BeatCovidNE campaign backed by Go North East
Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, has offered its services to help with the BeatCovidNE campaign that’s driven by the North East’s local authorities.
Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, has offered its services to help with the BeatCovidNE campaign that’s driven by the North East’s local authorities.
January can be a challenging month, when people often feel flat after the excitement of Christmas, so Go North East colleagues have looked ahead to see what they can do on Monday 18 January, which is dubbed ‘Blue Monday’.
Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, has thanked its customers and colleagues for their patience and efforts following Friday’s snow disruptions.
After a challenging year, Go North East colleagues were committed to spreading joy, laughter and festive cheer across the region in the run-up to Christmas.
From Saturday 16 January, we will be making some temporary changes to our services in light of the government’s latest COVID restrictions.
Over the last couple of weeks, Go North East’s team have been getting out and about to wish people a Merry Christmas.
The donations are being made following Go North East not handling change throughout the pandemic, so any extra money left by customers is being put back into the community to ensure it benefits those that need it most, which will include many families who have been negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
From 2 January, Go North East will be extending its Tyne Valley Ten service 10B to serve Tyneview Retail Park, helping improve access to shops and facilities for the residents of Prudhoe, Crawcrook and Ryton.
From 2 January, Go North East will be improving access to shops and facilities at Peel Retail Park in Washington.
Earlier in the year at the height of the pandemic, team members from Go North East’s Consett depot created a hilarious video to the tunes of Queen’s ‘I Want to Break Free’ and Madness’ ‘House of Fun’, whilst delivering an important message about staying at home.
Go North East has been recognised as a ‘UK Business Hero’ following a campaign from the British Chambers of Commerce.
Hot on the heels of Go North East’s announcement of its open-top Santa bus tour the company has unveiled its very own Christmas Angel.
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.
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