Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

Following guidance from Skateboard England, the Newbiggin Skatepark will unfortunately be closed with immediate effect and for the duration of the 4-week national lockdown. We are working with Northumberland County Council to put signage in place and the Floodlights have been switched off. The full guidance from Skateboard England is available via the following link: […]

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 residents are facing new measures as part of a combined North East effort to help fight COVID-19. County Council Interim Leader Councillor Glen Sanderson has stressed the measures are firmly about protecting the county and the wider region but are not a local lockdown. The measures were requested earlier this week in response to rising infection rates. The leaders of Northumberland […]

Northumberland County Council is carrying out a consultation exercise on the additional evidence requested by the Local Plan Inspector as a result of Local Plan hearing sessions that were held during October 2019 and February 2020. All additional evidence documents can be viewed on the Northumberland County Council website for this consultation at: https://northumberland-consult.objective.co.uk/portal/planning/localplan/lp-exam-consultation-july2020   […]

The agenda and papers for the Finance Committee Meeting to be held on Zoom at 7pm on Wednesday 12th August are now available to view online via the following link: Agenda & Minutes

The Town Council after careful consideration of both the guidance and expectation of the public, has decided to re-open all of the play areas it manages. We must all remember though that Coronavirus is still with us and consequently users must use the facilities responsibly by: adhering to the Government guidelines on Social Distancing and […]

Bay Media are currently in the process of installing the new street lighting column banners in the town centre. The banners were designed by Digital Milkshake and feature some of the prominent features and places of Newbiggin by the Sea.