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A189 Spine Road Kitty Brewster Bridge To Woodhorn Round A189 The southbound closure has been requested by Northumberland County Council for drainage/Civils/resurfacing works. The order is from 17/02/2019 to 30/06/2019 however the Road is expected to be closed 24/03/2019-30/03/2019 20:00-06:00 Details of the disruption can be viewed here https://roadworks.org?tm=112317254 Please call 0345 600 6400 and quote […]

A189 Spine Road Kitty Brewster Bridge To Woodhorn Round A189 Blyth Northumberland County Council have requested a temporary speed restriction from 70 to 40 mph on the southbound carriageway on grounds of public safety whilst undertaking civils/crash barrier repairs. The EMG notice will be valid from 04/03/2019 for 21 days. It is expected that the restriction […]

On Saturday we loaned our litter picking equipment to Ellington Eagles U10’s who were doing a sponsored litter pick of the bay to raise funds for club development. The energetic youngsters (with parents) even ran the 5K Parkrun course before their litter pick! They collected 8 bags of litter and dug up and removed a […]

At a meeting of the Town Council, held Thursday 14th February, Members agreed to cancel the project to refurbish the Public Conveniences near the Cresswell Arms. The decision was made in light of new information that had been received and increased revenue costs that had not been budgeted for.  

As provided within legislation, six electors of the parish have called a Parish Meeting to take place on the evening of Monday 18th February 2019. The official notice of meeting is displayed within the noticeboard at the Quay Wall Piazza.  

Gifted by the Sea has officially arrived and opened its doors with Malcolm Peden, Mayor of Newbiggin by the Sea, officially cutting the ribbon. The shop at 96 Front Street (formerly Kit & Caboodle) is now under the proprietorship of local ladies Jane Griffith and Fiona Rowley. The Mayor congratulated the ladies and wished them […]

On Thursday 2 May, the North of Tyne Mayoral Election will take place. This is a combined authority election for the The North of Tyne Combined Authority that covers the local authority areas of Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland. The Elected Mayor will chair the board of the North of Tyne Combined Authority and will […]