Around 1.2 million visitors flocked to the docks of Sunderland as The Tall Ships Races 2018 sailed into town – and Go North East was on-hand to help those travelling to the event catch a glimpse, with specially dedicated bus services.
The region’s largest bus company supported the colourful five-day festival of culture, with 54 vehicles and 175 team members working across the event on dedicated
Poems based on Newcastle University research into ‘getting out’ and well-being in later life have been launched on one hundred Go North East buses as part of the Great Exhibition of the North.
The poems, by award-winning Newcastle-based poet Anna Woodford, are included in her new poetry book Changing Room which is available online as well as along the Exhibition trail.
Anna is writer in resi
A behind-the-scenes depot tour, sitting through inspiring presentations and being treated like a new starter for the day were all part of a special visit to Go North East for a group of young people taking part in the Nacro Ambassador Project.
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The region’s largest bus company, Go North East, has been shortlisted in two national awards, recognising its commitment to green technology and industry-leading training and recruitment.
The award-winning bus operator will be going for gold at this year’s routeone Awards, in the Large Bus Operator of the Year and Operator Training categories.
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Newcastle will again come alive with colour for this year’s Pride festival and the region’s largest bus company, Go North East, will be proudly showing its support for the annual celebration with its two branded rainbow-emblazoned buses.
This year’s LGBT event will take place from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd July, with its annual parade through Newcastle city centre, as well as an outdoor concer
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Go North East and Sunderland’s most popular local radio station, Sun FM, will once again be joining forces to mark Local Radio Day this May.
Celebrating the partnership that exists between radio stations and their listeners, Local Radio Day sets out to demonstrate the difference that local really makes. To mark Sun FM’s celebrations, Go North East’s state-of-the-art Sun FM branded double deck
Riding the bus home at the end of the evening is typical for many bus passengers, but for Colin and Kayleigh Thompson, choosing the final Go North East Drifter 60 service on 5 May marked the beginning of their lives together as husband and wife.
Eager to make their special day ‘a wedding to remember’, after the traditional nuptials at St John’s Church in Seaham, the County Durham couple held a
Families and visitors attending the third annual Northumbria Police Fun Day in North Tyneside – which promises to be bigger and better than ever before – can travel there easily while avoiding the traffic via Go North East’s popular 309 and 310 Cobalt Clipper services and free of charge on its complimentary shuttle service.
Attracting over 5,000 people from the local community and beyond, the f
Reaching his 50-year milestone at Go North East, bus driver Roy Bellaries from Gateshead received a standing ovation on Friday evening (11th May) after his achievements and those of his long-standing peers were celebrated at the region’s largest bus operator’s annual Long Service Awards.
Joining Roy at the evening ceremony, were 40 team members from across the company who were being honoured fo