CHANGES to Go Northern's 733 bus service between Chester-le-Street and Newcastle came into effect last week.

The 8.45am weekday journey that runs to the city during the school holidays and the 8.52am journey that runs from Perkinsville during term-time have both been scrapped.

They have been replaced by a new service that runs Mondays to Fridays from outside Corals in Front Street in Chester-le-Street at 8.42am, calling at Pelton schools at 8.48am and Urpeth Grange Estate at 8.54am, arriving at Newcastle's Eldon Square at 9am.

The 8.45am service on Saturdays will not be changed.