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it’s cold out there - but benefit bosses said it was not cold enough for some Northumberland residents to qualify for cold weather payments.
The Department of Work and Pensions had not included six postcodes in the list of areas where the benefit is triggered in the event of very cold conditions.
An official website had said people in parts of the county, including Morpeth and Ashington, would not get the £25 payment because it has been too warm.
Anyone entering the postcodes on the gov.uk website over the last few days were told they were not entitled to the one-off payment.
Areas missed off the list of qualifying postcodes were NE22, NE24, NE61, NE62, NE63 and NE64.
The postcodes cover Morpeth, Ashington, Bedlington, Newbiggin and many small villages.
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Updated at 12:45pm on Monday 5 March 2018
This week teams are aiming to carry out scheduled bin collections as normal - where it is possible and safe to to do.  Please put your bin out as normal, unless your situation is described specifically below.

If your bin is not collected on the normal day this week please leave it out, in a safe place, and, weather permitting, we will attempt to collect it by the end of this week.

There will be some areas, including rural locations, where this is not possible.  These will be kept under review and further guidance provided at the end of the week.

We will be prioritising general rubbish bins before recycling bins - due to the nature of the waste they contain.

Regarding bins missed last week:

If your general waste bin was missed last Wednesday, 28th February, please put it out for collection this Wednesday, 7th March, and again on Wednesday 14th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day of Wednesday 21st March.

If your general waste bin was missed on Thursday 1st March please put this bin out next Thursday 8th March and again on Thursday 15th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day on Thursday 22nd March.

On general waste, we will accept up to two additional black bin bags (or something of a similar size) alongside regular general waste bins.

All missed recycling bins, including those which will not be collected this Wednesday and Thursday, should be put out on their next collection day.  Any additional recycling items can be put in cardboard boxes, paper bags, or clear plastic bags.

We will be supplying clear recycling bags at our customer information centres at:
  Alnwick Greenwell Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1HB (Closes at 4:30pm) View map location Ashington Wansbeck Square, Ashington, NE63 9XL View map location Bedlington Bedlington Library, Glebe Road, Bedlington, NE22 6JX View map location Berwick Walkergate Building, Walkergate TD15 1DJ View map location Blyth Blyth Library, Bridge Street, Blyth, NE24 1DJ View new location Cramlington Concordia, Cramlington, NE23 6YB View map location Hexham Queens Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS View map location Morpeth Royal Sovereign House, Manchester Street, Morpeth, NE61 1AF View map location Seaton Delaval

Prudhoe Library, Astley High School, Elsdon Avenue, NE25 0BW

Library, Spetchells Centre, 58 Front Street, Prudhoe, NE42 5AA View map location

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Customer information centres are receiving supplies of bags today (Monday 5th March), however please allow until Tuesday 6th March so that supplies have been distributed.

Customers who are expecting their first garden waste collection of the season this week should put their their bins out for collection on the scheduled day. Like general waste and recycling bins, we aim to undertake garden waste collections in all planned areas, where it is safe to do so.

The council apologises for any inconvenience that these arrangements may cause. Many thanks for your patience during this time.

Keep up to date through the council’s ‘Alerts’ channels which are available via the website www.northumberland.gov.uk;
Twitter: @northumberlands; and
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nccalerts  
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Bin collections have been severely disrupted by snow and icy conditions across Northumberland and the current weather forecast means that we will be unable to collect any further bins this week.

The county council has provided the following guidance to residents whose bin collections have been affected by the extreme winter weather.

Many collections were completed on Monday and Tuesday.  If you are one of the small number of properties not collected on either of those days, please put your bin out for collection on your next scheduled collection day.

Unfortunately we were unable to collect on Wednesday or Thursday, and no further collections will be made this week.

If your general rubbish collection was missed on Wednesday 28th February please put this bin out next Wednesday, 7th March, and again on Wednesday 14th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day of Wednesday 21st March

If your general rubbish collection was missed on Thursday 1st March please put this bin out next Thursday 8th March and again on Thursday 15th March. Your recycling bin will not be emptied and should be put it out for collection on its next scheduled collection day on Thursday 22nd March.

The county council apologises for any inconvenience that these arrangements may cause, but it has to prioritise the collection of general rubbish so that residents do not have to wait four weeks for a collection of waste that can become unpleasant.

Recycling bins that have been missed this week they should be taken back in, and put out again on your next recycling bin collection day in a fortnight’s time.  If you are unable to fit all of your recycling into the bin at that time, crews will take additional items.  These must be contained safely in paper carrier bags, cardboard boxes or clear sacks and the waste team is issuing clear plastic sacks to council information points for affected areas.  Unfortunately items in black sacks won’t be taken. 

Unfortunately all Household Waste Recovery Centres across Northumberland have had to close today (2nd March) due to adverse weather conditions.  Efforts are being made to open sites tomorrow but please check alerts before making that journey.  Check the council website for alerts and opening days and times for each centre - www.northumberland.gov.uk

Teams will make every effort to return for any commercial waste collections that have been missed during the adverse weather conditions as soon as possible.

For commercial customers who have wheeled bins, the normal policy of collecting only waste that is contained within the wheeled bin will be temporarily relaxed and excess bagged commercial waste left alongside the container will also be removed when the next collection takes place.

Refuse collection staff that are unable to safely carry out collections have been redeployed to work alongside staff on snow clearance and gritting duties on main footpath and car parks in town centres, busy urban shopping areas and other important pedestrian links.

Further information will be issued through the Council’s ‘Alerts’ channels which are available via the website www.northumberland.gov.uk  or:
Twitter: @northumberlands
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nccalerts  
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Progress has continued to be made on the town centre scheme that is designed to regenerate Bedlington in the last few months.

Northumberland County Council’s regeneration company Arch is going through a tendering process for contractors to build the scheme having had significant interest from potential retailers.

The tendering works are due to conclude soon with the scheme due to come to a board meeting in the near future to get final sign off.

Speaking about the scheme Cllr Richard Wearmouth, cabinet member for economic development, said: “Right from the start of the new administration we said that regenerating Bedlington Town Centre would be a significant priority and work has continued through the last few months to realise this.

“We have been in regular contact with the local county councillors who have been pushing hard to make sure that we get a scheme that works well for the town.

“I look forward in the very near future to giving full details of the scheme that is to be put before the board including the timeline for the works to be undertaken.”

Bedlington Central Cllr Russ Wallace added: “The regeneration of our town centre is absolutely crucial to the future of Bedlington.  I am therefore absolutely delighted that the development is moving rapidly into the construction phase.”

To find out more about the latest progress go HERE  
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Northumberland County Council has agreed a budget to save £65m over the next four years while making ambitious plans for the future.

Councillors approved efficiencies of £8.2m for the coming year, £21.1m in 2019-20, and rising to £65.1m over the term of the Medium Term Financial Plan 2018-2022.

Council Leader Peter Jackson said: “We’re pleased to have agreed our budget which allows us to balance our books, and do the right thing for the people we serve. But the hard work starts now.

“The next three years will be more challenging than ever, and may have a impact on the way we deliver services.

“However, we’re bold and ambitious for the future, and by approving this budget we’ll be much better placed to help support a thriving local economy and deliver value for money for the communities we serve.

To protect vital services and significant demand in services, the council has reluctantly decided to a Council Tax rise of 2.99%. While this rise in line with inflation, it equates to 85 pence per household per week for a Band D property.

Coun Jackson added: ”We’re still very much ambitious for our future, and for the future for the people of Northumberland, and our capital programme of £588m is the biggest ever delivered in the county.

“Over the coming years we pledge to continue investing in Northumberland’s future and making sure we get a fair deal for the whole county - one that works for everyone.”
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More than £750,000 in cash and suspected Class A drugs has been seized by police after raids in Gateshead this week.
The raids were conducted by officers from Northumbria Police on Monday following an intelligence-gathering operation into the suspected supply of Class A drugs in the North East.
During the operation £250,000 in cash and more than 5kg of what is believed to be cocaine was seized which has an estimated street value of more than £500,000.
Detective Inspector Don Gibson, who has been leading on the operation, said it was satisfying to be able to take a significant amount of what are believed to be Class A drugs off the street.
He said: "We have carried out months of intelligence gathering into suspected drugs supply and this has enabled us to seize a significant haul of what is believed to Class A drugs.
"It is believed to be cocaine and so what we have seized could be worth as much as £1 million which is one of the biggest seizures we have had.
"Illegal drugs have a huge impact on our local communities whether that be through the supply itself or the associated violence and disorder that comes with it.
"Our officers will continue to gather intelligence on any suspected illegal activity and would encourage the public to report suspicious behaviour to us.
"By working together to take illegal substances off the streets, we can continue to make the Northumbria area a safer place for residents and visitors alike."
During the raids four men and one woman were arrested by police and this morning the four men were charged in connection with the seizures.
They appeared before magistrates in Bedlington today charged with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs. Three of the men were remanded in custody until the next hearing at Newcastle Crown Court while a fourth man was released on bail.
The woman arrested following Monday's operation has been released under investigation.


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