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Ashington Town Council, joint Full Council and Finance & General Services Committee Meeting meeting is being held on Tuesday 23rd June, Full Council starting at 6:00pm and Finance and General Services Committee starting not before 6:20pm. The meeting is held in the Town Hall, Council Chamber, 65 Station Road, Ashington, NE63 8RX.

Ashington Town Council has confirmed a number of key appointments for the forthcoming year following its Annual Meeting of the Council held last night.

Ashington Town Council is planting its colours firmly to the mast this summer with a bold red and white floral display across the town’s towers and planters — a nod to England’s World Cup campaign and a proud tribute to the town’s most famous footballing sons.

Ashington Town Council, Finance & General Services Committee Meeting meeting is being held on Tuesday 12th May, starting at 6:00pm. The meeting is held in the Town Hall, Council Chamber, 65 Station Road, Ashington, NE63 8RX.

Ashington came together on Saturday 2nd May to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day 2026, honouring those who have lost their lives, been injured, or suffered illness as a result of their work.

Ashington Town Council, Finance & General Services Committee Meeting meeting is being held on Tuesday 14th April, starting at 6:00pm. The meeting is held in the Town Hall, Council Chamber, 65 Station Road, Ashington, NE63 8RX.

The town that sent the Pitman Painters to Broadway is now bidding to become UK Town of Culture 2028 because this town has always had a story worth telling.

Ashington Town Council, Full Council Meeting meeting is being held on Tuesday 31st March starting at 6:00pm. The meeting is held in the Town Hall, Council Chamber, 65 Station Road, Ashington, NE63 8RX.

Ashington Town Council has paid warm tribute to the Safer Communities Officers (SCOs) who have served the town under Project Shield over the past year — while expressing deep frustration that the funding which made their vital work possible is ending on 31st March 2026.

Ashington Town Council has voted to write formally to Northumberland County Council, demanding that Ashington is strongly prioritised in the allocation of historic levels of government funding for local highways maintenance.