Conservatives secure £110 million bid for South East Northumberland site Monday, 15 April, 2024 Conservative-led Northumberland County Council have secured a major investment in the county as an agreement has been reached to build one of Europe’s largest data centres in the county. The site, previously earmarked for the unsuccessful battery startup BritishVolt, will instead be sold to Blackstone Group, raising up to £110 million which will directly benefit taxpayers in Northumberland. The... Local News
Northumberland receives welcome uplift in trained firefighters with 10 new recruits 15th December 2017 Northumberland has received a safety boost following the recruitment of 10 additional retained firefighters. The trainees have completed their initial training... Local News
Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP Joins the Pact To Never Drink and Drive 15th December 2017 Today Anne-Marie Trevelyan Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed joined with Mika Häkkinen, former McLaren F1 driver and Johnnie Walker’s Global... Local News
School places boost for Northumberland 8th December 2017 A schools crisis in Northumberland looks set to be averted with plans for more than 500 new classroom places for children in the county. Later this month... Local News
Flooding in Tynedale is focus of MP's forum 8th December 2017 Hexham MP Guy Opperman held his Flood Forum in Hexham last week to update residents on the significant changes that have taken place across Tynedale and... Local News
Guy celebrates small businesses 24th November 2017 Saturday 2nd December is Small Business Saturday, a day to celebrate small businesses and encourage local customers to shop local, and in advance of Small... Local News
Hexham MP´s christmas card competition winner announced 17th November 2017 Hexham MP Guy Opperman this week announced the winner of his annual Christmas card design competition in Westminster. There were many fantastic and creative... Local News
Council leader speaks out on Labour housing crisis 17th November 2017 The leader of Northumberland County Council, Peter Jackson has spoken out about the housing crisis left to his party by the previous administration... Local News
Answers received as Guy seeks reassurances over lynx reintroduction 2nd November 2017 Hexham MP Guy Opperman this week received assurances from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment about the proposed reintroduction of... Local News
Council is set to ask for post-Brexit funding guarantees 1st November 2017 The leader of Northumberland County Council is set to ask the Government to provide guarantees for millions of pounds of funding for people across the county. A... European News
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