In September 1981 Midland Red East was formed with 181 buses operating from five depots in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire as part of the breakup of the Midland Red bus company, and in January 1984 was renamed Midland Fox.
In 1987 it was privatised in a management buyout.
Several smaller operators including Loughborough Bus & Coach Company were purchased and in 1989 it was sold to the Drawlane Group.
In November 1992 it was sold to British Bus which in August 1996 was sold to the Cowie Group.

In September 1996 the Sandacre Street, Leicester depot was closed.
In November 1997 the Cowie Group was renamed Arriva and Midland Fox was rebranded as Arriva Fox County.
In 2003 Arriva Fox County merged with Arriva Derby and Arriva Midland North to form Arriva Midlands.

On 11 July 2009 the Southgates depot closed and then on 3 October 2011 the Thurmaston depot and head office moved to a new purpose built depot on Westmoreland Avenue.

Arriva Fox County operated services around the Hinckley area until 26 August 2008 when the operations were sold to Centrebus Holdings, a joint venture between Centrebus and Arriva.
On 9 September 2013, Arriva took full control of Centrebus Holdings including the Hinckley depot, with the operation trading as HinckleyBus, however in 2018 Arriva started a programme to rebrand all of its HinckleyBus services back into standard Arriva branding.
In September 1981 Midland Red East was formed with 181 buses operating from five depots in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire as part of the breakup of the Midland Red bus company, and in January 1984 was renamed Midland Fox. In 1987 it was privatised in a management buyout. Several smaller operators including Loughborough Bus & Coach Company were purchased and in 1989 it was sold to the Drawlane Group. In November 1992 it was sold to British Bus which in August 1996 was sold to the Cowie Group.
In September 1996 the Sandacre Street, Leicester depot was closed. In November 1997 the Cowie Group was renamed Arriva and Midland Fox was rebranded as Arriva Fox County. In 2003 Arriva Fox County merged with Arriva Derby and Arriva Midland North to form Arriva Midlands.
On 11 July 2009 the Southgates depot closed and then on 3 October 2011 the Thurmaston depot and head office moved to a new purpose built depot on Westmoreland Avenue.
Arriva Fox County operated services around the Hinckley area until 26 August 2008 when the operations were sold to Centrebus Holdings, a joint venture between Centrebus and Arriva. On 9 September 2013, Arriva took full control of Centrebus Holdings including the Hinckley depot, with the operation trading as HinckleyBus, however in 2018 Arriva started a programme to rebrand all of its HinckleyBus services back into standard Arriva branding.
Arriva Fox County