Not the clean sweep we were hoping for
Northumberland County Council’s Labour Group has expressed its disappointment about the announcement of cabinet members…
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Labour Group cautiously welcomes new council leader and expects open leadership
Following the vote of no confidence in the former council leader Peter Jackson and the…
Money for legal claim could have been spent elsewhere
It is a crying shame that Northumberland County Council is having to put £5.5m of…
Questions to be asked about whistle-blowing enquiry
Northumberland County Council’s Labour Group says questions need to be asked about the so-called independent…
Data breach just one more example of wrongdoing
If things weren’t bad enough among Northumberland County Council’s political leadership, a data breach just…
Put things right, says Labour Group
On the eve of the full council meeting (2 September) which potentially puts the leader…
Child homelessness reaches a 14 year high
It is nothing less than shameful that there are now nearly 130,000 children living in…
Not the time to be losing the lead person for keeping communities safe
Staycations are in the news at the moment. And we’re being reminded about which places…
Staycations may lead to the spread of Covid
With more people choosing to stay in the UK for their holiday this year, it’s…
Young people badly let down
The A-level students of Northumberland have faced an incredibly tough time recently and we should…
Shut out from discussions, once again
Once again, Northumberland County Council has told the opposition Labour group that there wasn’t time…
Local councils and communities stripped of their planning rights
The government’s new planning reforms will drive a bulldozer through local councils’ and local people’s…
Northumberland active transport plan a let down
Labour in Northumberland says the council have let local people down; they have yet to…
The scandal and shame of social care in the pandemic
The cross-party Public Accounts Committee has condemned the government for its decision to discharge 25,000…
Listen to your officers, pleads Labour, as second wave of Covid loom
As a second wave of Covid threatens, Labour is pleading with the leaders of Northumberland…
Broken promises leave residents out in the cold.
The Conservative manifesto in 2017 accused Labour of being autocratic and distant and promised that…
Northumberland child protection plans hit 10 year high
A report presented to Northumberland County Council’s family and children’s services committee last week showed…
A warm welcome for water investment
We were delighted to read about the £10m investment by Northumbrian Water to improve water…
Reality of sexual exploitation
You could be forgiven for thinking that sexual exploitation of children is an issue for…
Technology lifeline cut off for many disadvantaged children
Most people agree that having access to technology, such as internet access, is no longer…
Good news for Blyth, but Ashington and Bedlington forgotten
It was good to hear that Northumberland County Council’s cabinet agreed to progress a major…
Coach and horses driven through local planning process
Yesterday the government announced radical expansion of permitted development rights in the planning system. New…