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A one-way system is proposed on Burnhouse Road and Ryecroft Way in Wooler.

Council considering one-way system to improve traffic safety in Wooler

Northumberland will get 36 additional EV charging points.

Northumberland gets new electric vehicle chargers

A design image for the new Maltings venue.

Council agrees additional funding for theatre regeneration in Berwick

A section of Whitley Bay beach's promenade has fallen down. Photo: North Tyneside Council.

Council investigates Whitley Bay promenade damage

The promenade in Whitley Bay. Photo: NCJ Media.

Council renews public orders on alcohol and dog-related anti-social behaviour

Bamburgh councillor Guy Renner-Thompson.

Council secures £600k investment to boost opportunities for young people

A tenant has been evicted from a property on Second Avenue in Blyth.

Council evicts tenant after serious anti-social behaviour

Dog walkers are being urged to keep their pets under control.

County dog owners are urged to keep their pets under control

Front Street, Tynemouth.

The 10 streets with the most parking fines in North Tyneside

The derelict site on Walkergate in Berwick.

Council withdraws plan for temporary car park following objections

Parking charges are proposed at Amble Braid car park.

Council issues notice of plans to introduce charges at five car parks
Parking charges are set to be introduced at five car parks in Northumberland.
Ian Smith

Alnwick Library.

Council gives update on plans for new and improved library service

The fish quay at North Shields, taken by Bill Pini.

Council issues legal notices as caravan owners ordered to move on

Three new school special support units get go-ahead.

Go-ahead given for three permanent school support bases

High Borrans Outdoor Education Centre, Cumrbia (Credit: Friends of High Borrans)

Petition to save High Borrans from closure amasses hundreds of signatures

Black Labrador Hooch.

Residents urged to think before getting a dog after recent prosecutions

A new Food Action Plan has been endorsed by councillors. Picture: Taste of Northumberland

Council backs new plan to support Northumberland’s food and drink sector

Cllr Colin Horncastle.

Council 'not happy' with critical housing report as action plan drawn up

Surface dressing works are planned on the A697 north of Powburn.

Council to carry out surface dressing repairs at 19 locations in Northumberland

Rubbish and flytipping at the back lanes of Victoria Terrace, Whitley Bay.

Council steps up litter and fly-tipping action in Whitley Bay

Northumberland Hall in Alnwick viewed across the Market Place. Picture: Bailiffgate Museum

Skills hub in the pipeline

Council houses in East Hartford are to be refurbished.

Council announces £9.3m refurbishment plan for century old homes

Julia Aston, Amble mayor Luke McTaggart and county council leader Glen Sanderson.

Leaders meet to discuss future of Amble after sports hall bid refused

Northumberland County Council with their vulnerable customer award

Triple success for Northumberland at regional energy efficiency awards

Northumberland County Council's HQ.

Council finances under pressure from adults and children’s services

Northumberland County Council is to invest around £100m on highways improvements. Picture: Northumberland County Council

Council to spend £100m on improvements to road network

Northumberland County Council leader Glen Sanderson.

‘Ambitious’ plan has the potential to create up to 11,000 new jobs

Cllr Gordon Castle and Cllr Martin Swinbank at Lindisfarne Park in Alnwick.

Council agrees funding for new neighbourhood park in Alnwick
Funding has been approved to create a new public park in the grounds of the old Lindisfarne Middle School in Alnwick.
Ian Smith

North Tyneside Council building at Cobalt Business Park.

North Tyneside Council approves budget with £25m in cuts

A car was damaged near Rothbury.

Car damaged as councillor warns of thousands of potholes

Cole pictured with Karen Clark at 2025 Adult Learner Awards.

North Tyneside Council champions apprenticeship success

The former Barclays Bank building in Berwick.

Council explores £1.3m scheme to create homes in former bank

Flags and graffiti in Ashington. Photo: NCJ Media.

Council under fire after union flags left flying from lamp posts

East Berwickshire Independent councillor James Anderson.

Motion backed on feeding gulls ban consultation

The Energy Central Learning Hub at the Port of Blyth.

Vocational skills trainer could be expanded to younger learners

Lindisfarne Community Centre.

Council set to address complaints about acoustics at Alnwick venue

Headteacher Clare Savage, Sarah Charlton and Mark Tate from the Cheviot Learning Trust, Deputy Council Leader Richard Wearmouth, Chair of the Council John Beynon and local ward member David Bawn.

Finishing touches under way on £6.5m school sports hall

Double yellow lines could be extended on Lucker Road in Bamburgh.

Council plans further parking restrictions in village

Coun Richard Wearmouth, deputy leader of Northumberland County Council.

Council’s deputy leader says 2026 is ‘make or break’ for Moor Farm upgrades

Commodore Tom Knowles VR ADC RN, Council Leader Glen Sanderson and Lady Anne Kerr with the ship's bell.

Ceremony marks handover of historic piece of maritime history

Eyemouth Primary School

Council pulls plug on proposed relocation of school

Hoppen Farm, near Lucker.

Council turns down barn conversion bid

Mary Glindon MP highlights the urgent need for action on air pollution in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, where thousands of children are exposed to toxic air exceeding WHO guidelines.

Political opinion with Mary Glindon MP. Improving health and care

St Michael's Square in Alnwick.

Council plans maintenance work on Alnwick flats

Regeneration works on Northumberland Street, in Newcastle city centre, pictured in November 2025.

Council provides Northumberland Street works update
A long-running revamp of the North East’s busiest high street should finally be complete in six months’ time, council bosses hope.
Daniel Holland

Dancers at last year's Toy Parade during Ashington's Christmas light switch on. (Photo: Ashington Town Council)

Lineup of Halloween events announced in Ashington

Cllr Nicole Brooke at The 3 Fields Play Park, Berwick.

Decision to demolish a play park reconsidered after residents concerns

Bailiffgate in Alnwick.

Council proposes changes to parking restrictions on Bailiffgate

A CGI of how the new Berwick Academy could look.

Major step towards new £50m high school

Beach View car park in Boulmer. Picture: Google

Council outlines plans for parking charges at Boulmer beach

Cabinet member for Inspiring Young People Councillor Guy Renner-Thompson (centre) with pupils from Whytrig Middle School and Seaton Valley High School.

State-of-the-art schools open after £50m investment

Deputy leader of Northumberland County Council, Richard Wearmouth.

Council adds £2 million to superfast broadband fund

Woodhorn Museum in Ashington. Photo: Simon Greener/NCJ Media

Council approves extra £1.4m to save iconic mining structures

An artist's impression of the proposed new play area.

Revamp planned at Killingworth Lakeside Park

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