12 Mar 2025
Millions of pounds of funding has been agreed to improve seven towns across Northumberland.
A new initiative that delivers health and wellbeing activities directly to residents in their own neighbourhoods is set to make Northumberland one of the fittest places to live in the UK.
An innovative county council led scheme to build 13 dementia friendly affordable bungalows in Blyth is on countdown for completion with the first bungalows on track to be completed by May.
11 Mar 2025
Northumberland County Council’s Trading Standards Service is urging residents to be on their guard following reports of residents receiving letters falsely claiming to be from the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI).
The latest milestone for the new James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) in Amble has been reached after approval was given to award the tender for construction.
10 Mar 2025
Work on a £1.6million county council funded scheme to refurbish and refresh Prudhoe Waterworld is progressing well and on track for completion in Spring 2025.
05 Mar 2025
Communities across Northumberland will come together on International Women’s Day on (IWD) Saturday, March 8th to celebrate the remarkable achievements of women, both past and present.
04 Mar 2025
A new image of the proposed Maltings venue in Berwick has been released – as a formal planning application is submitted.
Northumberland Skills is celebrating after being officially rated as a ‘Good’ provider by Ofsted, following a rigorous inspection process.
Work is progressing well on a scheme to build 14 new bungalows in Amble which will be owned and managed by Northumberland County Council and rented out at an affordable rate to local people in housing need.
03 Mar 2025
Northumberland is gearing up for an engaging and fun springtime with a series of events and initiatives designed to enrich communities and reflect modern library services.
The vast majority of parents and guardians across Northumberland have once again gained their top choice of secondary school for the upcoming academic year on National Offers Day.
28 Feb 2025
A £4.5m grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund has been awarded to English Heritage on behalf of the Berwick Barracks Partnership.
26 Feb 2025
Work has started to refurbish the run down outdoor Multi Use Games Area on the welfare site, into a vibrant outdoor sport area with new floodlighting.
20 Feb 2025
A multi-million-pound budget for the coming year has been approved at Full Council.
Thousands of pupils from across Northumberland went to the polls to select their new Youth Cabinet and Youth Parliament members.
19 Feb 2025
A community engagement event is to be held in Alnwick on March 1, to discuss how the new PlayZone which is currently being built, can be used and developed.
A holiday site provider from Belford has been prosecuted by Northumberland County Council for a second time for failing to comply with the Private Water Supply Regulations which are in place to protect public health.
17 Feb 2025
With a planning application for the new Maltings venue in Berwick set to be submitted at the end of February, the public are being thanked for their engagement so far.
12 Feb 2025
Northumberland County Council has agreed to purchase two new houses in Rothbury which it will rent out at an affordable rate to local people in housing need.
05 Feb 2025
Northumberland County Council has put together a short survey to get residents thoughts on wheeled action sports including skateboarding, BMX, roller skating, rollerblading, and scooter riding.
29 Jan 2025
As progress on the new The Maltings venue in Berwick gathers place – a second consultation is being held in the town in February.
Council teams have been thanked for working round the clock to restore services and support residents following Storm Eowyn.
28 Jan 2025
An appeal is being made to members of the public to come forward if they have any information about puppies found abandoned on Newbiggin beach.
Northumberland County Council has successfully secured funding which will be used to provide more mental health support for local Armed Forces veterans in the community, with the ultimate aim of reducing the incidence of suicide.