In February 2007 the business of Chase Coaches was purchased with 27 buses with operations integrated into Arriva's Cannock depot.

[21] Arriva announced that from 1 April 2018 that no buses from their Cannock depot would run during the evenings and Sundays as a result of Staffordshire County Council funding cuts.

[22] Hundreds signed an online petition within the first week, which quickly lead to thousands including backing from two local MPs.

[26] In August 1996 British Bus was purchased by the Cowie Group and the operation rebranded as Arriva Derby.

[27] Arriva previously had a depot in Burton Upon Trent until August 2016 when the operations passed to Midland Classic.

Several smaller operators including Loughborough Bus & Coach Company were purchased and in 1989 it was sold to the Drawlane Group.

In 2023, Arriva announced that it planned to close the Oswestry depot as a result of low patronage and financial difficulties following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Most services operated from Oswestry would be moved to Shrewsbury and Arriva Buses Wales' Wrexham depot if the planned closure is approved.