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• Tickets on sale for special suffragette lunch (15 May 2013)

A warm invite has been extended to members of the public to join in a special Northumbrian Suffragette Lunch to commemorate the centenary of the death of local suffragette Emily Wilding Davison.


• Off-duty firefighter carries out rescue in Haltwhistle (15 May 2013)

A Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service firefighter carried out a courageous rescue at a Haltwhistle flat fire while off-duty on Saturday 11 May.


• Cyclists sought for commemorative bike ride (14 May 2013)

One hundred female cyclists are being sought to take part in a special cycle ride which will mark the 100 year anniversary of the death of Northumbrian Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison and highlight the importance of the bicycle in the women’s suffrage campaign.


• PHE publishes new tick leaflets to remind people to be 'tick aware' (13 May 2013)

Public Health England (PHE) is reminding people to be ‘tick aware’ this summer by launching new leaflets advising the public on how to prevent tick bites and the risk of contracting Lyme disease


• Love your local market (13 May 2013)

Northumberland’s markets are taking part in the 2013 national Love Your Local Market campaign which is led by the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) and backed by Central Government and the wider market industry.


• May is the month for Walk to School (10 May 2013)

Pupils and parents in Northumberland are putting their best foot forward as schools encourage them to walk to school on 20–24 May.


• National Foster Care Fortnight 2013 (08 May 2013)

This Foster Care Fortnight, Northumberland County Council’s Family Placement Service is asking people in and around Northumberland to put themselves in the frame and see if they could be the perfect foster carer.


• New enforcement officer to tackle stray horses issues (08 May 2013)

A new environmental enforcement officer has begun work to tackle the problem of horses tethered and grazing on Northumberland County Council land.


• County council election results 2013 (03 May 2013)

The results of the Northumberland County Council 2013 election and town and parish council elections have been announced today.


• Election results 2013 (03 May 2013)

Election results for Northumberland’s County Council elections, as well as town and parish council elections, will be announced today.


• New long stay car park opens in Morpeth (02 May 2013)

A new long stay car park has opened as part of the new Morrison’s supermarket development in Morpeth town centre.


• Mother’s love inspires new Emily play (01 May 2013)

A thought-provoking play about the life of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison will be premiered in Morpeth during a June weekend of events to mark her death 100 years ago.


• Three benefit cheats prosecuted (30 April 2013)

Northumberland County Council’s Benefit Investigation team has been successful in securing the prosecution of three people in south east Northumberland who fraudulently claimed benefits.


• Spaces available for exhibitors at Morpeth Chantry (30 April 2013)

The Morpeth Chantry tourist information and craft centre has extended its current premises and is now looking for new local exhibitors who would like to sell their products from the centre.


• Warning to off-road motorcyclists (29 April 2013)

A campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour caused by off-road motorcyclists has been launched by the Safer Northumberland Partnership.


• Blyth Battery Goes to War (29 April 2013)

In three weeks time Blyth Battery Goes to War. On 18 and 19 May Northumberland’s premier re-enactment or living history event is set for war.


• Forty schools take part in heritage reading journey (29 April 2013)

A heritage inspired storytelling journey will be taking place in schools across the county over the coming weeks.


• May bank holiday bin collections (26 April 2013)

Bin collections right across Northumberland will all be one day late during the weeks following each of the bank holiday Mondays – May 6 and May 27.


• Steps taken towards creating the right governance for growth in the North East (26 April 2013)

The board responsible for developing a new collaborative approach to economic growth in the North East region has published their first document – a statement of intent that sets out proposed governance arrangements to achieve its goals.


• Broadband funding set to complete coverage for the county (25 April 2013)

Approval for a £1.3m loan scheme to fund the final pieces in Northumberland’s broadband jigsaw has been given by the county council.


• Essential Receipting Facilities (25 April 2013)

Northumberland County Council is to undertake an upgrade of corporate receipting facilities on Tuesday, 30 April 2013. This will mean that payments cannot be processed on this day at cashier points in customer information centres or at county council self-service kiosks.


• Trade for a tenner at your local market (24 April 2013)

National Market Fortnight in Northumberland will see budding business people have the opportunity to try out market trading for just a tenner.


• Residents’ Festival photography winner (24 April 2013)

The fourth annual Northumberland Residents’ Festival attracted more than 5400 people over a weekend celebrating the fact that the county is a fantastic place to live and to give something back to local residents.


• Northumberland school’s winning PTA set for UK finals (23 April 2013)

A school in Berwick has won the regional PTA-UK Gold Star Awards 2013 and will now progress to the national finals.


• Customer Services Move into Morpeth Library (23 April 2013)

Exciting changes have been made to how Morpeth residents can access a range of council services.


• Epsom honours Emily's memory (23 April 2013)

The racing industry has paid tribute to the memory of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison with the unveiling of a plaque at the very spot on the Epsom racecourse where she was critically injured during the 1913 running of the greatest flat race in the British sporting calendar.


• Council’s not sheepish about parks maintenance! (22 April 2013)

Northumberland County Council has enlisted the support of a crack team of grass cutters to help it maintain part of Carlisle Park in Morpeth.



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