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North East Mayor Kim McGuinness at the Coulson Park housing site in Ashington.

Go-ahead for mayor's plan to create 15,000 affordable homes

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Work set to start on cinema and restaurants development

Emma Foody MP with, from left Colin Tweddell and Connor McCloskey CEO of JTC, Rod Brasington, of Prosper and John Johnston of the North East Housing Partnership.

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John Johnston.

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Bernicia delivering 170 new homes

Improvement works are underway in Ashington.

Town centre improvements gather pace

A giant animatronic tortoise will be roaming the street.

Ashington gets ready for One Amazing Day as spectacular event planned

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Over 6000 people attended family-friendly events marking the town's regeneration

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£36m town regeneration progressing well

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Demolition work set to begin as part of £35m regeneration project

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The Bernicia Foundation passes £1m milestone
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Work underway to build 56 new homes in Berwick

A CGI rendering of the cinema and restaurant complex set to be built in Ashington. (Photo by Northumberland County Council)

Progress on Ashington town centre's flagship projects

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Police and crime commissioner visits vital community hub

Ashington town centre.

New regeneration programme worth nearly £30m to transform town centre

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Support programme announced for Ashington businesses and entrepreneurs

Northumberland College is to relocate its main Ashington campus to a new site in the centre of the town.

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Housing association to invest more than £200m in North East communities

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Lewis Yates is a former apprentice and now a fully qualified electrician employed at Bernicia.

Association plans £2m investment to help people back into work

John Johnston, chief executive of Bernicia.

Company announces major £120m investment in housing stock

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Bernicia chief executive John Johnston, Cllr John Riddle, cabinet member for community services at Northumberland County Council and Ken Dunbar, managing director at Advance Northumberland at the new affordable homes Wayside Point, Ellington.

New affordable homes delivered

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Bernicia provides £125,000 to help residents affected by Covid-19

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