05 May 2022
Major works to tackle historical pollution on the coast at Lynemouth are set to start in the coming months.
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.
Northumberland County Council has joined up with independent sector providers to host social care recruitment events in Hexham this week.
03 May 2022
The first of a series of Ageing Well free events for older people is set to take place in Choppington, Northumberland on Friday 6 May 2022, from 10am to noon.
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
Councillors will meet next month to discuss the next steps in plans for a £25.5m investment in schools in the Coquet Partnership.
Beach users are being asked to play their part in keeping birds safe this nesting season.
28 Apr 2022
Pupils at Stannington First School received an adrenaline-fuelled treat in recognition of their commitment to walk, cycle or scoot to school.
Unemployment in Northumberland is now at its lowest level since the start of the covid pandemic – new figures show.
27 Apr 2022
Virtual School Headteachers will be using their experience to accelerate learning, manage behaviour, improve wellbeing and prioritise school attendance.
26 Apr 2022
The council has unveiled its new fleet of cleaner and greener road cleaning machines.
Northumberland County Council’s Cabinet has approved the next steps in ambitious plans for new school buildings that will transform education facilities for generations of young people in Seaton Delaval.
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.
22 Apr 2022
NFRS have been recognised by HMICFRS for fully discharging all recommendations made within the Cause of Concern raised in a report published in 2021.
20 Apr 2022
The vast majority of parents and carers in Northumberland have gained their top choice of first or primary school on National Offer Day.
19 Apr 2022
A public consultation is getting underway on options for the closure of a level crossing on the Northumberland Line rail route.
A fly tipper who dumped rubbish in Northumberland has been brought to justice following an investigation by environmental enforcement officers at Northumberland County Council.
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.