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Service changes from 6 November 2016

Service changes from 6 November 2016

There are some changes to a small number of services taking place on 6 November, most of which are to improve reliability.

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.

Bus driver’s act of kindness goes viral

Bus driver’s act of kindness goes viral

A story about an act of kindness by a Go North East bus driver has gone viral after over 14,000 people liked and shared it on social media site, Facebook.

'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.

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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