Last week saw the country celebrating English Tourism week, arguably the most exciting week in the English tourism calendar. What a success it was for us here in Northumberland.

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In May 2017, the Conservatives were trusted by the people of Northumberland to run England’s most northerly county and have achieved a great deal since then.

Our plan to shape the future of Northumberland will soon be ready to send to the Government after completing its latest stage.

Another £1m for Rural Broadband

In the first year of our administration we invested an extra £2.3m into the iNorthumberland contract with BT OpenReach to roll out SuperFast broadband to hard to reach areas across our county. These areas are largely in the rural West and North.

Making our county work for everyone is about improving it for today and protecting it for future generations. That's what Northumberland Conservatives are doing.

Whilst our council administration is running many regeneration projects across our county, a key one in terms of industrial development is the return to use of the land that once housed Blyth Power Station at Sleekburn.

Multi-million pound investments for our schools

I am delighted to announce massive investment in a new school for Berwick and a multi million pound injection of cash into James Calvert Spence College in Amble - something Labour neglected but Conservatives have put into action. 

February and the forthcoming half term holiday is always an exciting time in my book. Finally we lay to rest the excesses of the festive season and recover from those January blues and that back to school (and work) feeling.

As Leader of Northumberland County Council I have great ambition for the future of our Great County. Piece by piece over less than two years in control of the County Council we have been putting in the foundations for a prosperous future of our county.