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May Day fun to be had at Beamish this weekend

May Day fun to be had at Beamish this weekend

​If you’re looking for something brilliant to do this weekend that won’t break the bank – how about joining in the spectacular May Day celebrations at Beamish? If you get the bus there, or have a key card, you get a whopping 25% off the admission price.

​Top 10 Holiday Money-Saving Ideas

​Top 10 Holiday Money-Saving Ideas

If your thoughts have turned to booking a holiday but you’re on a budget, help is here. Go North East has teamed-up with frugal guru Ashleigh Money Saver to bring you these top holiday money-saving tips.

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.

May Day and Spring Bank Holiday Buses

May Day and Spring Bank Holiday Buses

​Most buses will run a Sunday timetable on Monday 2 May and Monday 30 May, with the exception of the X66 and X88 which will run to special timetables.

​Wear recruiting for 250 jobs

​Wear recruiting for 250 jobs

Is your current job driving you up the wall? Are you looking for a new direction? Well perhaps Go North East can help. The region’s largest bus company is holding a recruitment event in Sunderland this Sunday to help find new bus drivers.

Changes to services from 17 April

Changes to services from 17 April

There are a number of service changes taking place from Sunday 17 April, mainly to improve the reliability of our services.

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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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