Blyth's county councillors have said they feel misled over the reopening of the Northumberland town's famous beach huts.
Active Northumberland, which operates the county's leisure facilities on behalf of Northumberland County Council, recently revealed the popular beach huts would be reopening for daily rentals. They had previously only been available on longer rents during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A campaign by residents and councillors claimed that this put the huts out of the reach of most residents due to the substantial costs involved - and Advance subsequently agreed to return the hut rental to pre-pandemic arrangements. However, the town's councillors remain disappointed as people looking to book daily rentals can only do so for six of the 20 huts during June, July and August.
