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Grassroot community projects across Northumberland are benefitting from the County Council’s Environment and Climate Fund.    17 groups and organisations are receiving funding of up to £5,000 from a pot of £50,000 to help them make sustainable changes; tackling climate change and improving their local environment.   The projects span a wide range of activities, from forest school enhancement, nature corridors, cycling and active travel schemes to water quality monitoring, ene

Northumberland County Council has won two awards for its unwavering commitment to energy improvements for residents.  At the North East Regional Energy Efficiency Awards, the council picked up the Local Authority Body of the Year award for the second year in a row after being nominated by delivery partners Next Energy Solutions Limited and received the Regional Vulnerable Customer Support Organisation of the Year award for the third year in a row.   The council was also highl

Secondary school pupils from across Northumberland came together to pitch their active and sustainable travel ideas to a panel of special guests in a Dragon’s Den-style event.  As part of the Active Travel Ambassador (ATA) programme, pupils aged 11 upwards from Cramlington Learning Village, Whytrig Middle School, Seaton Sluice Middle School, Barndale House, Barndale By-the-Sea, KEVI and Collingwood School and Media Arts College attended the council chambers at Northumberland

Northumberland County Council is working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to capture voices from Northumberland’s farming communities.  The Council, with support from DEFRA, has been hosting a series of workshops and meetings with key players in the agricultural sector to help provide long-term direction and explore what farmers need on the ground.  The latest event saw 37 individuals – particularly young people from Northumberland College -

Northumberland residents have been sharing their views on how they would like to see the county’s neighbourhoods designed.  The Shaping Northumberland project has seen 20 residents from across Northumberland come together to discuss how future neighbourhoods could support thriving communities and environmental protection.   Read the full report at https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/climate-change/engaging-our-communities   Over two weekends, participants met Northumberland Cou

Northumberland County Council is introducing its updated plan to conserve and enhance biodiversity in the county.  The Council’s Cabinet has agreed to a new plan which will explore appropriate conservation and enhancement of designated sites, important habitats and species in Northumberland over the next five years.   The plan will look at strategies to strengthen relationships with landowners and developers in the county to ensure that land management continues to maintain h

Following the success of its ambitious Environmental Policy, Northumberland County Council is set to introduce a new high-quality environmental protection plan.  The Policy, to be considered by the Council’s Cabinet, will explore initiatives such as the introduction of new nature trails, investing more in country parks, improving tree maintenance in urban areas, tackling waste issues and working with partners to enhance active and public transport provision.   Since the intro

Northumberland County Council will once again be backing Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean in 2026.  Ten years since its inception, The Great British Spring Clean will take place from 13 to 29 March and will involve passionate individuals, councils, community groups and businesses ensuring the environment that we inhabit is kept clean and tidy for years to come.  Last year, the campaign saw more than 462,000 bags of litter collected by volunteers up and down the

Residents in North Northumberland and the Scottish Borders are benefiting from improved public transport links, as two new cross border bus services launched in the area this week. The service, which is being delivered jointly with Scottish Borders Council, sees the two new services 34 and 34A replace the current 34 service (Duns – Coldstream) and 266 service (Wooler – Berwick) routes, bringing improved travel options for rural communities on both sides of the Border. The cha

Find out more top tips >> www.northumberland.gov.uk/waste Residents are being reminded of the importance of placing the right materials in their recycling bins – after it emerged that almost a quarter of material collected in the county is contaminated.  Over 23% of all material collected from recycling bins at kerbside in Northumberland, is in fact contamination, including black bags, nappies, dog waste, food waste, textiles and clothing and electrical items.  Just one conta

The penultimate station to be completed on the Northumberland Line has been officially opened.  The first train rolled into the new station at Northumberland Park near Backworth in North Tyneside shortly after 8am on Sunday, February 22nd, opening up a new era of transport connectivity for the region.  From Northumberland Park, customers will be able to travel to Newcastle in around 12 minutes or Ashington in 23 minutes. The station is also an interchange with the Tyne and We

Bedlington – the final station on the Northumberland Line – will open to passengers on Sunday, March 29th.  It's the sixth station to be completed on the line, which since its opening in December 2024, has seen life-changing benefits not just in terms of travel, but also investment, educational and job opportunities, and enhanced public transport connectivity across the wider region.   The line has seen well over a million passenger journeys and the final preparations are bei