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UNBELIEVABLE: Northumberland county council | History Defined

Reform councillor sends two emails in first six months of job

Northumberland County Councillor Shaun Knowles has been accused of ‘wasting taxpayer money’

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Divisive plans for £15m Blyth cinema and cultural hub given go-ahead

The venue has proved to be a controversial topic with some calling it 'beautiful' while others have branded it 'disgusting'

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Northumberland bridge joins likes of Eiffel Tower and Brooklyn Bridge with special honour

The 202-year-old bridge is the oldest vehicle suspension bridge in the world

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Work begins on Blyth's multi-million pound state-of-the-art learning centre

It is hoped the facility will open in autumn 2024

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Northumberland County Council accused of 'greenwashing' as mature trees set to be cut down in Blyth Energy Campus development

Three mature sycamores on the site will be removed though more trees will be planted in an attempt to replace them

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Northumberland wildfire warning as weather heats up ahead of tourism high season

There were 15 wildfires in Northumberland last year

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Opposition parties slam Northumberland County Council over youth worker redundancies

The Tories have argued that the money saved is being used to modernise youth work in the county

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Northumberland County Council accused of having 'no respect for the dead' due to state of graveyard

The council has said the graveyard has the grass cut 10-13 times a season

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Frustration over future of Britishvolt site as head offices raided by police

A local councillor said residents had experienced several "false dawns" with the project already

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Northumberland youth clubs could be forced to turn children away after council cuts 12 jobs

Organisations have criticised the authority over a lack of consultation

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Northumberland solar farm could be targeted by organised crime gangs, police warn

Exagen has lodged plans to build a solar farm near Whittonstall, in Northumberland

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Northumberland County Council could declare 'ecological emergency' this summer

A climate emergency was declared by the council back in 2019

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Warning female members on Northumberland County Council struggling to have their voices heard

It was acknowledged that significant improvements in councillors behaviour to one another have been made

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Final underpass on Northumberland Line being installed using cutting edge tech

The major project cost £4.5m

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Tributes to Northumberland's outgoing chief fire officer Paul Hedley

The long-serving firefighter announced in April he would be retiring and has been described as 'fantastic'

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Northumberland County Council agree £50,000 loan to Northumberland Community Bank

The extra cash was needed to satisfy regulations

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£30million investment for Ashington agreed by Northumberland County Council

It follows on from the investment programme in nearby Blyth

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Northumberland County Council will spend £1.5 million to modernise aging Prudhoe Waterworld leisure centre

The centre was originally opened in 1990 and was refurbished in 2016

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Northumberland County Council to trial new method of fixing potholes costing £492,000 in bid for long-term fix

Northumberland suffers from around 40,000 potholes a year

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Call to break 'pattern' of North East families being out of work for generations

Healthcare bosses said they were seeing the third generation of families with no experience of working

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North East devo deal moves closer as council leader says it's 'completely different' to 2016 pact he helped scupper

Gateshead's council leader has been an outspoken critic of the idea of a North East mayor in the past, but reaffirmed his backing for the proposed £4bn devolution deal on Tuesday

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Work to finally restart on Bedlington Market Place development with new Greggs planned

A local councillor said residents had given up on the site

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Northumberland County Council 'very close' to promised £1m saving from wage bill

The pledge was made by the council leader last April

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Pegswood residents feel "forgotten" due to unsafe traffic island that has caused several collisions

The council has said it is carrying out work to see if the island is necessary

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Outgoing Northumberland County Council civic head raises more than £20,000 for Tynedale Hospice at Home

His successor outlined the charities she would be supporting in the coming year

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