Leading councillors in Northumberland have welcomed multi-million pound funding that will be used to boost the economy in some of the county's most rural areas.
An initial £9 million in funding has been secured by Northumberland County Council from the North of Tyne Combined Authority as part of the 'Northumberland Stewardship and Rural Growth Plan'.
The central aim of the plan is to set out a "fresh approach for investing" in Northumberland's "unique natural, economic and cultural assets".
