Northumberland councillors protest Labour attack on farmers Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 Two Conservative councillors from Northumberland joined tens of thousands of farmers today as they descended on the capital to protest against measures announced in Labour's controversial budget last month. Cllr Mark Mather represents the Wooler division, one of the most rural in the county, and Cllr Catherine Seymour represents Berwick North. They joined an estimated 20,000 farmers who gathered... Local News
Council leader speaks out on Labour housing crisis 17th November 2017 The leader of Northumberland County Council, Peter Jackson has spoken out about the housing crisis left to his party by the previous administration... Local News
Answers received as Guy seeks reassurances over lynx reintroduction 2nd November 2017 Hexham MP Guy Opperman this week received assurances from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment about the proposed reintroduction of... Local News
Council is set to ask for post-Brexit funding guarantees 1st November 2017 The leader of Northumberland County Council is set to ask the Government to provide guarantees for millions of pounds of funding for people across the county. A... European News
Feeding back: Government grants extra cash for social care-Countywide update from Councillor Veronica Jones 27th October 2017 Northumberland has one of the highest percentages of older people in the country so adult care costs are high. Veronica Jones, Cabinet member for Adult... Reports
Guy is seeking more nominations for small business awards 27th October 2017 Saturday 2nd December is Small Business Saturday, a day which highlights and celebrates small businesses and encourages customers to support them by shopping... Local News
New crossing installed to provide safety for pedestrians 24th October 2017 A new zebra crossing has been installed near the Mafeking roundabout to give pedestrians a safe route to cross the road. The installation comes following a... Local News
MP works with Cambo First School to tackle rainforest destruction 24th October 2017 Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed has met with children and teachers from Cambo First School to tackle the destruction of... Local News
Guy visits Adderlane school 20th October 2017 Hexham MP Guy Opperman recently visited Adderlane Academy in Prudhoe and met Head Teacher Emma Potts. The school was previously in Special Measures, but the... Local News
Jobs fair is a great success in Hexham 8th October 2017 Hexham MP Guy Opperman held his third annual Tynedale Jobs Fair last week, with hundreds of people attending and nearly fifty businesses and employers there... Local News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 National News
Police Forces Bolstered Across England and Wales 30th July 2020 We have announced that over 4,300 police officers have joined the police since we launched our major recruitment drive in September 2019. National News
One Year On: Delivering on the people's priorities 24th July 2020 A year ago today the Prime Minister stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street for the first time, and set out his vision for how we would unite and level up... National News
A pay rise for public sector workers 21st July 2020 We’ve announced that almost 900,000 public sector workers, including doctors, teachers and police officers, will see above-inflation pay rises. National News
Meet our new MPs: Jo Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central 16th July 2020 Our new MPs represent the future of our Party. Read here to meet Jo Gideon, our new MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central. National News
Matt Hancock answers your questions 13th July 2020 Your questions answered by Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. National News
