Successful season for Moorsbus following return of popular service 19th November 2025 Hundreds of residents from Hull and the East Riding took the opportunity over the spring and summer to enjoy trips to the North York Moors thanks to the return of a popular bus service. The Moorsbus (M1) was brought back thanks to funding from Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, through their […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for TransportEast Riding of Yorkshire Councileast yorkshire busesHull City CouncilMoorsbus CICNorth York Moors
Hull bus operator prepares for arrival of electric buses 4th November 2025 East Yorkshire Buses has announced the successful completion of phase one of its electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure programme, as the operator prepares for the arrival of 21 new electric Wrightbus vehicles later this year. The infrastructure programme has been made possible thanks to an allocation of capital funding from Hull City Council to support the […] Read more Business Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for Transporteast yorkshire busesElectric busesHull City Councilsustainable transportZEBRA2
Council invests to improve 100 city bus stops 6th October 2025 Hull City Council is investing more than £900,000 to improve around 100 bus stops across the city – making them safer, more accessible and more convenient for passengers while they wait for their bus. Following an audit of 1,108 bus stops and bus shelters in the city last year, the council, working alongside local bus […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for Transporteast yorkshire busesHull Bus AllianceHull City CouncilStagecoach East Midlandssustainable transport
Councils confirm continuation of ‘Freedom Pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers 9th May 2025 A scheme enabling care leavers to receive free bus travel in Hull and the East Riding will continue thanks to new funding from Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council. After initially being introduced in September 2024, the Young Person’s Freedom Pass, an initiative between the two local authorities and the region’s bus […] Read more Children and families News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for TransportEast Riding of Yorkshire Councileast yorkshire busesHull City CouncilStagecoach East Midlands
Further funding approved to increase electric bus rollout in Hull 8th April 2025 Hull City Council and the region’s two main bus operators – East Yorkshire Buses and Stagecoach East Midlands – have welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) announcement of additional funding for the rollout of electric buses in Hull. Today (Tuesday 8 April 2025), the Government confirmed it has made £3,907,844 available to increase the scope […] Read more Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets Department for Transporteast yorkshire busesHull Bus AllianceHull City CouncilStagecoach East Midlandssustainable transportZEBRA2
Council confirms further investment to improve bus connectivity and grow passenger numbers in Hull 24th March 2025 Hull City Council’s Cabinet has today (Monday 24 March) approved a funding allocation of over £7.6million from the Department for Transport (DfT) that will be used to deliver a number of proposals set out in its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) for 2025/2026. The BSIP sets out how the council, working alongside local bus operators, […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Department for Transporteast yorkshire busesHull Bus AllianceHull City CouncilStagecoach East Midlandssustainable transport
City ranked in national top 10 for growth in bus patronage 30th December 2024 Hull has been confirmed as one of the top 10 places in the country for growth in bus patronage, according to the latest figures from the Department for Transport for 2023/2024. In its annual bus statistics report, the city came in at number 10 in a list that included London, Brighton and Hove, Nottingham, Reading, […] Read more Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets Department for Transporteast yorkshire busesHull Bus AllianceHull City CouncilStagecoach East Midlandssustainable transport
Discounted bus fares to support individuals, families and friends celebrating the festive season 6th December 2024 The Hull Bus Alliance has confirmed that further discounted bus fare options are being laid on for the festive season to help support the local economy and provide greater choice when it comes to travelling around the city in the build up to Christmas. Stagecoach East Midlands and East Yorkshire Buses will again be offering […] Read more Christmas News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for Transporteast yorkshire busesHull Bus AllianceStagecoach East Midlands
Additional park & ride services and fare discount to support Christmas shoppers 19th November 2024 Hull City Council and Stagecoach East Midlands have announced the return of a popular festive park and ride scheme to support Christmas shoppers and boost the local economy in Hull. Through funds allocated by the Department for Transport for the city’s bus service improvement plan, the scheme will run from Thursday 21 November to Sunday […] Read more Christmas News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Christmas lights 2024Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for TransportHull Bus AllianceStagecoach East Midlands
Your Ticket, Your Choice – Hull Card and KAT Card Now Available Through Bus Operators’ Apps 8th November 2024 Bus passengers in Hull can now buy two discounted travel card products, that allow unlimited travel on both Stagecoach East Midlands and East Yorkshire Buses in the city, through their smartphones. A local campaign from the Hull Bus Alliance will raise awareness of the products on the theme of ‘Your Ticket, Your Choice’ and explain […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for Transporteast yorkshire busesHull Bus AllianceStagecoach East Midlands
New community minibus services to support passengers in East Hull 4th November 2024 Hull City Council has announced that two new community minibus services will launch in November to support passengers, in the east of the city, to access shopping and medical facilities in the Marfleet ward as well as to attend appointments at Castle Hill Hospital. The Marfleet Community Minibus Service will run from David Lister Court, […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Castle Hill HospitalCouncillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for TransportEast HullEast Hull Community TransportMarfleet
Councils fund new ‘freedom pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers 30th September 2024 Hundreds of young people in Hull and the East Riding are to receive six months of free bus travel to support them as they leave care. Working in partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, East Yorkshire Buses and Stagecoach East Midlands, Hull City Council has introduced the Young Persons’ Freedom Pass using bus service […] Read more Children and families News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for TransportEast Riding of Yorkshire Councileast yorkshire busesHull Bus AllianceHull City CouncilStagecoach East Midlands
