Council to improve car parking in Wooler  

12 Mar 2024

Northumberland County Council’s cabinet has agreed to allocate funding to improve parking in Wooler which will in turn help to support local shops and services. 

Council makes 'improvements to be proud of' - Peer Review finds

12 Mar 2024

The County Council has made improvements “it can be proud of” - a Corporate Peer Review has found. 

Report confirms pay policy issues addressed

12 Mar 2024

Northumberland County Council’s senior lawyer has published a report dealing with historical flaws in pay policies which potentially led to unlawful payments to former staff. 

Thursday Referendum for Belford Parish Neighbourhood Plan 

11 Mar 2024

A local referendum on the Belford Parish Neighbourhood Plan will take place on Thursday 14 March 2024 and all residents in the Parish who are registered to vote will be able to have a say on the Plan.  

Rail Fares for Northumberland Line announced

08 Mar 2024

Travel on the new Northumberland Line will start from as little as £1 – it has been confirmed. 

First tenants move into new affordable homes in Alnwick. 

07 Mar 2024

The first tenants have moved into new county council affordable housing for rent that has been built in Alnwick. 

Ageing Well in Northumberland

07 Mar 2024

In her first report since taking over as Northumberland’s Director of Public Health, Gill O’Neill highlights the positive aspects to ageing whilst also recognising that there are significant variations in resident’s experiences of ageing.

Consultation starts this week on exciting masterplan for Hexham Middle School site 

06 Mar 2024

Local residents are being reminded that they can give their views this week on exciting proposals for the former Hexham Middle School Site. 

Council working to boost local economy and jobs 

06 Mar 2024

Over 100 local organisations registered to attend a special event, laid on by Northumberland County Council aimed at helping to support the local economy and employment. 

County Council welcomes reopening of Farne Islands

06 Mar 2024

Northumberland County Council welcomes the reopening of the Farne Islands to the public, marking the end of a two-year closure due to a bird flu outbreak.

Young People in Northumberland go to the polls

05 Mar 2024

Thousands of pupils from across Northumberland went to the polls to select their new Youth Cabinet and Youth Parliament members. 

Historic pollution clean-up works getting underway

05 Mar 2024

Major works to tackle historical pollution on the coast at Lynemouth are getting underway.

Council working to bring empty homes back into residential use 

04 Mar 2024

To mark National Empty Homes Week, Northumberland County Council is highlighting the work that is taking place to address the problem of empty properties in the county and is appealing to anyone who owns or knows of a long-term empty property to get in touch

Milestone groundbreaking ceremony for £50m Seaton Valley super-school 

01 Mar 2024

A groundbreaking ceremony took place to kickstart construction of the new Astley Community High School and Whytrig Middle School. 

Rail Minister welcomes progress as Northumberland Line opening nears

01 Mar 2024

Rail Minister Huw Merriman saw first-hand progress being made towards the opening of the Northumberland Line this summer. 

Devolution is delivering already

01 Mar 2024

More than £500m of North East investment has already been unlocked as part of a historic devolution deal.