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Cllr Glynis Campbell Sinclair was spotted cleaning her windows while on camera during a meeting of Highland Council's Inverness Area Committee Picture: Highland Council / SWNS

Councillor cleans her home's windows during live-streamed meeting

The solar farm will be over 79 hectares if approved. (Photo by Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

Solar farm recommended for approval

The proposed new facility for James Calvert Spence College will be decided by councillors on November 7. (Photo by Northumberland County Council)

School rebuild plans recommended for approval

The Sandpiper pub in Cullercoats can now be demolished to make way for the development. (Photo by LDRS)

Councillors decide Cullercoats pub will be demolished

The Sandpiper pub in Cullercoats could be demolished. (Photo by LDRS)

Pub demolition plans resubmitted

The plans are a component of the council's Killingworth Masterplan. (Photo by POD Architects)

Delay to Killingworth Moor planning decision

42nd Street has now been demolished in preparation for the new development. (Photo by LDRS)

Flats project can continue without financial contributions

The historic ballroom is located next to the Spanish City in Whitley Bay.

STACK Whitley Bay roof terrace approved

A CGI of the proposed Britishvolt plant at Cambois.

Councillors call for answers on future of Britishvolt site

Belford Golf Club.

Golf club redevelopment decision put on hold

The 42nd Street pub in Whitley Bay, now demolished. (Photo by LDRS)

Councillors to decide fate of seafront site's redevelopment
Councillors are set to decide whether the redevelopment of a former Whitley Bay bar can continue after the developer called for reduced financial contributions to the area.

Belford Golf Club.

Plans for £11m redevelopment at golf club to be decided

Signage for Stamfordham. Picture from Google.

Extension plans approved despite residents' objections

The Nursery Gardens housing estate in Stannington, pictured in July. Photo: Google Streetview.

Housebuilder accused of 'taking the mickey' over unfinished development

Roads and pavements on the Crofton Grange estate are not finished to a standard acceptable to residents. (Photo by John Tyler)

Calls to sort unfinished roads and playground on estate

Plans to do something with the former site of 42nd Street have been held up. (Photo by Claire McKie via LDRS)

Councillors defer Whitley Bay seafront flats decision

Coun Alison Byard and Coun David Bawn.

Disappointment after service station, hotel, business units approved on appeal

Euro Garages can now proceed with their planned service station near Morpeth after a successful appeal. (Photo by Euro Garages / Google)

Morpeth service station plans approved after appeal

Cramlington Learning Village. Picture by Jane Coltman

Councillors dismayed after school work stars without planning permission

The 42nd Street bar in Whitley Bay had been derelict since 2018. (Photo by LDRS)

Councillors to reassess 42nd Street site redevelopment

Land South Broomhouse Lane - the so-called allotment site - in Prudhoe, Northumberland. Photo: Gordon Stewart.

Duke of Northumberland's property company launches appeal

Ravelaw Farm, Whitsome. Picture: Google

Councillors overturn refusal of new Berwickshire farm building for pigs

3D modelling of Duke of Northumberland proposal. Credit: Hounslow Council/NSE Architects

Duke of Northumberland in battle to build 80 new flats on allotment patch

The vacant building, built between 1900 and 1910, will now be controversially demolished. (Photo by Google)

Councillors vote to demolish historic station building

Andrew Hill is unable to get his car out of his driveway without guidance since work to install the bin enclosures began. (Photo by Andrew Hill)

Residents up in arms about communal bins

Northumberland County Council headquarters at County Hall, Morpeth. Photo: NCJ Media.

'Broken system' blamed after probe into council's international business

Northumberland County Council Headquarters at County Hall, Morpeth. Photo: NCJ Media.

Council's £1m of 'unlawful' exit payouts won't be referred to police

A previous bid for restoration funding was rejected in 2018. (Photo by Craig Buchan)

Call for funding to restore St Mary's Lighthouse
Tory councillors in North Tyneside are calling for new funding to be found to refurbish St Mary’s Lighthouse.

Coun Gordon Stewart on Prudhoe Front Street. Photo: Gordon Stewart.

Council increases fines for littering, graffiti and dog fouling

Alnwick Playhouse.

Council approves £100,000 funding for Alnwick Playhouse

An artist's impression of what the new Tynemouth Outdoor Pool could look like

Regeneration plan for Tynemouth outdoor pool receives support

A picture of signage for the N1 Golf Centre near Morpeth by Google.

Councillors turn down plans for 20 micro holiday cabins

A picture of signage for the N1 Golf Centre near Morpeth by Google.

Councillors recommended to turn down plans for 20 micro holiday cabins

Butterwell Disposal Point, near Linton Colliery, served as a deposit point for coal and other minerals between 1976 and 2016.

Construction materials facility plans recommended for approval

Work is underway to restore passenger services to the railway line, including the construction of the Seaton Delaval station.

Seaton Delaval station car park changes recommended for approval

A section of the poster for the Ponteland Over 50s Fair.

Range of stalls with information and advice at over 50s fair

The site in Backworth where Northumberland Estates will now create a solar energy farm.

Giant solar energy farm decision

Chief fire officer Paul Hedley.

Chief fire officer announces retirement

Northumberland county councillors are to discuss whether to hide their addresses from the public.

Councillors to consider removing addresses from public register

An artist's impression of what the Cussins development will look like.

New homes to be built on the green belt following appeal

Alnwick bus station.

Praise for cheaper bus fare plans

The plot of land where the proposed units could be built.

Councillors to decide on industrial units plans

The claimed right of way crosses this land in East Cramlington.

Councillors advised to approve public access rights

Important deadlines to be aware of to vote in May elections

The festival has applied for a licence to operate on Saturday, August 5.

Festival's licence hearing postponed for negotiations
A hearing to decide whether or not to grant a licence for a Cramlington music festival this summer has been postponed to allow more time for conditions to be negotiated.

Residents must walk along this 50mph stretch of dual carriageway to access Cramlington town centre.

Councillors meet residents over road safety concerns

Councillors have approved the full business case for the £13.6 million Energy Central Campus learning hub in Blyth.

New £13.6m learning hub moves step closer

Polling station

Everything you need to know about registering to vote in May elections

Mikey Easton, Riley Hedley and flowers left at the crash scene.

Tribute paid to tragic teens during council meeting

The Percy Arms in Chatton.

Pub fails with planning appeal over outdoor huts

The bungalows will enable people with dementia to live independently.

Bungalows for people with dementia get the go-ahead

The county council is planning to increase taxi fares by five per cent.

Taxi fares set to rise again

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27

Nicola Bulley: Councillors remove contact details over harassment

Backworth Business Park, North Tyneside.

Northumberland Estates seeks permission for 57 new homes

Plans to redraw the electoral boundaries have been discussed at a meeting of county councillors.

Plans to redraw electoral map