19 Apr 2022
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
The library in Bedlington Station has moved across the road to brighter, more modern premises.
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
The public will be invited to have their say on plans for a new route for the Blyth Relief Road.
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.
11 Apr 2022
More than 300 chocolate Easter eggs have been generously donated to help Blyth families in need.
The first ever Morpeth Book Festival proved a real hit with lovers of the written word as visitors flocked to hear from world-renowned authors.
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.
A service of commemoration and reflection was held in Hexham Abbey last night (April 7) to thank NHS staff and frontline workers who helped the county through the Covid pandemic.
07 Apr 2022
Help is on hand for eligible families in Northumberland to make sure children and young people have access to healthy food, fun activities, and stay warm over the Easter break.
Applications are now open for this year’s LOVE Northumberland Awards – the annual celebration of all that is great about community environmental work in the county.
05 Apr 2022
A council review into the aftermath of Storm Arwen is reaching its final stages.
Work has started to install new heritage street lighting in the centre of Hexham as part of a wider scheme to revitalise the town’s historic centre.
Motorhomes will be able to stay overnight in three sites in the county under a new pilot scheme which has now started.
04 Apr 2022
Bede Academy in Blyth has become the first high school in Northumberland to be awarded School of Sanctuary status for fostering a safe and welcome culture.
01 Apr 2022
Improvement works to Newbiggin Promenade are complete.
31 Mar 2022
The first ever comprehensive Local Plan covering the entire county has been formally adopted by the council.
A new exercise class aimed at helping new mams to get back into exercise and supporting their emotional wellbeing after the birth of their baby is being launched at Willowburn Sports & Leisure Centre in April.