Ashington Hirst Running Club have opened the Virtual Fell’em Doon 5k event to entries. The Club, which also has many members from Newbiggin, advise that the festive 5k event is open to all and participants can walk or run but the effort does need to take place outside. Entrants can run or walk at any […]
From Monday, November 16th, residents and other interested parties will be able to look at detailed plans for the Northumberland Line – which will connect Ashington to central Newcastle with a number of stops in between. The consultation will be available from November 16th by going to nland.uk/line and will close on December 14th. With a proposed opening date […]
Newbiggin by the Sea SA Toy Appeal Newbiggin by the Sea SA Corps Annual Toy Appeal will be a little different this year due to Covid-19. However, if you would like to donate a Christmas present to a local disadvantaged child we would like your help! Please note we request that toys are new and […]
Last year we asked you for your help to identify the ‘big issues’ for our neighbourhood plan. We have reviewed all the valuable feedback and prepared a draft vision for our town, as well as identifying planning policy themes and other actions that could address the big issues. Now we need your views on our […]
Northumberland County Council has launched a pioneering new initiative to help residents, schools and community groups help make Northumberland greener by planting free trees. The council is one of the first in the country to launch such a scheme which gives every resident the opportunity to play their part in helping tackle climate change. Nine […]
Pubs, cafes and restaurants wanting to move their chairs and tables outside can now apply to Northumberland County Council for permission through a special fast-track system.A pavement licence will allow some businesses to place removable furniture over parts of the pavement next to their premises to serve food and drink, after the Government passed new […]
Northumberland County Council have informed of an amendment to Temporary Traffic Regulation Order: 117789198 TTRO U6520 New Queen St/Sea Crest Rd Details are now as follows; Sea Crest Road Newbiggin-by-the-sea The road closure has been requested by Northumberland County Council for civils and structural patching. The order is from 19/08/2020 to 19/08/2021. The road is expected […]
The Government recently announced that play areas can re-open from 4th July however it is absolute that a Covid-19 risk assessment must be conducted prior to re-opening by operators. We will be looking at assessing the risks and what, if any, measures we can put in place over the next couple of weeks. Our assessment […]
Northumberland County Council have today re-opened the town centre public toilets following a Covid-19 risk assessment and inspection. Users of the facilities are requested to follow a one-in-one-out system to ensure the facilities are used by only one person at a time to ensure social distancing can take place. Social distancing ground markers have been […]
We asked Northumberland County Council to install a themed planter to symbolise the community appreciation of the NHS and all key workers during these troubling times and they have delivered. We think the horticultural team have done an excellent job (as always!) and look forward to seeing the colours develop in the coming weeks as […]
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.
