19 Mar 2025
A new mobile library van is being prepared to hit the roads of Northumberland – taking books to communities across the county – thanks to an investment of £225,000 by the County Council.
The package of investment to improve Prudhoe town centre has been given a further boost by the County Council - with additional projects set to get started as early as this summer.
Northumberland County Council has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with green energy infrastructure provider SSE Energy Solutions to drive investment, growth and collaboration in sustainable energy and transport solutions.
Over £37m will be spent on transport improvements across Northumberland over the next 12 months – from fixing potholes to improving infrastructure and creating safer roads.
18 Mar 2025
Car parking at the popular Northumberland National Park attraction at Hareshaw Linn in Bellingham has doubled following the successful completion of a new car park.
Residents of Humshaugh Parish now have more of a say over future development in their local area.
14 Mar 2025
New figures show that 3,302 affordable homes to rent or buy are projected to complete in communities right across Northumberland.
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).
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
A community engagement event is to be held at Eastwoods Park, Prudhoe on March 12, to discuss how the new PlayZone which is currently being built, can be used and developed.
25 Feb 2025
Work is due to start this Spring to restore a prominent grade II* listed building, situated in the heart of Hexham.
Northumberland County Council Leader, Glen Sanderson has reaffirmed the support on offer from the Council following the current closure of Prudhoe Community High School.
20 Feb 2025
A scheme to resolve the long-standing issue of flooding near Prudhoe Railway Station is getting underway.
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.
13 Feb 2025
Work is taking place next week to improve the car park at Tyne Riverside Country Park at Low Prudhoe.