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Stamfordham Road will be closed westbound at North Walbottle from Monday 21 October 2019 for 10 months to allow works associated with a new development.
Go North East Hexham bound Service 74 will operate normal route from Newcastle until the A1 roundabout, then divert via A1 Southbound, A69, B6323 Ponteland Road and Stamfordham Road to Callerton Lane and normal route.
These buses will be unable to serve stops through Westerhope and North Walbottle.
From Hexham, buses will operate normally via Stamfordham Road.

From Monday, 11 November to Friday, 27 December, Blackett Street, Newcastle will be closed to facilitate the Christmas Markets.  Some bus stops within the city centre will be unavailable and passengers will be required to use alternative stops for their journeys.
During the closure Stagecoach services, 12, 32, 32A, 36, 39, 40, 62, 63, 71, 72, 87, 100, X63 and Nexus secured service 32A (Central Taxis) will be operating as follows:
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Services 12, 39 & 40 towards Walker/Wallsend – will operate via Gallowgate, Newgate Street, Grainger Street, Market Street, Pilgrim Street and New Bridge Street West. They will serve stops on Newgate Street (near Lau’s) and New Bridge Street West (Halifax) instead of the suspended stops on Blackett Street.
Services 12, 39 & 40 towards St. James’ Park - will run via Market Street East, Market Street, Grainger Street, Newgate Street and Gallowgate.  Customers should either use stops on Market Street East (Old Police Station) or Newgate Street (St Andrew’s Church) instead of the stops on John Dobson Street or Blackett Street.
Services 32 & 32A towards Walker – customers should use the stops on Percy Street (opposite Milligans) or Market Street East (opposite the Magistrates Court) instead of the stops on Blackett Street.
Services 32 & 32A towards RVI and Fenham – customers should use the stops on Newgate Street (St Andrew’s Church) or Market Street East (Old Police Station) for their journey instead of the stops on Pilgrim Street or Blackett Street.
Service 36 towards Newcastle - customers should use stops on St Thomas’ Street, John Dobson Street or New Bridge Street West. 
Service 36 towards Fenham – customers should use stops on New Bridge Street West, Newgate Street (St Andrew’s Church) or St Thomas’ Street.
Services 62 & 63 towards Killingworth - will operate via Newgate Street, Grainger Street, Market Street and Pilgrim Street, serving stops on Newgate Street (near Lau’s) or New Bridge Street West (Halifax) instead of the suspended stops on Blackett Street.
Services 62 & 63 towards North Wallbottle/Chapel House - will operate via Market Street, Grainger Street and Newgate Street.  Customers should either use stops on Market Street East (Old Police Station) or Newgate Street (The Gate/Turtle Bay) instead of the stops on John Dobson Street or Blackett Street. 
Services 71, 72 & 87 to/from Newcastle – will operate via Grainger Street, Newgate Street, and Gallowgate. They will serve stops on Grainger Street or Newgate Street instead of the stops on Market Street and Blackett Street.
Service 100 towards Metrocentre – will operate via Newgate Street, Grainger Street and Central Station. The stop on Newgate Street (near Debenhams) will be observed instead of the stops on Blackett Street or Pilgrim Street.
Service X63 to/from Newcastle City Centre – Customers should use the stop on New Bridge Street West (Nationwide) for their journey towards Killingworth. Inbound services will terminate on Market Street East.  During the closure, buses will be unable to serve stops on Barras Bridge, Percy Street or Blackett Street.
Nexus service 32A (Central Taxis) - Towards Newcastle, Service 32A will divert from Percy Street via Newgate Street, Grainger Street, Market Street, Pilgrim Street, New Bridge Street West, John Dobson Street to Market Street terminating at stop 08NC4 (old Police Station). From Newcastle, buses will depart from stop 08NC43 and then divert via Market Street, Grainger Street, Newgate Street (observing stop 08NC17 on Newgate Street outside St Andrew’s Church) and then resume normal route from Percy Street.

• Blackett Street Closures - Christmas Market 2019

Allendale Road at Farringdon will be closed for resurfacing works between Avonmouth Road and Silksworth Road from 8am to 6pm on Sunday 17 November, Sunday 24 November and Sunday 1 December. 
As a result of the closure Stagecoach service 13 will not serve Allendale Road in either direction. Passengers looking to travel either towards Sunderland or Doxford Park should do so as follows:
Service 3 towards Sunderland - will operate via Allendale Road and Ashdown Road as normal. Passengers should use the stops on Ashdown Road or outside the Post Office on Allendale Road for their journey.
Service 4 towards Doxford Park – will operate via Silksworth Road and Doxford Park Way as normal.  Passengers should use the stops on Silksworth Road near the Allendale Road junction for their journey.
Service 4 towards Sunderland – passengers looking to travel from Doxford Park towards Farringdon should alight at the Silksworth Road stop near the Allendale Road junction.
Service 13 towards Gilley Law/Doxford Park – will operate as normal along Silksworth Lane serving Gilley Law before diverting non-stop via Silksworth Lane (past The Cavalier pub) and Silksworth Road to Doxford Park Way where services will re-join their regular route once again.
Service 13 towards Gilley Law/Sunderland – will follow the same non-stop diversion route but in reverse (Doxford Park Way, Silkswoth Road, Silksworth Lane (past The Cavalier pub) and onto normal route from Gilley Law).

Tay Road in Grindon, will be closed for resurfacing works from Monday 18 November for approximately one week.
Stagecoach services 18/18A will divert as follows:
Service 18/18A towards Thorney Close – will travel as normal along Pennywell Road to the Grindon Mill where services will divert via Chester Road, Greenwood Road, Gleneagles Road, Grindon Lane and Telford Road, re-joining the regular route on Thorney Close Road.          
Service 18/18A towards Pallion – will travel as normal along Durham Road, Springwell Road and Sunningdale Road as normal before diverting via Grindon Lane, Gleneagles Road, Greenwood Road and Chester Road to the Grindon Mill, re-joining the regular route at Pennywell.