Last week, the Civic Head of Ashington Town Council had the honour of presenting grant fund checks to several deserving community groups and organisations

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Northumberland County Council has announced the extension of the Northumberland County Council (Consumption of Alcohol) Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) for a further 3 years. The PSPO aims to prevent alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in public spaces.

It’s October Half Term next week already! if you are looking for some fun activities for over the holiday break see below for just some activities and events happening across the area.

Ashington Town Council wish to express our deepest gratitude and admiration for Sir Bobby Charlton, and condolences to his family following today’s announcement of his death. As one of Ashington’s most famous sons, Sir Bobby brought great pride and inspiration to our community through his outstanding football career.

I have recently completed the Community Health Champion training course, which is part of the Public Health Team’s provision of specialist health improvement support and training to local organisations and individuals

The Civic Head visited Hirst Welfare on Wednesday the 18th October, where Northumbria Police held a Hate Crime Open Day, in support of Hate Crime Week.

The Enhanced Neighbourhood Services Partnership between Ashington Town Council and Northumberland County Council aims to make ongoing improvements to keep the town’s streets and estates clean and litter free, and to improve the environment by providing a pleasant and safe place to live. These are two of the four priorities of Ashington Town Council.

Overall, the collaborative approach is to ensure those resources being invested are towards activities that will visibly improve Ashington’s environment and appearance.

The Civic Head, Cllr Victor Bridges has had a busy week this week on Tuesday, 17th October he visited Cycle4everyone’s Community Day at Hirst Park.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that it has secured part of a £295 million fund to support local authorities in implementing separate food waste collections. This could mean funding is on the way for Northumberland County Council.

Defra states that the £295 million will be allocated to cover the costs of transitioning to food waste collections, including capital expenses like bins and vehicles, resource costs to set up new services, and ongoing operating costs. Some of this funding has already been secured, with further amounts to be bid for in future spending rounds.