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Council’s environmental progress blooming
Northumberland County Council is well on-track to half its own carbon footprint this year – as a range of environmental projects make...
Mar 13, 2025


Northumberland backs the 10th Annual Great British Spring Clean
Northumberland County Council is encouraging residents and businesses to pledge to do their bit to clear up the litter during the Great...
Mar 6, 2025


Prudhoe flood scheme to get underway
A scheme to resolve the long-standing issue of flooding near Prudhoe Railway Station is getting underway. The area by the level...
Feb 20, 2025


New strategy aims to future-proof Northumberland’s food production
Northumberland County Council has launched a new strategy to improve the county’s food system over the next two years. The...
Feb 13, 2025


Resurfacing works for Prudhoe park
Work is taking place next week to improve the car park at Tyne Riverside Country Park at Low Prudhoe. The re-stoning and grading of the...
Feb 13, 2025


Event launches £50,000 funding for local environmental projects
A successful launch event kicked off the next round of funding from Northumberland County Council for projects addressing climate change...
Jan 28, 2025


Latest phase of Mitford landslip works to get underway
The latest phase of works are getting underway to tackle the landslip on the B6343 Mitford Road near Morpeth. It follows a depression...
Jan 21, 2025


New ambitious Air Quality Strategy for Northumberland
Northumberland County Council has given the green light for an ambitious new Air Quality Strategy to improve both public health and the...
Jan 16, 2025


Trail project approved as part of £3.5m Cramlington regeneration scheme
The green light has been given for a new activity trail at a popular Cramlington park. The County Council’s Cabinet approved £150,000...
Jan 15, 2025


£3.5m Cramlington Regeneration Programme gets underway
Delivery of a new £3.5m regeneration package to improve Cramlington is underway – with the town’s cycleways and footpaths the first to...
Dec 17, 2024


Bike trail revives adventure on Storm Arwen anniversary
The iconic Lonesome Pine Mountain Bike Trail, a beloved feature of Forestry England’s Kielder Forest since 2009, reopened on the third...
Nov 28, 2024


Rural projects to share £3.5m for raft of improvements
Projects as diverse as a flagship mountain bike trail for the region, through to installing new solar panels for community centres, are...
Nov 7, 2024


It’s more important than ever to give space to shorebirds
The status of familiar shorebird species that can be found on the Northumberland coast has just been re-classified by scientists who are...
Nov 1, 2024


Last chance for your free tree
If you are looking for something different this Chrismas why not gift a free tree and give back to the environment? Northumberland County...
Oct 24, 2024


Farming conference identifies barriers to reducing emissions
Over 75 key stakeholders from the farming sector have been working to identify non-technical barriers and explore solutions for a...
Oct 21, 2024


Major clean-up getting underway to cut road flooding issues
A major clean-up of the county’s drains is getting underway - to help combat problems caused by last winter’s extreme wet weather and...
Oct 10, 2024


Low Prudhoe flooding scheme solution moves closer
A scheme to resolve the issue of flooding near Prudhoe Railway Station is set to get underway in the coming months. The area by the...
Sep 24, 2024


A blooming marvellous result for Northumberland
Green fingered Northumbrians did the county proud again as they collected a string of awards after impressing judges in this year’s...
Sep 17, 2024


Farming conference to address Northumberland’s rural emissions
Northumberland County Council and the Rural Design Centre are hosting a conference to identify the non-technical barriers to reducing...
Sep 16, 2024


Memorial projects celebrate the late Queen's love of the great outdoors
Two years since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the County Council has completed a host of memorial projects to commemorate her life and...
Sep 9, 2024
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