Starting Friday 23rd July for 6 weeks Ashington People who are out of work and living in South East Northumberland can now book a place on Northumberland CVA’s next 6-week SkillsUNeed course to help build skills that will help their chances of success when applying for jobs Funded by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, the next […]
Following the restoration of the Colliery War Memorial and to mark the Centenary of the memorial, a service of rededication will be held on Sunday 11th July at 12 noon. The service has been organised between the Town Council, the Veterans Association and Father Anthony. An wonderful exhibition has been prepared by Newbiggin by the […]
Three Newbiggin residents have come together to create an excellent free community library cupboard. Ami, Angie and Safron were inspired by similar schemes in Craster and Beadnell. Working together they created a wonderful Newbiggin Book Nook; where anyone can take a book or put a book in. The Nook is located outside Glebe House […]
Northumberland County Council is reassuring residents that grass cutting and weeding around the county is continuing – despite the ‘perfect storm’ of weather conditions. Prolonged periods of rain followed by much warmer conditions over recent weeks have led to the grass and weeds growing at a rapid rate across Northumberland. And with 8.5million square metres of grass to tackle each year, getting round it all takes some time, with the recent […]
As cycling is good for the environment as is carbon neutral and is good for health, both the government and Northumberland County Council are encouraging and supporting more people to cycle – hence this project supporting people to cycle more! Funded Northumberland County Council, Jan is offering free cycle training skills to support adults […]
Recently staff from Akzo Nobel have been holding litter picks in the community. On 20th May they started at Woodhorn Museum and followed the walking trail to the narrow path and into Newbiggin and finished up at the Central Park at the entrance of Long Park. Today the team enjoyed a sunny morning beach clean […]
Residents without symptoms of Covid-19 can access rapid lateral flow tests (LFDs) for themselves and their families to use at home twice a week, in line with government guidance. Home test kits are available for collection in Newbiggin from Northumberland County Council’s mobile distribution units (vans) at the Church Point car park at the following […]
Following requests from residents we have replaced the bus shelter on Woodhorn Road in front of the Sports Centre – the old bus shelter was demolished after being struck by a vehicle in the winter. The new bus shelter includes perforated steel panels to ensure visibility while reducing the potential for vandalism.
A call has gone out for Northumberland and North Tyneside residents to play a key role in the area’s healthcare, at a time when the NHS has never been more central to our lives. They have a number of vacancies for the Council of Governors, which is a crucial element of being a foundation trust […]
Our town centre office is located at 76 Front Street. The office will be open to the public between 9:00 am and 12:00 noon Monday to Friday.
