Image demonstrating New online booking portal for young swimmers 

New online booking portal for young swimmers 

30 Aug 2023

  Active Northumberland has just launched a convenient new online booking system for swimming lessons for young children. 

Image demonstrating Active Northumberland’s Exercise on Referral Programme now includes weight management. 

Active Northumberland’s Exercise on Referral Programme now includes weight management. 

30 Aug 2023

Active Northumberland’s popular and highly successfully Exercise on Referral Programme is now supporting more local residents. 

Image demonstrating Northumberland smokers offered vape in ‘swap to stop’ scheme 

Northumberland smokers offered vape in ‘swap to stop’ scheme 

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. 

Image demonstrating Last Northumberland stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path opens

Last Northumberland stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path opens

23 Aug 2023

The last stretch of King Charles III England Coast Path in Northumberland has officially opened.

Image demonstrating Druridge Bay Country Park Awarded Top Tripadvisor Award 

Druridge Bay Country Park Awarded Top Tripadvisor Award 

22 Aug 2023

Druridge Bay Country Park has received the vote of the people and has been awarded a 2023 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award. 

Football improves health and wellbeing for young asylum seekers

Universal language of football breaks down barriers for young asylum seekers 

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. 

Image demonstrating Ensure dog microchip details are up to date – it's the law 

Ensure dog microchip details are up to date – it's the law 

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.   

Martin Lowe from HM Coastguard at Holy Island

Don't chance it! The warning to Holy Island visitors this summer

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.

People holding a big cheque to mark the council's contractors giving benefits to the community

From road repairs to community benefits

01 Aug 2023

An innovative highways initiative is seeing communities across Northumberland benefit from much more than smoother roads.