15 Jan 2025
Passengers have made more than 50,000 journeys on Northumberland Line services in the first month after the opening.
Northumberland County Council is continuing to clamp down on tenancy fraud which is depriving families and vulnerable people on its housing waiting list of a home.
14 Jan 2025
Plans for Blyth Relief Road are moving forward after agreement to submit an Outline Business Case (OBC) to the Department for Transport for review and approval.
13 Jan 2025
A substantial quantity of illicit tobacco and cigarettes have been seized by Northumberland County Council’s Trading Standards officers from a location in Southeast Northumberland.
08 Jan 2025
With the current cold snap, the County Council is reminding residents that a network of community spaces are open across Northumberland so people can come together in a warm, safe and welcoming environment during the winter months.
06 Jan 2025
Following the amber weather warning for snow over the weekend, a yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued for today which may bring some disruption to services and travel.
Work is starting to build the first of Northumberland's fantastic new outdoor community Football Foundation PlayZones which will be used for a range of sport and physical activities.
02 Jan 2025
The Northumberland Line is a historic and transformational project, restoring passenger rail services to the region after more than 60 years.
23 Dec 2024
A County Council campaign to reduce fly-tipping across Northumberland, and in particular the hot-spots of Ashington and Blyth, is reaping rewards with a significant downturn in incidents.
The Council’s housing tenants are the most satisfied in the region, a new report has found.
18 Dec 2024
Voluntary and community groups across the county that need financial assistance are being invited to apply for funding from Northumberland County Council’s community chest scheme.
17 Dec 2024
Residents are being urged to make fire safety a priority in their home, by ensuring they have enough working smoke alarms and that they are tested regularly.
Residents views are being sought as part of the Council’s budget planning for the coming year.
15 Dec 2024
For the first time in more than 60 years, passenger trains are running once more along The Northumberland Line.
08 Dec 2024
Teams have been working round-the-clock in driving winds and rain to deal with the impact caused by Storm Darragh.
05 Dec 2024
The first of the year-long Animating Ashington programme of events got off to a sparkling start.
03 Dec 2024
Online deals might not always be the bargains they seem to be warns Northumberland County Council’s Trading Standards.
The latest milestone has been reached to bring a multi-billion pound data centre to the county.
Northumberland County Council has issued a warning to motorists of the consequences of the incorrect use of the national Blue Badge scheme.
02 Dec 2024
The Northumberland Line will launch its first passenger services from Sunday, December 15th 2024.
A network of community spaces are now open across Northumberland so people can come together in a warm, safe and welcoming environment throughout the winter months.
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.
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.
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.
22 Nov 2024
The Northumberland Line remains firmly on track to open to passengers before Christmas 2024 – with the opening date set to be announced in the coming days.