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Sky ride Southampton 25 July

23/07/10

This Sunday 25 July there will be route changes in Southampton city centre due to the Sky ride cycling event.

Beaulieu Road is now re-opened

07/07/10

Beaulieu Road at Diben Purlieu is now re-opened and buses are running to normal route

Diversion at Romsey Road on Bluestar 4 from 5 July

02/07/10

From Monday 5 July for around 10 weeks, Romsey Road at Maybush will be closed near the Ordnance Survey.

Fom the 21 June High road in Swaything will be closed inbound towards the City

16/06/10

As from the 21 June High road in Swaything (near McDonalds) will be closed inbound towards the City.
Bluestar 2 will divert via Thomas Lewis Way and then back onto Portswood road near Machine Mart store.

New Forest Tour will be back from Saturday 19 June

16/06/10

The New Forest Tour runs through the magnificent heath and forest landscape of one of the UK’s youngest national parks from 19 June to 12 September.

Baby Bluestar S1 is born

22/04/10

From Monday 26 April, Lordswood and General Hospital become welcome additions onto the growing Bluestar network, as we introduce our new Baby Bluestar S1 route between Lord’s Hill and Shirley.

St Cross reopens from 6 April

30/03/10

Due to the reopening of St Cross Road, we will revert to full, normal route and timetable on Bluestar 1 and Baby Bluestar E from Tuesday 6 April.
Thanks to all our customers for their patience and support during the closure.

Hedge End bus users benefit
from new partnership

16/02/10

Bus users in Hedge End and Botley will benefit from co-ordinated timetables and integrated tickets, thanks to a joint initiative between Bluestar, fellow bus company Velvet and the local authority.

Fare changes from Sun 31 Jan

28/01/10

Changes to some single and return fares only - click below for details.

Bluestar is now on Twitter

14/12/09

Following our success through talking with our customers on Facebook, Bluestar is now on Twitter too!

Corporate Responsibility Report for 2009 released

01/12/09

Click below to download the PDF.

Changes in February 2010 - make your voice heard!

19/10/09

We're making changes to our buses next year but we want YOU to have your say first.

Northern Above Bar closure from 19 October

21/10/09

Due to the southbound lane closure of Northern Above Bar between the Cenotaph and the junction at Civic Centre Road, some bus routes will be diverted.

Eyes Down! Get money off with Bluestar Bingo...

19/10/09

If you're a regular traveller, on bluestar, you can now get some great bargains by filling in our fun Bluestar Bingo Card.

Stoneham Lane closing from 12 October for 4 weeks

07/10/09

We have been informed that Stoneham Lane will be closed for drainage works on Monday 12 October for 4 weeks.

Diversion around Hythe finished

05/10/09

All Bluestar buses now running to normal route in Hythe following re-opening of Prospect Place.

Changes to the use of Bluestar passes on Uni-link buses

24/09/09

From Sunday 4 October 2009, we are changing the arrangements of availability of Dayrider and Freedom passes on Uni-link services.

Discounted Peter Symonds College passes now on sale

19/08/09

If you're attending Peter Symonds College in September, Bluestar have got a great deal for you!

Changes to our buses from
14 June 2009

24/04/09

More Sunday buses, earlier and later buses, better timetables for improved reliability – just a few highlights of some changes to our services from 14 June.

Closure of Lower High Street

01/06/09

From Monday 8th June Lower High Street, Southampton, will be closed for up to 4 months affecting CityLink buses travelling from Town Quay to the rail station...