Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

The scheme gives local organisations a chance to bid for funding. The aim is to support voluntary and community groups and organisations to deliver activities which contribute to achieving the council’s ambition of maintaining and creating sustainable communities. A reminder that community groups, charities and social enterprises are eligible to apply to the Northumberland County […]

Recently the Town Council donated our annual contribution of £1000 to Wansbeck Valley Foodbank.   Peter Robertson, Trustee of Wansbeck Valley Foodbank commented ‘The last 20 months have been our busiest ever and because donations of food inevitably reduced due to lockdowns we have been forced to purchase far more food than previously so the donation […]

One of the many findings from the Humshaugh 2020 Carbon Footprint Survey was that the heating of homes is the largest single source of carbon emissions by households in Humshaugh Parish. The study, carried out by Newcastle University in 2020, also found that households living in historic homes typically have a markedly higher carbon footprint […]

At a meeting of the Town Council held 15th September, members agreed unanimously to withdraw agreement to accept an asset transfer from Northumberland County Council of the public conveniences adjacent to the Cresswell Arms. Members did not disagree with the need for additional facilities within the Town but did agree that the safety issues regarding […]

Newbiggin and Ashington students at Duke’s Secondary School (part of Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust) have created the Pan@NCEA exhibition, a project which combines elements of the STEM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) as well as Art, Design, Media and Languages to tell the story of the pandemic; the different stages we have […]