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Northumberland residents are facing new measures as part of a combined North East effort to help fight COVID-19. County Council Interim Leader Councillor Glen Sanderson has stressed the measures are firmly about protecting the county and the wider region but are not a local lockdown. The measures were requested earlier this week in response to rising infection rates. The leaders of Northumberland […]

Northumberland County Council is carrying out a consultation exercise on the additional evidence requested by the Local Plan Inspector as a result of Local Plan hearing sessions that were held during October 2019 and February 2020. All additional evidence documents can be viewed on the Northumberland County Council website for this consultation at: https://northumberland-consult.objective.co.uk/portal/planning/localplan/lp-exam-consultation-july2020   […]

The agenda and papers for the Finance Committee Meeting to be held on Zoom at 7pm on Wednesday 12th August are now available to view online via the following link: Agenda & Minutes

The Town Council after careful consideration of both the guidance and expectation of the public, has decided to re-open all of the play areas it manages. We must all remember though that Coronavirus is still with us and consequently users must use the facilities responsibly by: adhering to the Government guidelines on Social Distancing and […]

Bay Media are currently in the process of installing the new street lighting column banners in the town centre. The banners were designed by Digital Milkshake and feature some of the prominent features and places of Newbiggin by the Sea.    

Following the introduction of the Northumberland County Council (Dog Control) Public Spaces Protection Order order of 2020, throughout Northumberland dogs are not allowed in: All enclosed children’s play areas at any time of the year, The section of beach at Newbiggin by the Sea from the breakwater at Church Point to the beach access from the […]

Northumberland County Council have announced today that it will reopen their Household Waste Recovery Centres (HWRC) from Monday 4 May following an agreement with SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, the company that operates the sites. The tips will initially offer a restricted service in line with Government guidance on reopening HWRCs. In common with most […]

Covid-19 and the Town Council In view of the increasing threat to local communities from Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and in line with government and health advice the Town Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday 18th March was cancelled and further public meetings will not be held until further notice. In order to help protect members of the [...]