The role of the Civic Head
16 February 2022
Northumberland County Council is preparing once again to support residents as two more storms are forecast over the coming days.
14 February 2022
Northumberland secondary school announces major new partnership with national housebuilder.
11 February 2022
A partnership working to bring transformative change to Ashington is now considering scores of potential projects – thanks to local feedback. Made up of business, public sector and community leaders – the Ashington Town Board is developing an ambitious Investment Plan for the town.
10 February 2022
Spring is just around the corner, and although there is cold spell coming, the sunshine prompts an early spring-clean. Ashington Town Council is getting their assets in good order, thanks to our Neighbourhood Services Officer, Mark Air.
08 February 2022
Northumberland County Council has teamed up with partners across the region to warn people of the harm caused by tenancy fraud which is depriving people in genuine need of a place to live.
03 February 2022
Welcome on Board the Northumberland Line Route Familiarisation Special Service.
Civic Head, Cllr Pauline Thompson received an invitation to attend the special train journey, departing from Newcastle (Platform1) at 12:47pm.
31 January 2022
Pupils at a primary school in Ashington have taken part in a cutting-edge training course to become ‘Mini Medics’.
31 January 2022
Agencies across the region are continuing to work together to support residents who are still without power following Storm Malik on Friday evening.
31 January 2022
Ashington Town Council’s Climate Change Working Group has its roots in the town The planting of trees is widely recognised as one of the largest and least expensive ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere in helping to tackle the climate crisis across the world.
27 January 2022
Ashington Town Council agreed the 2022/23 budget and resulting precept demand at a Full Council meeting on Tuesday 25th January 2022.
The great news for the folk of Ashington is that the services of Ashington Town Council will continue to be delivered without any increase in the precept element of Council Tax (calculated using the Band D information provided by Northumberland Council Council).
Whilst the precept has not increased, Ashington Town Council has used a larger tax base to finance several priorities for 2022/23.