Image demonstrating Controlling damp and condensation in your home 

Controlling damp and condensation in your home 

29 Nov 2024

Northumberland County Council’s environmental health team are offering some simple top tips on how to prevent condensation and damp in your home. 

Council Leader Glen Sanderson by the A1 near Felton

Concerns raised over A1 village rat-runs

27 Nov 2024

Council leaders are to meet National Highways officials to discuss increased levels of traffic using a Northumberland village as a rat-run to avoid tailbacks on the A1. 

Image demonstrating Work starts on new affordable bungalows for Amble 

Work starts on new affordable bungalows for Amble 

26 Nov 2024

Work has started to build 14 new bungalows in Amble which will be owned by Northumberland County Council and rented out at an affordable rate to local people in housing need.  

Image demonstrating Rescue dogs to be stars of 2025 charity calendar 

Rescue dogs to be stars of 2025 charity calendar 

20 Nov 2024

  A charity calendar, featuring dogs rescued in Northumberland is now for sale with the proceeds going directly to three local animal charities. 

Image demonstrating Voluntary organisations receive prestigious King’s Award 

Voluntary organisations receive prestigious King’s Award 

19 Nov 2024

Six voluntary organisations in Northumberland have been awarded the prestigious King’s Award for their service to the community. 

Police, councillors and the police and crime commissioner in Cramlington

Council joins Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week

15 Nov 2024

Northumberland County Council is highlighting its commitment to tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and making local communities safer by joining the national awareness week, which runs from November 18-24. 

Rosie Thomas, Director Business Development, Northumberland National Park, Cllr Richard Wearmouth in front of a diverted footpath which is being enhanced to improve access around the Walltown site.

Rural projects to share £3.5m for raft of improvements

07 Nov 2024

Projects as diverse as a flagship mountain bike trail for the region, through to installing new solar panels for community centres, are benefiting from a share of £3.5 million in funding. 

Fireworks exploding

Residents thanked for support after quiet Bonfire Night

06 Nov 2024

Firefighters across Northumberland have thanked residents after Bonfire Night passed peacefully. 

Image demonstrating Case workers support Armed Forces Community 

Case workers support Armed Forces Community 

05 Nov 2024

Northumberland County Council is reminding veterans, their families, and widowers right across the county that they are not forgotten, and support is available should they need it. 

Image demonstrating Seahouses business fined for serving curry with peanuts 

Seahouses business fined for serving curry with peanuts 

05 Nov 2024

A restaurant in Seahouses has been hit with a hefty fine for selling a meal containing traces of peanuts, even though the buyer specifically asked for one without. 

Councillor Jeff Watson with a banner stating welcome to the northern poetry library

Poetry in motion

04 Nov 2024

The prestigious Northern Poetry Library has moved to a new home after being split up when it was damaged by the Morpeth floods of 2008.

Pupils writing in a book

School Improvement Team celebrating a decade of progress

04 Nov 2024

A decade’s worth of hard work has seen the county’s schools’ performance sustain its highest ever level. 

Two Turnstone birds

It’s more important than ever to give space to shorebirds 

01 Nov 2024

The status of familiar shorebird species that can be found on the Northumberland coast has just been re-classified by scientists who are looking into global bird declines.