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  • Go North East bus drivers Nick Perry (right) and James Fawkes (left) at the national Bus Driver of the Year Competition in Bl

    Sunderland bus driver crowned runner-up in UK’s Bus Driver of the Year competition

    Go North East is celebrating after Sunderland-based bus driver Nick Perry drove his way to second place at the prestigious National Bus Driver of the Year competition in Blackpool.
    Nick, who has been with the company for seven years, impressed judges with his exceptional driving skills, taking runner-up in an incredibly tight contest that went right to the wire with the eventual winner. His per

  • Women’s voices power bold new transport campaign

    Inner Qualities, designed and developed by women colleagues at Go North East, the region’s largest transport employer, launched on Monday, 8 September with a powerful message: “They say she can’t. We say she can.”

  • Local cadets head to national engineering competition final backed by Go North East

    Go North East is supporting four Royal Air Force Air Cadet squadrons in a national robotics competition, aiming to inspire engineers of the future.
    Eighteen cadets from 405 Darlington, 234 Durham, 361 Gateshead and 1313 Whickham squadrons have been competing in the Vex Robotics League, where students are challenged to build and programme robots to battle it out to complete timed tasks.
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    Gateshead cadets with Go North East Engineers and Business Director in front of a bus and plane in aircraft hanger.
  • Local cadets head to national engineering competition final backed by Go North East

    Go North East is supporting four local Royal Air Force Air Cadet squadrons in a national robotics competition, aiming to inspire engineers of the future.
    Eighteen cadets from 405 Darlington, 234 Durham, 361 Gateshead and 1313 Whickham squadrons have been competing in the Vex Robotics League, where students are challenged to build and programme robots to battle it out to complete timed tasks. <

    Gateshead cadets with Go North East Engineers and Business Director in front of a bus and plane in aircraft hanger.
  • Local cadets head to national engineering competition final backed by Go North East

    Go North East is supporting four local Royal Air Force Air Cadet squadrons in a national robotics competition, aiming to inspire engineers of the future.
    Eighteen cadets from 405 Darlington, 234 Durham, 361 Gateshead and 1313 Whickham squadrons have been competing in the Vex Robotics League, where students are challenged to build and programme robots to battle it out to complete timed tasks. <

  • Go North East sponsor Durham Cricket's Visually Impaired Team

    Go North East is delighted to announce they will continue as the front-of-shirt sponsor for the Durham Visually Impaired (VI) Cricket Team for a third consecutive year.
    Go North East provide complimentary travel passes to VI players, helping remove one of the major barriers faced by people with visual impairments. The bus operator also funds transport to away games across the country, ensuring