A WOMAN from north Durham has won free bus travel for a year.
Melanie Heslop, from Consett, won a 12-month bus pass at the Go North-East Catch a Bus Roadshow when it visited the Eldon Square Shopping Centre in Newcastle in December.
She said: "I was delighted to win such a great prize. I’ll be able to travel all over the North-East for a whole of 2010 without spending a penny on bus fares and that’s going to save me hundreds of pounds."
The road show was created to persuade travellers to go green by leaving their cars at home and catching a bus, while taking advantage of Go North-East’s new range of Cheap Day Return fares.
Martin Harris, commercial director at Go North-East, said: "At a time when we are all concerned about climate change, travelling by bus is a value for money answer to reducing your carbon emissions."
"By choosing to travel by bus instead of using your car, you are spending less on petrol, parking and wear and tear and you’re doing your bit for the environment as well as saving money too."
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