A council meeting was brought to a halt after a disturbance caused by a member of the public meant police had to be called for the third time in a row.
Officers from Northumbria Police attended County Hall in Morpeth after a member of the public disrupted a council meeting.
Northumberland county councillors and staff had to leave the council chamber while police officers attended and spoke to a man. Police were able to persuade him to leave the premises.