Stagecoach teams up with local mental health organisations to make a difference to Lympstone school pupils for Childrens Mental Health Week
Stagecoach South West took a wellbeing bus to Lympstone Primary School on Friday 9th February as part of Children’s Mental Health Week to empower young people. The carefully crafted sessions for students in years 5 and 6 included a wellbeing workshop on board the bus followed by a physical activity session led by Tom Johnson, […]
Torquay bus driver Sam embarks on apprenticeship following grandfather’s legacy in Jet engineering
National Apprenticeship Week 2024 5-11 February Sam Down from Torquay, has stepped into the world of bus and coach engineering maintenance with Stagecoach, mirroring the footsteps of his grandfather, who was a jet engine engineer. Sam’s inspiration for pursuing a career in engineering comes not only from his grandfather’s career in jet engineering but also […]
Exeter bus manager celebrates 30 years behind the wheel
An Exeter bus driver and Commercial Manager has been awarded for his long service at an awards ceremony. After completing his A-Levels at Exeter College Chris Comer embarked on a journey with Stagecoach joining Transit Holdings (Stagecoach’s predecessor in the area) in August 1993 at the age of 18. Starting as a Junior Planning Assistant, […]
Stagecoach brings festive cheer to Exeter bus station
Stagecoach will be hosting a FREE Festive Family Fun afternoon at Exeter Bus Station on Thursday 7th December from 3pm to 5pm. Visitors to the city centre can begin their countdown to Christmas with a family fun afternoon featuring the Big Noise Choir and Radio Exe who will be spreading festive cheer with live entertainment, […]
Stagecoach South West announce minor timetable changes across the South West from Sunday 29 October 2023
To coincide with the end of the summer season we are introducing some minor timetable changes across the network. Timetables are available to download from stagecoachbus.com North Devon Areas Service 21/21A (Ilfracombe to Westward Ho! / Appledore via Barnstaple and Bideford) Service 21C (Barnstaple to Croyde Bay / Georgeham via Braunton) Minor timetable changes, with […]
STAGECOACH APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Stagecoach, Britain’s largest bus and coach operator has today (26 September 2023) announced the appointment of Claire Miles as its new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment will take effect from 2 October 2023 and follows a thorough, competitive process over a number of months. Claire succeeds Martin Griffiths, who retired as Chief Executive earlier in […]
Stagecoach South West announce timetable changes across the South West in September
From Sunday 3rd September 2023 Stagecoach South West are improving a number of bus services with new timetables introduced across the South West. In Exeter, several bus services are enhanced and extra journeys introduced in partnership with Devon County Council and a number of high frequency bus corridors will be introduced. In North Devon better […]
Timetable changes across the South West from Sunday 28th May
From Sunday 28th May we are introducing a number of new timetables across our network, focused primarily on the Torbay area, which are predominantly centred around improving the punctuality of our bus services, and a number of new exciting enhancements to our services. We are excited to be introducing night buses, initially over the summer […]
Stagecoach South West and Devon County Council partner to operate bus journeys from Exeter to Okehampton, Chulmleigh and Barnstaple from 5th June
The current operator of Services 315, 345 and 377 linking Exeter with Barnstaple, Okehampton and Chumleigh, has notified Devon County Council that they no longer wish to operate these services. Working in partnership with Devon County Council, Stagecoach South West will provide replacement services, which will start from Monday 5 June 2023. Service 315 will […]
Eye catching double decker bus unveiled to celebrate the King’s Coronation
Stagecoach South West have today unveiled a special commemorative bus to mark the coronation of King Charles III on May 6th 2023. The local bus operator has kitted out one of it’s Double Decker E400 buses from it’s Torbay Fleet in a livery fit for a King. The striking design features the official emblem and […]