Andy Millne

Tesco's plans are now available on the planning portal Follow the link above, choose General Public and when prompted for a postcode enter NE22 and you can see the list of all planning applications in Bedlington including Tesco, who have three. 10/S/00076/FUL - The proposed new store 10/S/00077/FUL - Erection of a temporary store 10/S/00-78/FUL - Demolition of the current store. A few points: The new store appears to have twice the floorspace of the old one There should still be pedestrian access from the car park to Front Street Tesco are proposing to put a mini roundabout at the Vulcan Place junction

Tri Northumberland are hosting two exciting new events in Newbiggin in July. Couple Swim Challenge Starting at 6:30pm the swim will take place in the bay on Friday 23rd July and is expected to be completed by 7:30pm. Couple Challenge Triathlon The triathlon will take place on Saturday 24th July at 12.00 noon with a 1900m Sea Swim over 2 laps, taking competitors in and out of the sea. The bike will complete a 2 lap course to Amble and round Lynemouth, before returning to Newbiggin. This will start around 12.30pm and extend until 4.40pm. Your help in keeping the main street as clear as possible, particularly from 12.30pm tilll 1.00pm, as triathletes leave Newbiggin would be really appreciated. The run will follow a 4 lap course along the full length of the promenade with the first runners leaving the transition at around 2.45pm. Most runners will finish by 6.00pm and the event should be fully complete by around 7.00pm. We hope these two events will attract support from visitors as well as the local community. Come down to the promenade and see what's happening and help to give everyone a great experience. Tri Couple Lampost Flyer.pdf

As you are probably aware Bedlington, like the rest of the county, has been and will be hit with a package of cuts while Northumberland County Council re-adjusts its financial budgets. One of these measures has been to put our Community Centre on closure notice. To try and mitigate the effects of these cuts, and to bring in additional value for our communities, a Development Trust for Bedlingtonshire has been formed. This Development Trust has formally registered an interest in taking over the Community Centre in an effort to keep it open and accessible for us all. A business plan is being worked on which will go before Northumberland County Council for their consideration. A vital part of this business plan will be to ask the community for voluntary help in the initial stages of a possible takeover. By reading this you have already registered an interest in community life within Bedlington and we would therefore respectfully ask if you could consider helping us in our endeavours. We need a handful more people who are willing to give up some of their time to keep the Community Centre open. This should be a short term initiative as development plans are being considered which will make the Community Centre sustainable and allow for its normal commercial viability. We believe our Community Centre can/will and should be the heart of our community and if that is something you agree with please contact us for further information or leave your thoughts in the comments. Brian Oliver, Secretary. Bedlingtonshire Development Trust.