12 Mar 2020
How our social care services team secured a "Good" Ofsted rating
09 Mar 2020
Northumberland County Council is backing a national campaign to get people out and about cleaning up their local communities.
06 Mar 2020
The next stage in plans to increase parking spaces in Morpeth is getting underway.
Weight restrictions are being put in place on a historic coastal bridge in a bid to protect it from further deterioration.
Stories of inspirational women from across Northumberland are being shared to mark International Women’s Day 2020 through creative writing and artwork by schoolchildren.
04 Mar 2020
Work on a flagship new sports and leisure complex in Ponteland is progressing rapidly and this week another milestone was reached with the start of the installation of the swimming pools.
03 Mar 2020
Work is now complete repairing a Morpeth walkway damaged by a landslip in 2018.
The council has successfully secured £3.7 million in national funding to improve the county’s bridges.
02 Mar 2020
The council has been awarded an overall ‘good’ rating across the board by Ofsted following a recent inspection of children’s social care services.
27 Feb 2020
Northumberland County Council is reassuring residents it’s business as usual as it closely monitors developments with the coronavirus.
20 Feb 2020
More schools in Northumberland are benefitting from a music education hub than in many similar partnerships across the country.
19 Feb 2020
The council has begun testing electric vans as it looks to ways of future proofing its fleet.
Northumberland County Council has agreed its budget for 2020/21 which outlines an ambitious programme of investment across the county.
18 Feb 2020
A vehicle that was used for fly tipping in Northumberland has been seized and crushed by the county council as it continues its zero tolerance approach to this environmental crime.
14 Feb 2020
Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is celebrating as its Chief Paul Hedley has been presented with the Queen’s Fire Service Medal.
13 Feb 2020
As Valentine's Day is upon us Northumberland Trading Standards has issued a warning to those looking for love.
12 Feb 2020
Northumberland County Council has agreed to fund the purchase of 33 new affordable houses in the county.
11 Feb 2020
The first of more than 600 new trees are being planted across Northumberland - making the county greener and cleaner.
10 Feb 2020
An extra £15 million funding for rural roads and path repairs across the county is earmarked for this year’s budget.
07 Feb 2020
Some of the most rural households in Northumberland could soon be connected to broadband through a unique initiative being pioneered by the council.
06 Feb 2020
Morpeth’s historic market is to undergo a transformation to improve its offer and attract more customers to the town.
It is time to change how we all think about mental health in the workplace and Northumberland County Council has become the latest organisation to show its commitment to staff by signing the Time to Change Employer Pledge.
04 Feb 2020
Northumberland County Council is blazing a trail this National Apprenticeship Week.
A major scheme is being planned to tackle historic pollution on a small stretch of the Northumberland coast.
03 Feb 2020
A new Government permit scheme aimed at reducing road disruption for travellers by better coordinating roadworks has gone live.