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The Latest Breaking News from Northumberland County Council

Town Hall Rich List 2023: North East council boss's expenses were highest in the country

The annual list is produced by think tank the Taxpayer's Alliance every year

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Famous Union Chain Bridge reopens after multi-million pound restoration

The bridge first opened in 1821 and was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time

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Concern over Northumberland County Council's planned savings for adult social care budget

There are doubts about whether the authority's social care budget can be achieved after planned savings in the previous year were not met

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Tougher controls on short-term holiday lets welcomed in Northumberland

There are more than 1,000 properties registered as short-term lets in the Northumberland Coast AONB

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Claims landmark project will bring high-paying jobs to south east Northumberland residents

The project is part of the Energising Blyth scheme

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Northumberland County Council agree huge cash injection to meet 'inflationary pressures' of Blyth Relief Road

Councillors said the project had been on the table for decades

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Council branded 'penny pinchers' for new charges for residents in sheltered accommodation

Vulnerable people across Northumberland now face a weekly charge of around £30 for service and heating

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Three arrests after 'mayhem' on Prudhoe street that saw two injured and a car vandalised

A local councillor said such incidents were rare and would be dealt with in a "zero tolerance" approach

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The devoted Northumberland midwife changing lives while working in mobile clinic in earthquake-ravaged Turkey

Helen Davey has been working round the clock to support expecting and new mums in the disaster zone

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Northumberland County Council facing £4 million 'funding gap' for Northumberland Line as bridge construction costs triple

An urgent report went to the council's cabinet on Tuesday

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Residents fear parking situation at Bedlington playing field is putting lives at risk

The landowner has agreed to visit the site to see what can be done

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Bedlington dog owner's horror as pet dies after getting stick impaled in eye

Northumberland County Council previously said the area had been cleared properly but has now said it will check again

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Northumberland Tory councillor slams lack of funding for highways in Cramlington and Bedlington

The council has insisted local transport funding is allocated fairly after Coun Swinburn stated his area did not get the cash expected

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Northumberland County Council bucking the trend in terms of gender pay gap

The deputy leader of the council said he was "very pleased" women were paid more than men

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Northumberland County Council appoint Stephen Gerrard as new monitoring officer

Mr Gerrard is set to take up his role later this year

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Ad Gefrin co-founder hopes Northumberland's newest tourist attraction will regenerate hometown

Eileen Ferguson also hopes that the visitor experience will become the museum of choice for scholars of Anglo-Saxon England

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Northumberland County Council agree to spend £1.2 million to create new children's home

A large house in Ashington will be converted once purchased

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Hopes that £16m investment in town will put an end to the 'Ashington hole'

The money was included in Wednesday's Government budget

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How £16m of funding could change one of Northumberland's most deprived towns

Ashington is set to receive multimillion pound funding for the regeneration of the town

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Tory councillor accuses Labour of wasting taxpayer money with by-election

Two candidates have thrown their hat into the ring for the vacant seat

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Ex-Northumberland County Council leader slams devolution deal as 'dishonest'

The council's current leader insisted devolution was the right thing to do for Northumberland

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Northumberland councillors slam plans to merge region's fire services

Leading councillors have said firmly that the merger will not happen

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Council leader pledges to 'bend over backwards' to deliver Cambois gigafactory

Britishvolt was bought out last month after going into administration in January

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New director to be appointed at Northumberland County Council and paid salary of £96,000

The officer will be paid an annual salary of £96,000

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Northumberland County Council accused of 'blocking democracy' over 'bizarre' public questions rule

Council leader Glen Sanderson has suggested the policy could now change

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