(25 Aug 2015, 11:16 am)DanPicken wrote Do GNE serve Alpha and Thorntons.
As Tommy said above, "Cobalt Connect" service 19 would be your best bet to get to Thornton's on a Go North East service. However - if possible - I'd recommend using the more frequent 35 (not sure if the 35A stops here too or if it turns up South Side?) or X20 Arriva North East services. The 57 also stops at the location I've marked for the 35.
Go North East's service 17 is your best bet for Alpha - see map below. This is also the boundary point for POP card validity, so you could get here no problem (even on Arriva's service 52 which stops at the same place). From Alpha Recovery towards the bus stop marked in green, you could also turn right and continue up the road up to Burradon, catching an Arriva X4/X5 to Newcastle or a Go North East 353 to Newcastle Airport. I've done all of these options before - it's about a 5-10 minute walk to the bus stop for service 17 and a 10-15 minute walk to the bus stop for the X4/X5.