Mark Mather is the County Councillor for Wooler and is also on Wooler Parish Council. He is also the Vice-Chair of the Communities and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Mark, who runs the family farm at Haugh Head and operates an agricultural contracting business, has lived in Wooler his whole life. He attended Wooler First and Glendale Middle schools before going onto the Duchess High School in Alnwick. Following an accident on the farm, Mark retired as a retained firefighter and is now a volunteer community first responder with the North East Ambulance Service. Mark has been a member of Wooler Parish Council since April 2015.