37,484 Northumberland families to receive Warm Homes Discount Funds – up 12,495. Thanks to the Labour Government

26 Jun 2025

New analysis from Northumberland Labour reveals 37,484 households will receive the £150 Warm Homes Discount this winter,…

Strong Resident Opposition Grows Against Highfield Lane Housing Development in Prudhoe

23 Jun 2025

Prudhoe, 23 June 2025 – A wave of local opposition is building against the proposed…

Scott Dickinson Welcomes Historic Investment in Social and Affordable Housing that will benefit Northumberland

11 Jun 2025

Scott Dickinson MBE, Leader of the Northumberland Labour Group, has welcomed today’s announcement of the…

Historic Free School Meals Announcement will benefit lots of families in Northumberland, the North East and the UK

05 Jun 2025

An additional half a million children will receive Free School Meals, lifting another 100,000 children…

NEW ANALYSIS: Northumberland children in temporary accommodation soared since 2019 General Election – as Labour Government announce new measures to ‘build build build’

29 May 2025

New analysis from Northumberland Labour reveals that the number of children in temporary accommodation in Northumberland…

Local Labour Leader has welcomed the Government’s £15million investment in Northumberland Green Schemes

15 May 2025

Scott Dickinson MBE, the Leader of Northumberland Labour, has welcomed the investment put forward by…

Pegswood Surgery to be upgraded under Labour plan to create 8m additional GP appointments a year

12 May 2025

Labour County Councillor Vicky Oakley has today welcomed news that patients in Pegswood will benefit…

NEW ANALYSIS: Families in Northumberland to save millions on the cost of sending children to school thanks to Labour reforms

20 Mar 2025

New analysis from Northumberland Labour reveals that families with children in school are set to save a…

North East to get £140 million to restore pride in neighbourhoods and boost growth

04 Mar 2025

North East to receive a share of £1.5 billion to foster stronger, better connected and…

NEW ANALYSIS: Knife Crime in Northumberland Up 185% since 2010/11 – as Labour introduces major crackdown

28 Feb 2025

New analysis from Northumberland Labour reveals knife crime has soared a staggering 185% in Northumberland since the first year of…

Northumberland budget protected – alongside new money this year for potholes and rough sleeping

05 Feb 2025

Northumberland Labour’s Deputy Leader Liz Dunn said: “After years of local services taking a hammering under…

New investment for SEND places show Labour is delivering change for places like Northumberland

04 Dec 2024

6,247 SEN children in Northumberland could benefit from £740m capital spending – announced today by the…

Northumberland Labour leader welcomes council funding boost despite council tax rise warnings

04 Dec 2024

The leader of Northumberland Labour has welcomed Government plans to increase council funding. Coun Scott Dickinson, the leader…

Northumberland schools urged to sign up for free breakfast club rollout

27 Nov 2024

Northumberland Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Member for Children and Young People Cllr Julie Foster is urging local…

NEW ANALYSIS 434 Northumberland children in care as Labour announce biggest reform to children’s social care in generation

18 Nov 2024

Latest reveal there were 434 children in care in the final year of Conservative Government as…

NEW FIGURES 5,882 in Northumberland set to gain up to £1,400 a year thanks to Budget Minimum Wage boost

13 Nov 2024

New analysis from Northumberland Labour reveals that an estimated 5,882 workers on the National Minimum…

Northumberland Labour Announces New Deputy Leader

07 Nov 2024

Councillor Liz Dunn, who proudly represents the Lynemouth Ward, is thrilled to be named the…

Northumberland Labour’s Shadow Cabinet for Local Services Cllr Brian Gallacher welcomes £500m budget potholes plan

28 Oct 2024

Northumberland Labour’s Shadow Cabinet for Local Services Cllr Brian Gallacher has today welcomed news that the…

NEW ANALYSIS: Northumberland Homelessness soars 104.1% in 5 years under last Government as Labour promises to get Britain building 1.5m new homes

08 Oct 2024

New analysis from Northumberland Labour reveals the staggering rise in homelessness under the last Government. 655 families were assessed…

NEW ANALYSIS: 14,234 Northumberland families have renewed mortgages on higher rates since Conservative’s disastrous mini-budget – as former PM receives rapturous reception at Tory Party Conference

03 Oct 2024

New analysis, based on research from the Bank of England and the ONS, from Northumberland…

Prudhoe Secures Major Milestone in Investment Drive with Approval of £3 Million ‘Place Plan’

25 Sep 2024

Prudhoe, Northumberland – [20/9/24] – Prudhoe has reached a significant milestone in its journey to attract…

4733 Northumberland eligible households not claiming Pension Credit as Northumberland Labour launch sign-up campaign

25 Sep 2024

Hundreds of thousands of households are not claiming the Pensions Credit they are eligible for,…