This council is taking action on waste, to make sure that our county always looks the best it can.

Conservatives' careful fiscal management and solid economic recovery means that austerity is coming to an end – But discipline remains

Advance Northumberland is our county's new regneration company, and is set to deliver on its key role of regnerating our county. This week the council's full cabinet voted to set up the new regeneration company which will deliver meaningful development in the places it's needed.

Two Northumberland towns have been awarded gold awards in recognition of their fantastic entries for the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition. Ponteland and Morpeth both picked up the awards at the presentation ceremony in Belfast.

What is devolution?

Youth unemployment has halved since 2010; real wages for workers have grown for the seventh consecutive month; overall unemployment is at its lowest since 1975.

5 ways we’re helping families with the cost of living

The North East of England received welcome news on Monday as the government announced a major investment into education and skills training to increase employability.

We’re working to give mental health the same priority as physical health

Hexham MP Guy Opperman recently visited High Studdon Farm at Sinderhope, to meet with farmers Nick Howard and  Robert Phillipson, and RSPB representative Janet Fairclough to talk about the work they are doing to encourage birdlife on their farms whilst producing high quality food, and to talk abo