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Food waste in the UK is a huge issue. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Food waste in the UK is a huge issue

The vigil took place outside one of the constituency offices of Anne-Marie Trevelyan.

Christian Climate Action carries out a prayer vigil in Berwick

Mary Glindon, North Tyneside MP.

Mary Glindon MP: High time for a general election

Berwick Workspace.

Christian Climate Action prayer vigil in county in relation to climate change

High demand for food parcels in Northumberland.

Charity hands out record number of food parcels in Northumberland

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

Scott Dickinson, leader of Northumberland County Council Labour Group (Druridge Bay).

Shocking number of families hit with no fault evictions

Council leader Glen Sanderson.

Northumberland awarded millions to improve roads

More than half of homes in Northumberland have been given an energy efficiency rating of 'D' or below. Picture: PA Radar

More than half of homes in Northumberland suffer poor energy efficiency

There has been a rise in the number of children needing extra protection or support in Northumberland.

New figures show more children in need in Northumberland

Professor Karol Sikora is an expert in oncology and the former medical director of Rutherford Health. (Photo by Karol Sikora)

Response to petition for cancer centre to reopen
The government’s response to a petition calling for a mothballed cancer treatment centre in Bedlington to reopen has been labelled “depressing” by the medical expert behind the campaign.

The A1 near Burgham Park. Picture: Google

A1 dualling hopes boosted by report

Northumberland County Council leader Glen Sanderson. Picture: Craig Connor/ChronicleLive

Councillors approve 'final chapter' of North East devolution deal

XL Bully Lily, currently being looked after at BARK, may have to be put to sleep.

Can you provide a home for XL Bully Lily who is currently at BARK?

A newborn baby in the maternity ward at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey on May 22, 2020 in Frimley, United Kingdom. (Stock Image. Credit: Steve Parsons - Pool/Getty Images)

Bereaved families call for inquiry into NHS maternity services

The travel centre at Berwick Railway Station. Picture by Ian Smith.

Delight as plans to close railway station ticket offices in county are scrapped

Climate change activists stage a major protest in Newcastle. Photo: NCJ Media.

Council's climate change action plan comes in for criticism

Heat pumps grant rises to £7.5k as UK Government warned it won’t meet 2050 net zero target

UK government increases heat pumps grant in effort to achieve net zero

An e-bike battery. Photo: NCJ Media.

Fire service warn e-bike batteries can catch fire 'without warning'

A general view of scaffolding at Balbardie Primary School on September 04, 2023 in Bathgate, Scotland, after its buildings were found to contain RAAC. Credit: Getty Images

43 more schools found to have crumbly RAAC concrete

Greta Thunberg was among those speaking at the protest in central London. Credit: XR/Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images.

'Oily Money Out': Greta Thunberg joins protesters in central London

The A1 near Felton, which needs dualling.

Calls for A1 dualling in Northumberland planning approval to be brought forward

Four British nationals who were being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan have been released and are set to return to the UK on a flight

Four British men freed by Taliban after being detained in Afghanistan

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer pledges to tackle NHS wait times with £1.5bn plan

Traffic on the single-lane section of the A1 in Northumberland. Photo: NCJ Media.

Tory minister insists Government can be trusted on dualling pledge

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

Combustion engine cars would be banned by 2030 but it has been pushed back to 2035. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Government U-turns are going to cost us

Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell.

Alan Campbell MP: Stakes could not be higher for party conference season
Party Conference season is here once again with both parties going to northern cities to set out their stalls. The Conservatives are in Manchester – a brave move considering the controversy engulfing HS2. Labour are again going to Liverpool for what for once will be the last major conference of the season. It is also not lost on the party leaders that this is likely to be their last conference before the next general election.

Coun Georgina Hill.

Northumberland councillor calls for Government not to ignore the 'real north'

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Rishi Sunak's government will preside over the highest tax rises on record, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sunak's government will oversee highest tax rises on record

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

Wrongfully flushed waste like sanitary products are routinely scattered along beaches.

Wild swimmer condemns sewage waste pollution

Millions of people are receiving payments to help with high bills amid the cost of living crisis - what further support is coming in 2023?

Cost of living payment: What other support is coming in 2023?

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Raw sewage was released into open water in Northumberland thousands of times in 2022.

Thousands of sewage overflows in Northumberland last year

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes in Manchester.

Homes to save £100s on energy as new scheme begins - are you eligible?

Syringes waiting to be used at a pop-up Covid-19 jab clinic. Picture/credit: Terry Blackburn.

Health chiefs warn of 'real shortage' of vital Covid vaccines

Doreen Thompson adjusts her thermostat at her home as she limits her use of heating to keep up with her increasing energy bills, at her home in south London.

Ofgem chief’s warning energy bills could be ‘even higher’ this winter

Close to 300 people attended the public rally in Berwick. The main speaker was RMT general secretary Mick Lynch.

TUC Congress passes motion over planned ticket office closures

An open cash register containing pound coins and notes is pictured in a convenience store in London

DWP confirms £300 cost of living payment in update on £94bn support

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

Council to fund school improvement team despite loss of Government grant

Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell.

Alan Campbell MP: Safe schools are the least local people deserve
I was visiting a local school to speak to the headteacher when news broke about the RAAC problem.

Ailsa Rutter, director of Fresh.

Fresh welcomes North East smoking rates falling to new low

The A1 near Felton.

A1 in Northumberland 'must be dualled'

Ian Lavery, MP for Wansbeck.

Further delay on A1 dual carriageway project in branded "beyond parody"

Traffic on the single-lane section of the A1 in Northumberland. Photo: NCJ Media.

Dismay as A1 dualling decision delayed by a further nine months

Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell.

Alan Campbell MP: Animal welfare a big concern

The St James's Centre, Alnwick.

Link between pensions and climate change to be explored at Alnwick meeting

Melanie Thompson-Glen, business development manager at NICRE.

Rural firms in Northumberland invited to join ‘Beacon’ network

Traffic on a single-lane section of the A1 in Northumberland. Photo: NCJ Media.

18 parish councils in Northumberland slam delays on A1 dualling

Survey reveals the booziest UK cities - is your area on the list?

Fire service response times in Northumberland were slower than the national average.

Fire service response times slower than the national average