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Hebburn bus driver to walk 12 Sunderland routes

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Bus driver Mark Jordison, who is wearing a chequered shirt, along with an open, yellow high visibility vest. He is standing in front of a Stagecoach single decker bus, which has a blue livery along with a white front which says Stagecoach. In the background is a charging unit for the electric fleet, and there are two blue Stagecoach buses parked in front of closed gates at the depot.

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Hebburn bus driver walks 12 Sunderland routes for Age UK charity

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Mark Jordison, a 54-year-old bus driver from Hebburn who has twice survived cancer and recovered from hospitalisation with Covid-19, is walking all 12 Stagecoach North East bus routes originating from his Sunderland depot to raise money for Age UK. Covering more than 100 miles in total, he aims to complete one route every Saturday until 19 December.

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  • Mark Jordison is walking 12 bus routes operated by Stagecoach North East in Sunderland to raise funds for Age UK.
  • The challenge covers more than 100 miles across services that extend to locations including South Shields and Newcastle.
  • Jordison previously faced health battles including two cancer diagnoses and being hospitalised with Covid-19.
  • He completed his first walk on 3 October and plans to finish the challenge on 19 December, walking one route each Saturday.
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