with most other First Group companies, First Solent is improving it’s services across Gosport, Fareham and Portsmouth ahead of the expected relaxation of pandemic restrictions on 17th May. In most cases it is weekend and evening services that…
Changes at First Solent from 11th April
Reading Time: 2 minutesFirst Solent, operating in Fareham, Gosport and Portsmouth; have announced that they are not making changes to bus services until the middle week of the Easter school holidays. This is presumably a change that has been made on the basis…
Changes at First Solent
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s a busy week if you are using the buses. Every bus operator is changing services to tie in with the return of the schools and colleges. First Solent have some additional changes, so we will cover as much as…
Changes at First Solent from Monday
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe number of changes to bus services has been remarkedly reduced during this shorter Lockdown 3. We say shorter, until such time as we know better from our Government. First Hampshire have made a few more smaller changes than some…
Changes This Weekend in Fareham
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFollowing on from changes in Portsmouth and to The Star services, I did say that I was surprised that there were not also some changes out of Hoeford Depot in Fareham. This week, there were. Now slightly surprisingly for First…
Christmas Services at First Hampshire & Dorset
Reading Time: 3 minutesI know… it’s too early to put up the Christmas tree, the decorations are still in the loft and the children have yet to realise that in exactly one months time it will already be over. Yes – it is…