19 Jan 2024
Residents are being encouraged to submit questions to the Council’s leadership on this year’s budget plans.
17 Jan 2024
In line with the Government’s rent increase formula for social housing, Northumberland County Council will be increasing council tenants' rents by 7.70% from 1 April 2024.
03 Jan 2024
A temporary one-way system in Hexham that had been lifted in December to support residents and businesses during the Christmas trading period is to be re-introduced on Monday 8th January.
22 Dec 2023
Scores of professionals are finding solutions to employment barriers faced by Northumberland residents.
21 Dec 2023
Did you know that as well as donating funds or items, you can also support charities across the county by playing the Northumberland Lottery?
14 Dec 2023
Northumberland County Council is working with communities across the county to identify where skateboard facilities can be improved or introduced and how the potential benefits of skateboarding can be increased.
13 Dec 2023
Residents are being invited to have their say on next year’s budget.
It's giving season in the North East, and the pets in the region are the first to receive their Christmas presents.
12 Dec 2023
Passengers across the county can now benefit from a new Northumberland day ticket for unlimited bus travel priced at just £5.
05 Dec 2023
Changes are set to be agreed which will see Northumberland have one Senior Coroner to cover the county.
04 Dec 2023
Ambitious plans to bring the former Hexham Middle School site back into use are continuing with the development of a Master Plan for the land.
A special event was held at Hexham Library to launch a new book which shines a spotlight on Hexham’s historic high street.
A charity calendar, featuring dogs rescued in Northumberland is now for sale with all the proceeds going directly to three local animal charities.
Northumberland County Council’s leisure services are to be managed by Places for People Leisure Management Limited from April next year.
29 Nov 2023
Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) has been commended by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) on the significant improvements it has made since its last inspection in 2021.
28 Nov 2023
Active Northumberland is piloting a scheme to deliver virtual exercises classes into some schools in the county to help pupils stay active and healthy during the school day.
27 Nov 2023
Residents of Broomhaugh & Riding Parish now have more of a say over future development in their local area.
24 Nov 2023
Communities across the North East are set to benefit from up to 4,000 new jobs and a multi-million pound investment in the local economy.
23 Nov 2023
Christmas and the build up to it, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is, unfortunately an ideal time for rogue traders to fleece the public.
Budget plans to deliver value for money for residents and ensure the best possible services are being developed by the Council.
Northumberland Communities Together has launched an exciting new series of events designed to connect residents across Northumberland with services and community groups to support them through the winter months.
This Christmas why not give your friends and family the gift of fun, relaxation or fitness with an Active Northumberland gift voucher and help them to kick start a healthy 2024.
22 Nov 2023
Further restoration works is continuing in December to bring an historic and vacant property in the centre of Hexham back into use.
A Prudhoe park is now more accessible than ever after a new path was created around its perimeter for the first time.
21 Nov 2023
This November, Northumberland Libraries and Northumberland Schools Library Service are once again introducing fantastic authors to hundreds of school children across the county as part of the 40th annual Northern Children’s Book Festival.