A jolly crowd turned out on Thursday evening, November 30th to ring in the holiday season at Ashington’s annual lighting event. The anticipation was palpable as hundreds gathered despite brisk weather for an evening full of Yuletide fun.

Our Financial and General Services Committee meeting is being held on 12th December 2023 at 6:00pm.

Ashington Town Council has invited County Council leader, Cllr Glen Sanderson to address concerns over delays and reallocated funding related to the Ashington Regeneration Project.

In a letter sent on Thursday, following Tuesday’s Full Council meeting decision, the Town Council outlined frustrations with the lack of transparency around timeline changes and budget adjustments to the North East Quarter Redevelopment phase of the project. While the complexities of managing the multi-year, multi-phase regeneration initiative are acknowledged, members and residents have been disappointed by stalled investment plans in the past.

Forty tree whips have recently been planted in Paddock Wood.

The holiday season will officially kick off in Ashington this week with the return of the town’s anticipated Christmas Light Switch-On event on Thursday, November 30th from 3:30pm to 6:30pm.

Councillor Lawrence Henderson, of Ashington Town Council, sadly passed away on Sunday 19th November 2023.

In Ashington we have a serious issue with waste disposal and fly tipping, with over 40 fly-tips being removed by Rapid Response each week, 72,840kg collected from the streets from April to end of October. This is a reactive response to illegal fly-tipping, not a service. It is delivered by Northumberland County Council and paid for by Ashington Town Council, via your precept.

The seating area at Laburnum Terrace has undergone recent enhancement works to upgrade the amenities and appearance of this public space frequently used by Ashington residents.

Full Council Meeting on the 28th of November 2023 at 6pm. Town Hall, 65 Station Road, Ashington, NE63 8RX

The Community Health Champions have continued to grow and make an impact since  April 2023. So far, 26 local volunteers have become Champions after completing training to help share health and wellbeing information with others.