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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

Due to on-going water works on Greenbank Drive and the associated car parking near Hylton Bank, service 8 towards Sunderland is unable to serve Greenbank Drive, Rosemount and South View until further notice.
Stagecoach service 8 will operate as follows:
Buses into South Hylton will run as normal via Hylton Bank, Railway Terrace and Claxheugh Road.
Buses leaving South Hylton will run via Claxheugh Road and Railway Terrace then divert via Hylton Bank (missing out Greenbank Drive, Rosemount and South View) before returning to normal route on Hylton Road. 
Stops on Hylton Bank (opposite Greenbank Drive and near the Sunderland City Council depot) will be observed on request.

Neptune Road at Wallsend will be closed for resurfacing works from 8pm to 6am for four nights commencing Wednesday 11 December.
Stagecoach service 12 will be affected as follows:
Service 12 towards Wallsend Metro – will run as normal along Bath Street and Waverdale Avenue as far as the Fossway Roundabout where services will divert and travel via Stotts Road, Shields Road, High Street West and Station Road before re-joining the normal route at the Wallsend Metro Interchange. Services will observe stops along the diversion route on request.
Service 12 towards Walker/Byker – will operate via normal route and will not divert.

Bewicke Street, Wallsend, will be closed for resurfacing works between 8pm and 6am for four nights commencing Sunday 15 December.
During the closures, Go North East service 11 will divert in both directions via A187 and Wallsend Road.
Passengers are advised that these buses will be unable to serve Howdon Metro or Clavering Street - please use stops at Tynemouth Road Aldi. Also unable to serve Bewick Street or Tyne View Terrace - please use stops at south end of Howdon Road at East Howdon.