THREE staff members at First Bus in Bradford are no longer employed by the company following an investigation over social media posts, the Telegraph & Argus has learned.

Earlier this month, First told the T&A it was "made aware of social media posts by three staff members".

They were suspended pending an investigation.

A spokesperson for First Bradford has now told the T&A: "The three staff members are no longer employed by First Bus."

The company has not revealed any further information on the matter.

As previously reported by the T&A, screenshots appeared to show a First driver based in Bradford shared a post on his Facebook page from another account on the social networking site. 

The post, which was seen by the T&A, depicted anti-Muslim sentiment with the words "enough is enough".

Another First staff member based in Bradford also appeared to share the same post on Facebook.

And a third First staff member based in Bradford appeared to share a post from a Facebook page which contrasted cuts to winter fuel payments with funding given to immigrant communities.

"Serious concerns" over the posts were raised with First on the social media site X, prompting the investigation.

In response to the concerns, First posted on X: "We take the safety of our passengers seriously."