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Eyemouth Primary School.

School to cost £23.3m after victory for people power

Cllr Nick Oliver.

Thousands face council tax bill increase under latest support scheme changes

The former Stanton Lodge Care Home, Shiremoor. Picture: Chronicle

Council launches compulsory purchase proceedings on derelict sites

The former Empress Ballroom and Carlton Club bingo hall, Spanish City. Picture: Elliot Nichol

Councillors disappointed as plans for Whitley Bay STACK dropped

The River Tweed Commission believes the active reintroduction of beavers at this stage would be premature.

Fishing authority welcomes council call for catchment-wide approach to beavers

Cllr Eve Chicken. Photo: Northumberland Conservatives.

Council cabinet agree to increase telecare charges with warden service scrapped

Ben Douglas.

Views wanted on potential return of beavers to Tweed river catchment

Tynemouth outdoor pool.

Council urged to give Tynemouth Outdoor Pool revival one more chance

Eyemouth Primary School.

Councillors agree standalone option for new primary school in Eyemouth

North East mayor Kim McGuinness at Haymarket bus station in Newcastle city centre.

'All we see is the mayor' concerns raised by councillors

Decision due on plans for over 130 homes in North Shields
Plans for over 130 new properties on the site of the former Tyne Brand factory complex in North Shields’ Fish Quay are set to be determined.
Austen Shakespeare

The new safety equipment at Prudhoe Riverside. Photo: NCJ Media.

'I worry every hot day' - How community has come together since river tragedy

The Swing Bridge over the River Tyne in Newcastle. Photo: LDRS.

Swing Bridge funding hunt as 150th anniversary sparks renewed fix pleas

Hexham East councillor Suzanne Fairless Aitken

Councillors to look at best ways of tackling impact of smartphone use in schools

A council tax bill. Picture by Naomi Corrigan.

Fears council tax support blunder could have ‘pushed people into poverty’

Whitley Bay's Hannah Griffiths launched a GoFundMe for independent assessments in proposed housing plans in North Tyneside. Picture: Simon Greener/Newcastle Chronicle

Green Belt development under consideration with Local Plan up for discussion

Plans for a 270-home development off Killingworth Lane in North Tyneside. Photo: Pod architects/Northumberland Estates.

Council approves plan for 270 new homes near Killingworth

North East mayor Kim McGuinness.

Mayor backs £70,000 of new payments to turn around 'pretty shabby' attendance

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

Susan Dungworth, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner.

Town council clash with PCC over anti-social behaviour

The People's Emergency Briefing is being screened in Berwick.

Berwick to screen free climate change film this June

Eyemouth Primary School.

School boycott warning over primary transfer plan

The Last Tapas restaurant under construction in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. Photo: Wayne Rigg.

New restaurant set to open after alcohol licence granted despite noise concerns

Northumberland County Council's headquarters at County Hall in Morpeth.

New committee established to scrutinise council housing after damning inspection

A CGI of plans for Killingworth Moor. Photo: pod architects via NTC

Decision time on plans for as many as 270 new homes in Killingworth

Coomassie Road.

Substance abuse recovery charity gets permission for drop in hub

Advance Northumberland has still not been restructured despite a council decision last year.

Council development company restructure is still to take place

Ashington Town Council has raised concerns about the state of a number of roads and pavements in the town.

Town Council call over roads and pavements
Ashington Town Council has voted to write formally to Northumberland County Council, demanding that the town is strongly prioritised in the allocation of government funding for local highways maintenance.
Andrew Coulson

The former Astley Community High School in Seaton Delaval.

Sale of former schools agreed with land earmarked for housing

CGI image of how the development will look.

Plans for over 1,400 new homes at Callerton approved by Newcastle City Council

A CGI of what the new proposed Berwick Maltings building will look like. Photo: Northumberland County Council.

Major changes to design of theatre redevelopment approved

Many patients struggle to get an appointment with the GP at their surgery. Picture/credit: Pixabay.

Councillors to take detailed look at access to GP provision

Santander's branch in Berwick is to close.

Berwick councillors express dismay at looming closure of bank

North Tyneside Council building at Cobalt Business Park.

North Tyneside Council approves budget with £25m in cuts

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Susan Dungworth.

Council tax bills to rise as 9% hike in police precept approved

Initial plans were refused over safety concerns on the A1 at this junction.

Plans for children's home resubmitted after initial refusal

The plans were refused over safety concerns on the A1 at this junction. Photo: Google Maps.

Children’s home plan blocked over A1 junction safety fears

Craster.

Proposed tourist tax backed in seaside community - with key condition

Northumberland County Council's headquarters at County Hall in Morpeth.

Three county councillors yet to undergo DBS checks

Cllr Glen Sanderson, leader of Northumberland County Council. Photo: Iain Buist/NCJ Media.

Council leader blames looming cuts on Government settlement

A CGI of B&M Bedlington.

Councillors welcome £5m town centre regeneration

County Hall in Morpeth.

Council house tenants set to face increased rents

Lindisfarne Community Centre.

Council set to address complaints about acoustics at Alnwick venue

Prudhoe Street in Alnwick.

Traffic calming measures proposed to curb speeding

Joe Morris, MP for Hexham, in Westminster Hall.

Council tax bills warning over Government’s new funding formula
Leading councillors from Northumberland County Council’s Conservative-led administration have clashed bitterly with the county’s Labour MPs over the new local government funding settlement.
James Robinson

Coun Shaun Knowles, Reform UK councillor for Cramlington South West.

Reform councillor faces calls to quit

Coun Nick Oliver.

7,000 to be wiped off housing waiting list

(L-R) Paul Henry, programme manager for the Northumberland Line, council leader Glen Sanderson and Alex Hornby, commercial and customer director with Northern, with the Northumbrian train celebrating the opening of the Northumberland Line.

Spin-off benefits as rail line closes in on one million journeys mark

Illustration of how the proposed QTS data centre at Cambois will look.

Data centre project hits another milestone

Plans for the first two buildings in the QTS data centre proposed in Cambois. Photo: QTS/Corgan via NCC

£10 billion data centre set for major step forward

Nexus managing director Cathy Massarella.

Metro boss hints fare rises needed to help plug £5m deficit

A CGI image of what the new Berwick Maltings venue could look like.

Cash plan approved for Maltings project

Coun Isabel Hunter.

Claims sections of A1 closed ‘weekly’ due to accidents after dualling scrapped

Northumberland County Council's headquarters at County Hall in Morpeth.

Police not contacted over councillors’ register of interest

A CGI image of how the new development will look. Photo: Northumberland Estates.

Housing plans for former school site approved

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