First Bus to quit Cornwall

Group to withdraw from Cornwall after years of retrenchment. Andrew Garnett reports
Be my Valentine? First Kernow will close on February 14
First Bus has announced plans to cease all operations in Cornwall by mid-February 2026, bringing to an end more than a decade of significant investment, restructuring and ultimately contraction in a market the operator once regarded as a flagship example of partnership working.The decision to close First Kernow follows sustained financial pressures, ailing p