First Bus has invested £3.5 million in Shropshire-based Lakeside Coaches and A.T. Brown Coaches since acquiring the business two years ago, delivering new vehicles and improved facilities for customers and employees.
The investment includes £3 million in 14 new buses and coaches, alongside £500,000 in a new four-bay workshop and engineering office at Lakeside's Ellesmere site.
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Service M3 - Boghead Road, Balornock Closure
From 08:00 on Wednesday 4th November until 20:00 on Friday 6th November, Boghead Road will be closed for resurfacing works.
During the closure, Service M3 will divert as follows:
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Services 38, 38A and 38C - Cumbernauld Road Northbound Closure
From 19:30 until 06:00 on Wednesday 4th November and Thursday 5th November, Cumbernauld Road northbound at the M8 will be closed for motorway bridge works.
During the closure:
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Service 10 - Dorchester Road, Upwey Overnight Closure
From 22:00 on 11th November until 06:00 on 12th November, Dorchester Road in Upwey will be closed for a Network Rail bridge inspection.
During the closure, Service 10 will divert via Littlemoor Road, Bincombe Bumps Roundabout, the A353 and Weymouth Relief Road in both directions.
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Service X8 and 500 - M8 J21 to J24 Closure
From 18:00 on Saturday 7th November until 13:00 on Sunday 8th November, and again from 18:00 on Saturday 14th November until 13:00 on Sunday 15th November, the M8 between Junctions 21 and 24 will be closed in both directions for bridge works.
During the closure:
The First Bus fleet of 5,700 buses across the UK is enabling serving Armed Forces personnel, cadets and veterans to travel for free to events commemorating Remembrance Sunday on 8 November and Armistice Day on Wednesday 11 November. 
All current and former members of the military and cadets need to do is show the bus driver their Armed Forces ID or wear their medals or uniform.
If safe to do so, First Bus drivers will be allowed to pull over at 11:00am on both days to observe the two minutes’ silence.
Service 23A
29th Oct - 4th Nov
Due to Townhouse Rd/Longwater Ln being closed we will be diverting down Kabin Rd, Hill Rd then back onto Dereham Rd.
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Services 1, 8 and X1 - James Paget Hospital Overnight Closure
From Wednesday 28 October to Thursday 5 November, between 20:00 and 06:00 each night, the road outside James Paget Hospital will be closed.
During the closure:
56 Services Monday 2nd November (2200-0500) One night only
Osbourne road will be closed for SCC road works.
OUTBOUND service will operate normal route to Montgomery Road then turn LEFT onto Machon Bank Road to terminate / commence INBOUND service
579 | Rooley Heights
Due to roadworks, services will divert to Sowerby via St Peters Avenue and then Sowerby New Road.