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Veterans Breakfast Club Christmas Party

27 pictures from Alnwick Veterans Breakfast Club's first Christmas party

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP, North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and Cllr Glen Sanderson. Photo: Iain Buist/NCJ Media.

Transport Secretary opens Northumberland Line to Ashington

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

Warnings that pressure on council budgets for social care is 'unsustainable'

Shops in Marygate, Berwick Upon Tweed.

Council to review parking in Berwick town centre

Bell View in Belford.

Day care centre set to close due to financial difficulties

The site is bounded by the new St George’s Hopsital to the east, residential buildings to the south east and the King Edward VI school to the south west. To the west, the site boundary runs along a fence line marking before meeting Cotting Burn and the Morpeth Northern Bypass in the north west corner. Along the northern edge, the site follows the tree line and meets the How Burn in the north east corner. Picture by Google Maps.

Next step for Morpeth housing project

A Northern service on the Northumberland Line.

Tickets for Northumberland Line rail services now on sale

Gofibre announces build completion in Harbottle

Historic Harbottle steps into the future with GoFibre's ultra-fast broadband

A CGI of what the new Northumberland College site will look like. Photo: Bowmer & Kirkland.

Northumberland College's new partnership with university is welcomed

James Wilson, co-head at DCHS.

Head calls for investigation after rise in pupil numbers with additional needs

Design images have been produced after the group made contact with renowned track designers and builders Clark & Kent Contractors.

Update for pump track campaign in Morpeth
Efforts to get a new pump track built in Morpeth for cyclists, skateboarders, skaters and scooter riders are continuing to progress.
Andrew Coulson

Scott Dickinson, leader of Northumberland County Council Labour group.

Progress on Borderlands projects branded 'embarrassing'

Council leader Glen Sanderson with library staff in Ashington.

Networks of warm spaces open in the community amid winter fuel cuts

Allison Walton, owner of The Chocolate Box, Wooler.

The council encourage locals support small businesses when Christmas shopping

A section of Ashington town centre. Photo: NCJ Media.

Councils set to be handed new powers to bring empty shops back into use

Various schools took part in the mini COP29 event. In the middle of the picture is Richard Wearmouth, the county council's deputy leader.

Pupils in county debate climate change at mini COP29 event

A rendering of the proposed new data centre site.

Major milestone reached in £10billion AI data centre scheme

Restoration works have been taking place on Berwick Old Bridge and Coun Glen Sanderson at the site.

Final phase of Berwick bridge works to take place in 2025

A vehicle ploughs through a flooded section on the B6254 in Morpeth. Photo: NCJ Media.

£1 million programme to prevent potholes and flooding is underway

A tree affected by ash dieback disease.

Warning 95% of ash trees will be lost to 'uncontrollable' disease

Tom Miers.

Youths on England side of border being 'priced out' of using public buses claim

North East mayor Kim McGuinness and her cabinet at County Hall in Morpeth. Photo: NECA.

£17m coastal and rural investment signed off

A CGI of what the new Northumberland College site will look like. Photo: Bowmer & Kirkland.

Northumberland College partnership receives 'outstanding' rating from Ofsted

The relief road scheme would create a dual carriageway route between the Three Horseshoes roundabout and the A193 roundabout at South Beach. (Photo by Northumberland County Council)

Traffic issues in town likened to 'Rubik's cube' as difficulties laid bare

An example of a HUSK bungalow similar to those set to be built in Amble. (Photo by HUSK)

Work starts on new bungalows scheme

Craig Scott, Public Sector Director at Commsworld. Picture: Andrew Barr Photography.

Schools and properties are benefiting from better digital connectivity

The Northumberland Hall in Alnwick. Picture: Jane Coltman

Borderlands updates for seven towns amid concerns over progress

A CGI image of the new Blyth cultural hub. Photo: Northumberland County Council.

Community groups demand involvement in town's regeneration
Voluntary organisations in Blyth have clashed with Northumberland County Council officials over the ongoing regeneration of the town.
James Robinson

Northumberland County Council leader Glen Sanderson with a photo of HMS Northumberland and the ship's Freedom of Northumberland. Photo: Northumberland County Council.

HMS Northumberland set to be scrapped as part of cost-cutting measures

A featured dog, Storm who was found and taken to Northumberland Dog Rescue to be cared for

Rescue dogs will be featured on a 2025 charity calendar to raise donations

A pothole. Picture: Department for Transport

Pothole claims remain low despite slight increase

The property is on Featherstone Grove in Bedlington. Photo: Google Maps.

Plans for new children's home approved despite objections

County councillors, county council staff and Morpeth Town councillors supporting the new campaign.

New campaign to target smokers dropping cigarettes down drains

The lectern is blue and white in colour.

Commemorative lectern installed at The Queen’s Garden in Tweedmouth

The River Coquet at Warkworth. Picture: Claire Barber

Work starts on £500,000 project to protect river from sewer flooding

Winners at the 2024 Best of Northumberland Awards.

In pictures: Winners at the Best of Northumberland Awards

Morpeth site plan

Plans approved for 141 new homes on part of Northgate Hospital site in Morpeth

Some of the new recycled benches in Spittal playpark.

New bins and benches and planting update in town

Cllr Gordon Stewart.

Fly-tipping enforcement under fire

Crofton Grange estate in Blyth where many of the roads and paths are unfinished. Photo: NCJ Media/Craig Connor.

Developer reveals timescale for finishing work on Blyth housing estate

The site on Palace Street East in Berwick includes a grade II* listed building.

Berwick site added to Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register

Rothbury residents remade the iconic 'Abbey Road' photo in appreciation of their new zebra crossing. Picture: Susan Barwood Photography

New zebra crossing brings more accessibility to a town

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

Woodhorn Museum repair funds approved by councillors

Hexham’s Labour MP Joe Morris. Photo: Andy Commins/Reach PLC.

Warning county will need 'large share' of Government cash to fix potholes

Careers stalls from Northumberland National Park, and Northumberland County Council.

"We are achieving our aims to reach net-zero with initiatives"
As an official partner of #GreenCareers, Northumberland College dedicated a week to promoting green pathways for the future workforce to help meet the goal of net-zero.
Hannah Fitzhugh

Coun Veronica Jones.

More than £31m put forward to improve insulation of homes in county

An artistic rendering of a typical data centre design for conceptual purposes. Photo: QTS/Northumberland County Council.

Council predicts huge jobs boost from datacentre investment cash

Druridge Bay Campsite will remain open this autumn and winter.

Campsite to remain open through winter after record-breaking season

Berwick Academy will become an age 11 to 18 secondary academy from September 2026.

David Smith MP: We need to look beyond a short-term fix for education

The survey will help to improve pharmacy services.

New survey collects feedback from pharmacy users to improve the service

Diagram from North Seaton signal box donated to Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway.

"It's important to remember the proud heritage of the railway in our county"

Tweedmouth Middle School is one of the schools that will close.

Half of 'at risk' staff in Berwick Partnership supported to find new roles

Two turnstone birds on the beach at Boulmer.

Fresh space to shorebirds message after species are re-classified

Northumberland County Council's children's services are rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Praise for council team with school Ofsted results at 'highest ever level'

An offshore wind turbine. Photo: SSE Renewables.

Green light for plans to bring wind farm power ashore in county

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