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The County Council is encouraging eligible residents in Northumberland to apply for a free gas safety check. The Council is offering a grant of up to £500 to replace, repair, or service dangerous, faulty, or inefficient gas boilers, fires or cookers which can pose safety risks to vulnerable people in their homes. Funding is limited and is being offered on a first come first served basis to residents that live in privately owned accommodation and who have a household income

Northumberland residents are being encouraged to recycle right through a new initiative. The County Council has launched a new campaign aiming to lower the amount of contaminated items ending up in residential recycle bins - such as dog poo, nappies, black bags, food residue, wet cardboard and greasy pizza/takeaway containers and boxes. The campaign explains what can be recycled and the correct process for recycling cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, tins, cans and aerosols

Energy Central Campus (ECC) has reached a major milestone with the official groundbreaking of the £25m Energy Central Institute (ECI) in Blyth town centre. The groundbreaking ceremony marks the start of the second phase of ECC, building on its mission to develop the skills and talent needed to support the clean energy sector. The Institute is being constructed adjacent to the Market Place and the new Market Pavilion. Opening in late 2027, the ECI will bring higher-level educa

School staff across Northumberland are benefiting from a free course to help increase cycling confidence. Since 2016, 114 members of staff have completed a British Cycling Ride Leader Level 1 training course, with 18 places being taken up this year by staff from primary, middle and SEND schools as well as volunteers from local charities. The course has been facilitated by the County Council over the past ten years, enabling school staff to grow cycling projects and develop