News - Northumberland News

​Crack down on dog fouling in cemeteries

18 Mar 2019

Northumberland County Council is stepping up patrols to combat an increase in reported incidents of dog fouling and owners failing to keep dogs on leads in cemeteries.

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Council welcomes think tank findings over rail scheme

18 Mar 2019

Re-opening of passenger line between Northumberland and Newcastle identified as top quick win by the policy institute.

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Residents warned of another Council Tax telephone scam

14 Mar 2019

Northumberland residents are being warned to to be on their guard following another spate of Council Tax telephone scams in the county.

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Council cash for Seaton Sluice defibrillators

13 Mar 2019

A charitable group in Seaton Sluice has been given a £3,000 cash boost from Northumberland County Council to help with the purchase of Public Access Defibrillators.

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Borderlands Partnership welcomes Governments’ funding commitment

13 Mar 2019

The Borderlands Partnership has welcomed the commitment in the Spring Statement and the announcement of a £345 million deal from the UK and Scottish Governments, describing the news as a ‘game changer’.

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Improvement works at Cramlington roundabout on-hold

12 Mar 2019

A scheme to improve traffic flows at a busy Cramlington town centre roundabout has had to be put on-hold to allow for a gas main to be replaced.

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£5 million investment agreed to modernise Blyth Sports Centre

12 Mar 2019

Northumberland County Council’s cabinet has agreed to award £5 million of funding to completely modernise Blyth Sports Centre.

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Your North of Tyne. Your Mayor. Your Vote.

12 Mar 2019

A campaign to raise public awareness of the North of Tyne Combined Authority mayoral election and encourage people to register to vote has begun.

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County Council enters into advisory partnership with Tommee Tippee

11 Mar 2019

Mayborn Group, the company behind global mum and baby brand Tommee Tippee, has signed an agreement with Northumberland County Council’s Trading Standards Service to help the company to ensure that the items it sells comply with all the consumer legislation that applies to them.

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Northumberland Fire & Rescue goes live with Twitter

06 Mar 2019

We are now live on Twitter so why not give us a follow !

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Plans announced for town centre improvement schemes

04 Mar 2019

Council leaders have announced support to develop new proposals to improve three town centres in Northumberland in addition to work already going on in other communities.

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Play your part in the Great British Spring Clean

26 Feb 2019

Northumberland County Council is backing a national campaign to get people out and about cleaning up their local communities this Spring.

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Still time to have your say on Northumberland Local Plan

19 Feb 2019

Over 600 people have already taken the opportunity to find out more about the Northumberland Local Plan at local drop-in consultation events.

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County Councillor to be remembered in celebration

15 Feb 2019

A ‘celebration of life’ for Northumberland County Councillor Bernard Pidcock will be held on February 22nd.

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Minister visits planned new rail line

08 Feb 2019

The Secretary of State for Transport has seen first-hand plans for a new passenger line connecting Northumberland with Newcastle.

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Get snap happy discovering Northumberland

08 Feb 2019

Discover our Land photography competition launches to celebrate English Tourism Week

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Schools work together to get more young children active

07 Feb 2019

Improving physical activity in school children was the key aim of a conference that was attended by over 60 teachers.

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Rail scheme on track for next stage

05 Feb 2019

A further £3.5m investment is set to be agreed towards bringing back rail passenger services throughout south east Northumberland.

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Volunteers needed for school appeals panels

05 Feb 2019

Northumberland County Council is seeking volunteers to serve on the county’s school appeals panels.

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Council cracks down on tenancy fraud

04 Feb 2019

Northumberland County Council is joining forces with partners across the region to warn people of the harm caused by tenancy fraud which is depriving families and vulnerable people on housing waiting lists of a home.

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£19m boost for county's roads and paths

01 Feb 2019

Improvements to roads, bridges and footpaths across Northumberland are the cornerstones of the coming year’s ambitious Local Transport Plan (LTP).

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Guy Mankowski at Silence in the Library

30 Jan 2019

Acclaimed North East author Guy Mankowski will be visiting Cramlington Library as part of Northumberland Libraries and Hexham Book Festival’s ‘Silence in the Library’ project which is currently touring eight libraries in the county.

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Copycat website warning from trading standards

29 Jan 2019

Northumberland County Council’s Public Protection Service is again warning residents to be on their guard and to look out for so called ‘copycat’ websites when carrying out online transactions.

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£1 million investment planned for county’s swimming pools

29 Jan 2019

Six swimming pools across the county are to be upgraded as part of a major £1 million investment programme by Active Northumberland and Northumberland County Council.

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Parking charges changes after consultation

29 Jan 2019

Residents’ feedback on proposed changes to some council car parks has led to a number of suggested refinements to the original plans.

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