David Bawn

David is the County Councillor for Morpeth North as well as a Town Councillor for Morpeth North and he is currently the Mayor of Morpeth. David chairs the Corporate Services and Economic Growth scrutiny committee on Northumberland County Council. For many years David has worked hard for the people in Morpeth North and now as their councillor is receiving great feedback for the engaging way he goes about his role.  In his day job David is a solicitor working in Morpeth. 

If you are a resident of the Morpeth North Ward please feel free to contact David with any questions or queries you may have. His email address is as follows:  [email protected]

News

New eco-friendly leisure centre for Morpeth is on track

Northumberland County Council has announced that the new £21m leisure centre and community hub is still on track for opening in early 2023. The new centre will include a number of eco-friendly measures to reduce the environmental impact and running costs and is expected to run with a 69.7% carbon e

Morpeth Flood Defences Put to the Test

The new Morpeth flood defences have been put to the test twice in the last week following heavy rains.  The Environment Agency twice closed the flood gate protecting High Stanners with river levels rising above 26m at their peak. The dam protecting Morpeth was also put in to use with fire crews out at High Stanners and Middle Greens to pump standing water from roads into the river.