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Closure of Gateshead High Street from 17 October

Closure of Gateshead High Street from 17 October

​To enable the current major works in Gateshead Town Centre to move forward, a full closure of Gateshead High Street will take place from 9am on Monday 17 October for two weeks.

'Snowdog Springtime', designed by Joanna Lumley can be visited at Saltwell Park Towers in Saltwell Park, Gateshead

Go North East em-barks on Great North Snowdogs journey

The region’s biggest bus company, Go North East, is putting its full support behind a charitable-initiative led by regional hospice St Oswald’s, by placing a dog designed by British actress, Joanna Lumley on its Great North Snowdogs trail.

​Bus fun and more, galore at free event

​Bus fun and more, galore at free event

We have been flooded with thanks and lovely feedback about our fun-packed, free, Family Fun Day at our Gateshead Riverside super depot at the weekend.

Improved Quaylink bucks trend

Improved Quaylink bucks trend

​Newcastle’s yellow Quaylink buses are thriving as passengers experience a more reliable service since it was revamped.

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On the Go since 1913

Around 175,000 journeys are made on Go North East bus services every day to travel around this wonderful region. Travelling to work or education, to visit friends and family, to have a night out, or to visit one of the region's many tourist and leisure attractions.

For over 100 years, Go North East has connected the region's towns and villages with the cities of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland and currently operates across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and into Tees Valley.

Employing over 2,000 local people, with a fleet of almost 700 buses and coaches and an annual turnover of £100m, the company is the regional subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group plc, one of the UK's leading providers of passenger transport.

Go North East

117 Queen Street
NE8 2UA Gateshead