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Public consultation.
North Tyneside residents have their say on bus services
People in North Tyneside have until Tuesday, 24th August to comment on Nexus proposals to improve local bus links in the borough. More than 1,500 local residents have already taken part in the consultation and Nexus is urging anyone who has not given their views not to miss the chance. The Nexus…
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Brand new QuayLink fleet takes to the road
A brand new fleet of environmentally-friendly QuayLink buses started service on 10 August, alongside big improvements to the popular Newcastle-Gateshead city centre service. Go North East, which has won a five year contract from the QuayLink partnership of Newcastle City Council, Gateshead…
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Buses are getting better in Blaydon, Ryton and the Tyne Valley
 Bus services between Newcastle, Blaydon, Ryton and Tyne Valley towns get a major overhaul this weekend.   Go North East is changing services from Sunday, 8th August, with improved frequencies and new vehicles.   For full details of the changes go to http://www.simplygo.com/news/…
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Take the bus for a super summer day out
People across the North East are being offered extra, greener, transport options for summer days out with special services from local bus company Arriva. Day trips to the seaside from Tyneside include the North Yorkshire resorts of Whitby and Scarborough as well as the Northumberland coast and…
Councillors welcome new Washington bus services
Councillors welcome new Washington bus services
City councillors have welcomed three new bus services providing important new local links in Washington. All three services are paid for by Nexus using funding from local authorities to supplement the commercial bus network. Councillor John Kelly, who represents Washington North and is Chair of the…
Launch of South Tyneside tourist bus
Sightseeing tour returns in South Tyneside
Summer sees the successful return of an open top sightseeing bus in South Shields, with this year’s route including a stop at the Town Hall to mark the building’s 100th anniversary. Nexus and South Tyneside Council were keen to alter the route this year to include the historic Town Hall, given its…
Launching the new service.
New taxi-bus route for South Tyneside
South Tyneside Council leader Iain Malcom is urging local people to use a new taxi-bus service created as part of the borough’s Better Bus Network. The TB 504 runs hourly evenings and Sundays from South Shields town centre via Laygate, Commercial Road and Boldon Lane to South Tyneside Hospital then…
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Get to the Hoppings by bus and Metro
It’s Hoppings time again – and Europe’s biggest travelling funfair is easy to get to by public transport. Buses from all over Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland stop right outside the fairground site on Newcastle’s Town Moor – every two minutes. And The Hoppings is just a short walk from…
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Free bus travel offer for South Tyneside residents
The Better Bus Network, a unique partnership between Stagecoach North East, Go North East, Nexus and South Tyneside Council, starts on Sunday, 13 June with many routes in the borough changing. To mark the change households right across South Tyneside are being hand-delivered a guide to bus routes…
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New Nexus taxi-bus for Gateshead Village
Nexus is providing a new local taxi-bus service linking parts of Whickham to Metrocentre from Monday, 14 June. The TB43 goes from Whickham’s Watergate Estate via Broom Lane, Front Street, Coniston Avenue and Lambton Avenue to Metrocentre bus station. It will run every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday…
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