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Go Smarter, Go Active launch new interactive walking and cycling map of North East to encourage active travel within the region
Go Smarter, Go Active; a campaign championing active travel in the North East, has launched a brand-new interactive walking and cycling map of the region to help make journeys on foot or by bike.
New rail services for Northumberland
Transpennine Express has announced that, from December this year, it will begin a new service between Newcastle and Edinburgh calling at a number of key
Delivering Zero Emission Buses in the North East
The North East Joint Transport Committee working in partnership with Go North East, Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council has been successful in an
Join the Big Bus Conversation- public urged to get involved
Regional transport leaders have launched the Big Bus Conversation – a new region-wide campaign to gather feedback ahead of a bid to access a national
North East Leaders ask the Prime Minister to keep the national requirement for face coverings on public transport
Political Leaders in the North East have today written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking him to keep in place the relevant national legislation to
On your marks, get set… cycle! Go Smarter, Go Active Roadshow bookings OPEN
The Go Smarter, Go Active Roadshow is a brand new seven-week-long celebration of cycling which will tour Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham throughout the