Team members from Go North East’s Sunderland depot support local community
The team have raised around £2,500 to buy toiletries for the NHS and have set off on a number of new initiatives to further support the community.
Topics: Corona
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Go North East team members create COVID-19 theatrical production and raise money for University Hospital of North Durham’s children’s ward
Team members at Go North East’s depot in Consett have created a theatrical production explaining life on the buses during lockdown and have also raised money for the Treetops Children’s Ward at University Hospital of North Durham.
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Go North East show their support for NHS heroes once more as buses spell out ‘NHS’
At Go North East’s depot in Sunderland, the company positioned its buses to spell out ‘NHS’, and the on-site workforce clapped and cheered as drivers tooted their horns and flashed their lights.
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Exact money only for cash fares on Go North East buses from Monday 27 April
Anyone travelling from Monday onwards during the coronavirus crisis who needs to pay with cash will be required to use exact money.
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Go North East will celebrate key workers tonight with ‘Clap for our Carers’ activities at its depots and regional hospitals
Tonight (Thursday 23 April), the region’s largest bus company, Go North East will celebrate key workers with ‘Clap for our Carers’ 8pm activities across its depots, whilst also joining the NHS at Hexham General Hospital.
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New website helps key workers and those using Go North East for essential journeys
The North East’s largest bus company has brought forward the launch of its new website to help key workers and those making essential journeys during the coronavirus crisis and beyond.
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Hundreds of Go North East bus drivers spread Easter weekend cheer by wearing colourful clothing in support of fellow key workers
Hundreds of bus drivers, as well as support teams, wore colourful clothing and fancy dress over the weekend to spread some Easter cheer in support of fellow key workers.
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Why your bus driver might be wearing bright, colourful clothing this Easter weekend
The Go North East uniform is set to change this Easter weekend, with colourful clothes being worn to champion fellow key workers.
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Go North East shines a rainbow over its colleagues and fellow key workers
The company is saying a huge thank you to its colleagues and fellow key workers with a series of initiatives during the coronavirus crisis.
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Go North East’s unsung bus drivers and support teams praised by fellow key workers
Praise has flooded in for drivers and support teams who are helping keep the region moving, ensuring key workers, including NHS staff and essential shop workers, can get to their workplaces to provide vital services.
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The region’s bus operators enable ‘any bus operator ticket validity’ during Coronavirus emergency timetables from Monday
By Monday 30th March all the region’s main bus operators will be running to emergency timetables in the face of the current Coronavirus crisis resulting in a 80-90% reduction in the demand for bus services as people follow the Government’s stay at home advice, balanced with the need to keep services running for key workers and access to essential shopping and healthcare.
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Emergency timetables for Go North East buses from Saturday 28 March due to the Coronavirus crisis
All Go North East buses will run to emergency timetable from Saturday 28 March, with services running at least hourly. Extra early morning journeys for key workers, added following customer feedback, will also be maintained daily.
