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
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.
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 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.
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
Council teams have been thanked for working round the clock to restore services and support residents following Storm Eowyn.
28 Jan 2025
A local referendum on the Cresswell Neighbourhood Plan will take place on Thursday 6 March 2025 and all residents in the Parish who are registered to vote will be able to have a say on the Plan.
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.
26 Jan 2025
Council teams have been working round the clock to restore services and support residents following Storm Eowyn.
24 Jan 2025
A special community fund has been launched by Northumberland County Council to help communities across the county to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
22 Jan 2025
An innovative county council led scheme to build 13 dementia friendly affordable bungalows in Blyth is in its final stages of development with the first bungalows on track to be completed by the end of March.
21 Jan 2025
Important records that help to document the history and growth of Morpeth have been secured at auction by Northumberland County Council’s archives team.
The latest phase of works are getting underway to tackle the landslip on the B6343 Mitford Road near Morpeth.
A local referendum on the Acklington Neighbourhood Plan will take place on Thursday 27 February 2025. All residents in the Parish who are registered to vote will be able to have a say on the Plan.
The Leader of the County Council has written to Government raising concerns on the future for farming in Northumberland.
15 Jan 2025
Northumberland County Council is continuing to clamp down on tenancy fraud which is depriving families and vulnerable people on its housing waiting list of a home.
13 Jan 2025
A substantial quantity of illicit tobacco and cigarettes have been seized by Northumberland County Council’s Trading Standards officers from a location in Southeast Northumberland.
08 Jan 2025
With the current cold snap, the County Council is reminding residents that a network of community spaces are open across Northumberland so people can come together in a warm, safe and welcoming environment during the winter months.