Northumberland County Council

Funding approved to enhance Wooler's visitor infrastructure

11 Oct 2022

Northumberland County Council’s cabinet has today (12 October) approved £220,000 of funding to improve visitor infrastructure in the small town of Wooler.

A mural in Ashington. Further investment has been approved to revitalise the town centre

Innovative new programme to help revitalise Ashington town centre

11 Oct 2022

A new programme has been approved to help reinvigorate Ashington town centre.

A pile of coins. The Council Tax Support Scheme is set to remain unchanged next year

Council Tax Support scheme set to remain unchanged

11 Oct 2022

Council tax support is set to remain unchanged in Northumberland next year – and the county’s scheme will still be one of the most generous in the region.

Cabinet approves further public consultation on £40m Berwick schools investment

11 Oct 2022

The next stage of public consultation on the future of schools in Berwick will get underway after two alternative proposals were approved by Cabinet.

Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service scooped second place in this year’s UK Rescue Organisation (UKRO) competition - the Festival of Rescue.

Fire and rescue teams show they're more than up for the challenge

10 Oct 2022

Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service scooped second place in this year’s UK Rescue Organisation (UKRO) competition - the Festival of Rescue.

Volunteers wanted for new community heritage survey

10 Oct 2022

Northumberland County Council is seeking volunteers for an exciting new project to gather information about the character of buildings in Berwick, Tweedmouth and Spittal.

Council pledges zero-tolerance to domestic abuse

10 Oct 2022

Over a hundred professionals from across Northumberland gathered together to drive forward plans to end domestic abuse and violence against women and girls in the county.

Northumberland County Council celebrates customer service week

07 Oct 2022

Northumberland County Council has been celebrating National Customer Service Week this week.  

Cleaswell Hill School celebrates outstanding Ofsted report

07 Oct 2022

A Northumberland school is celebrating after receiving its second consecutive ‘outstanding’ judgement by Ofsted.

Cabinet asked to approve consultation on the future of schools in Berwick

06 Oct 2022

Detailed proposals on what the future of schools in Berwick may look like will go before Cabinet next week (October 11).

Graeme Atkins, Executive Head of Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham, presented Lauren Downall, with her for prize for taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge. 2,500 youngsters took part – reading

Record number of children take on reading challenge

05 Oct 2022

Thousands of youngsters across Northumberland put their summer holidays to good use by taking part in the annual Summer Reading Challenge.

National recognition for Early Years at Nursery World Awards

04 Oct 2022

Congratulations to Northumberland Early Years advisor, Katie Watson, who has been recognised nationally for her impact on the lives of children, young people and families over the last 40 years.

A pile of books. This week is National Libraries Week

Never stop learning thanks to Northumberland Libraries

03 Oct 2022

Libraries Week 2022 will be brought to life across Northumberland in a series of events that celebrate the central role libraries play in supporting life-long learning in its communities.

A Marathon effort as “Britain’s Most Beautiful” returns in style

02 Oct 2022

Plans for the 12th Active Northumberland Kielder Marathon weekend began in earnest shortly after the eleventh anniversary event drew to a close… …and today (Sunday, October 2, 2022), 12 months on, in the glorious sunshine, thousands of runners turned out in force to mark the incredible feat.