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  • Go North East transports Norham High School youngsters on ‘Journey Through Tyne’

    Youngsters from Norham High School in North Shields will embark on a journey of discovery with Go North East this Autumn, delving into the history of transport in Tyne and Wear and learning from those who experienced the changes first-hand.
    Aiming to provide students with meaningful experiences to best prepare them for life after school and the world of work, teachers at the school are bringing

  • Go North East joins the fun at Sunderland Pride’s ‘best year yet’

    Festival-goers to this year’s Sunderland Pride got more than they bargained for when boarding Go North East’s Pride bus, enjoying fun face painting, glitter art and a caricaturist.
    This year’s festival, hailed the ‘best year yet’, took place on Sunday 23 September, with hundreds of people taking to the streets of the city to mark the North East event which celebrates local gay, lesbian, bisexua

  • Personal best for Go North East’s Paddy at this year’s Great North Run

    A bus station supervisor from the region’s largest bus company, Go North East, celebrated his 30th year working at this month’s Great North Run; offering essential guidance and direction to spectators, and driving the runners home after their victories.
    Paddy Fagan has become a well-known face at the iconic half marathon, always ensuring the operation runs like clockwork and as smoothly as poss

  • North Shields bus driver sets sight on seventh Great North Run in support of premature and newborn babies

    A devoted driver and dad of one from the region’s largest bus company, Go North East, will soon be tackling his seventh Great North Run; in support of the Newcastle-based premature and newborn baby charity, Tiny Lives.
    Kevin Brown, from North Shields, has dedicated the past seven years to raising money for the organisation, which supports premature and sick newborn babies and their families on

  • Network One M-Ticket proving popular with regional travellers

    The Network One m-ticket specifically for bus and Metro users in Tyne and Wear, is proving popular with customers, following its release back in May
    The long-standing and popular Network One scheme combines ticketing for travel across North East bus operators Go North East, Arriva and Stagecoach, as well as the Metro and Shields Ferry services; making travel across the county convenient and eas

  • Award-winning recruitment scheme looking for next intake of trainees

    A first-of-its-kind training and skills programme launched to help local unemployed people get back into work while supporting Go North East’s recruitment of new bus drivers, has gone from strength-to-strength, with the region’s largest bus operator now looking for more trainees for its September intake.

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