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There are fears the impact of coronavirus restrictions on young people in Northumberland could take years to resolve.

The Prime Minister’s announcement that the long-awaited project to dual the A1 will be funded after all has been welcomed in the North East –…

The Government has been accused of ‘forgetting’ Northumberland after the long-awaited decision on plans to dual the A1 in the county were…

The Government has confirmed it will make the long-awaited decision on whether to dual the A1 in Northumberland next month – but there is little…

Scotlands bathing water quality is on the up. In recent years it has improved across the 87 bathing waters that were monitored,  with 38 (44)…

THOUSANDS living in poverty are suffering from heart or breathing issues in Northumberland.

Updated Results are in for Northumberland County Council elections. In unprecedented scenes, two seats were declared a deadheat after their counts and had to be decided by ballot draws – in scenes similar to 2017, when the last seat to declare was tied and decided by drawing straws, which the Tories lost, leaving them one seat short of an overall majority. The Conservatives had gone into this year’s election looking to gain the one seat needed for the 34 seats required for overall control ...

North East elections - a poor night for Labour as its Red Wall continues to crumble Sir Keir Starmers Labour party took a beating at the polls which revealed the North East is no longer a stronghold whose vote it can rely on Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accor...

Elections 2021: Tories win Northumberland after dead-heat ballots Published image captionThe counts were called out under social distancing rules with counters wearing face masks The Conservatives have taken control of Northumberland after they won one seat by drawing lots because two candidates had exactly the same number of votes. However Labour remains in power at other councils after losing two seats in Newcastle and four in South Tyneside, but none in Gateshead. Labour still controls Sunde...

Northumberland winners decided by drawing names from box as Conservatives take control The historic pandemic election saw the Conservatives take a majority rule on the council - but the party did suffer a few surprising losses Updated Get the latest Northumberland news and updates delivered straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be ...