Between the 19th February and 31 May 2024 Lower Farlington Road will be closed for road works. Service 22 will divert away from this area via Eastern Road and Sainsbury's in both directions. This diversion will miss out Lower Farlington Road and Fitzherbert Road. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

There will be a roundabout closure in the City Centre OVERNIGHT only between 8pm and 6am on the 8th January 2024. Station Square roundabout is next to Portsmouth and Southsea Rail station. During these times we will not be able to serve Commercial Road South. 
Services 1 and 2 (towards Fratton) will serve HMS Nelson then will divert away from the City Centre via Anglesea Road and Winston Churchill Avenue and back on normal route, missing out Commercial Road South.

As well as route 1 being diverted away from Festing Road, we have been told another bus stop is now closed.
This bus stop is on Albert Road, Called Festing road (outside the COOP) going eastbound. These works are expected to last until 18th December. Please use an alternative stop at Bristol Road or Albert Road lights for the route 2. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused during these works. These works are out of our control and may be changed at short notice.

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Brent Road in Cossington is currently closed to service 75 until last bus on Wednesday 20th December to facilitate emergency carriageway works.

Service 75 will be diverted vis Manor Road, A39 and Woolavington Hill in both directions.

Regretfully the Park Close and Cossington bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board oar alight at either The Laurels bus stop on Middle Road or Knowle End bus stop on Old Mill Road.

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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department

First Essex delivers Christmas gifts to vulnerable children in Southend

Colleagues from bus operator First Essex, have donated over 200 gifts to Southend Council’s annual Christmas toy drive.

The toys, games and books, donated by First Essex employees at the Chelmsford depot, were delivered to Southend by First’s very own Santa and his team of elves in a classic 1960 Routemaster bus.

Service Changes during January 2024

A number of service changes will occur on part of our network during January 2024. Most services are unchanged so if your service isn't listed below, it will continue on the same timetable as now.

North Somerset area

From Tuesday 2 January 2024

9 Weston-super-Mare - Worlebury - Worle - West Wick

New service running during the off-peak on weekdays, linking many areas to local facilities.

From Sunday 7 January, we're making changes to some of our services.  Please see a summary below and the new timetables can be viewed here

Service 4: City Centre - Rushey Mead 

A new timetable across the whole week has been introduced to help keep buses run on time. 

Service 15: City Centre - Goodwood 

A new timetable across the whole week has been introduced to help keep buses run on time.