10 May 2022
The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will visit Northumberland during its journey through England this summer, as the full route is revealed.
09 May 2022
Active Northumberland has launched new aqua natal pregnancy classes at their pools in Berwick and Hexham.
06 May 2022
The village of Bamburgh has once again been voted the best seaside destination in Britain in the Which? annual survey.
05 May 2022
An award of more than £160m to improve bus services in the region is set to be welcomed by the council.
04 May 2022
A tenant has been evicted from her Northumberland County Council owned property this week, for crime and anti-social behaviour which was causing misery and fear to her neighbours and the community of Blyth.
Council funding is now available to help community groups take action on climate change.
A consultation event is being held in the Queen’s Hall, Hexham to seek the views of local people on proposed streetscape improvements in the town’s historic centre.
01 May 2022
Restrictions on poultry housing that were put in place to curb the spread of Avian Flu, are to be lifted at the beginning of May.
29 Apr 2022
Beach users are being asked to play their part in keeping birds safe this nesting season.
28 Apr 2022
Unemployment in Northumberland is now at its lowest level since the start of the covid pandemic – new figures show.
26 Apr 2022
The council has unveiled its new fleet of cleaner and greener road cleaning machines.
Girlguides, Brownies and Rainbows from Berwick have been planting bulbs to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this year.
25 Apr 2022
An Ashington man and woman who fly-tipped waste close to their homes have been brought to justice following investigations by the Environmental Enforcement Team at Northumberland County Council.
19 Apr 2022
A public consultation is getting underway on options for the closure of a level crossing on the Northumberland Line rail route.
Active Northumberland, the county’s leading leisure provider, is launching an exciting new apprenticeship programme with a range of positions available across its nine major Sports and Leisure Centres.
14 Apr 2022
The new High Sheriff of Northumberland, Colonel James Royds, has been installed in an ancient ceremony at Hexham Abbey.
Fully refurbished public toilets at Holy Island are now open ahead the Bank Holiday weekend.
The council is again working with business leaders, landowners, town and parish councils, the police and tourism groups as it prepares for another busy summer at the county’s coastline.
Councillors have stepped in to support a fleet of coaches travelling to Ukraine to deliver much needed supplies.
13 Apr 2022
Despite the excellent progress being made at Union Chain Bridge, current forecasts for the bridge reopening have now been extended into the summer of 2022.
The county’s latest caravan and camping site at Druridge Bay Country Park is opening for business.
12 Apr 2022
A public consultation is set to get underway on the future model of schools in Berwick after the Council’s Cabinet approved the next step in its major investment in the county’s education provision.
Northumberland is set to benefit from a share of multi-million-pound funding to transform its children’s centres into Family Hubs that give young people of all ages the best start in life.
08 Apr 2022
Two years after closing to the public due to Covid, indoor dining is coming back to Northumberland’s country park cafes.
People are being reminded to take extra care when out and about over the Easter Holidays as some wooded areas of the county still pose dangers after the winter storms.