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James Robinson

Call for South Beach Library in Blyth to be reopened after Covid closure

Councillors have joined calls from hundreds of residents to reopen a library yet to welcome back visitors following the coronavirus pandemic.

A total of 645 people in the South Beach estate in Blyth signed a petition calling on Northumberland County Council to reopen South Beach Library, which closed in line with Government advice during the pandemic and has yet to reopen.

Prior to the Covid crisis, the library was open for four hours a week, but as a result of vacancies and "unplanned staff absences" within the council's library service, South Beach is yet to reopen in any capacity.

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