Carers Week is an annual awareness campaign that celebrates and recognises the vital contribution of the UK’s unpaid carers – supporting family members and friends who are older, have a disability, mental or physical illness or need extra help as they grow older.

Council funding is now available to help community groups take action on climate change.  

A charity which supports individuals living with lifelong mental health conditions and learning disabilities has partnered up with a local primary school to help transform part of its playing field into a forest school.

A primary school in Ashington has partnered with conservation experts from a local diving centre to help clean up one of South East Northumberland’s most popular beaches in the aftermath of the school holidays.

Ashington Town Council will hold the final meeting of the Council year on Tuesday 10th May commencing at 6:00pm in the Council Chamber.  The meeting is open to the press and public to attend.

A new Revitalising our Estuaries (RoE) Project, supported by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, responds to the North East coastal and estuaries crisis by delivering a blue/green recovery.

Pupils at a secondary school in Northumberland have been gaining valuable insight into what goes on behind the scenes at some of our region’s biggest employers as part of an ‘Industry Insight’ event.

An Ashington man and woman who fly-tipped waste close to their homes have been brought to justice following investigations by the Environmental Enforcement Team at Northumberland County Council. 

A consultation is underway to seek feedback on options for closing Hospital Level Crossing in Ashington.

Introducing a new project that the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s PCC/Violence Reduction Unit is supporting across Northumbria called Findaway.