30 Aug 2023
Active Northumberland has just launched a convenient new online booking system for swimming lessons for young children.
Active Northumberland’s popular and highly successfully Exercise on Referral Programme is now supporting more local residents.
24 Aug 2023
Council tenants living in Cramlington and Blyth have taken advantage of a government scheme which is encouraging smokers to swap cigarettes for vapes.
23 Aug 2023
The last stretch of King Charles III England Coast Path in Northumberland has officially opened.
22 Aug 2023
Druridge Bay Country Park has received the vote of the people and has been awarded a 2023 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award.
10 Aug 2023
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Northumberland have been reaping the social, physical and mental health benefits of weekly football sessions which have been laid on by Northumberland County Council’s sports development team.
03 Aug 2023
Dog owners are being reminded that it is a legal requirement to microchip their dogs and ensure the details stored on the microchip are up to date. Failure to do so could lead to a prosecution and fine.
02 Aug 2023
Despite ongoing calls for Holy Island visitors to adhere to safe causeway crossing times, incidents of cars getting trapped on the causeway continue to occur, posing a serious threat to life.
01 Aug 2023
An innovative highways initiative is seeing communities across Northumberland benefit from much more than smoother roads.
31 Jul 2023
Landlords and agents are being invited to attend a free event aimed at providing important information around private renting of properties and updates on new housing legislation.
28 Jul 2023
Northumberland County Council’s parks and country parks are among hundreds of green spaces across the country taking part in Love Parks Week 2023.
27 Jul 2023
Advance Northumberland has reached another significant milestone that once completed, will transform a high-profile site in the heart of Bedlington town centre.
26 Jul 2023
Northumberland County Council has agreed to purchase eight new houses in Alnwick which it will rent out at an affordable rate to local people in housing need.
25 Jul 2023
The signs are good for the Northumberland Line after the green light was given for construction to get underway on three new stations.
21 Jul 2023
The leader of Northumberland County Council has expressed his concerns at proposals to close the county’s rail ticket offices.
18 Jul 2023
Twelve Northumberland parks have been awarded prestigious Green Flag Awards by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, which recognises them as some of the very best in the country.
17 Jul 2023
A Northumberland man has been fined for fly-tipping his household waste illegally following an investigation by Northumberland County Council.
A closure order has been served on a house in Alnwick due to serious anti-social behaviour at the property.
13 Jul 2023
Fines for environmental offences in Northumberland are set to increase and cover a greater number of issues, the county council has confirmed.
Tackling inequalities in Northumberland was the focus as key stakeholders and senior leaders from the County Council, the NHS, voluntary and private sector including businesses came together.
Work is continuing to ensure the funding model for Advance Northumberland is fit for the future.
12 Jul 2023
Residents in Cramlington are being encouraged to have their say as part of a drive to make the town an even better place to live, work and invest.
11 Jul 2023
Over 500 young people from schools around the county took part in a School Games Live event at The Alnwick Gardens this week.
03 Jul 2023
Northumberland County Council is highlighting its commitment to tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and making local communities safer by joining the national ASB Awareness Week campaign, which runs from 3-9 July.
30 Jun 2023
Over 4,000 households in the county will see a change to their usual household waste collection day following improvements to make refuse collection routes more efficient and reliable.