Democracy & Elections

Ashington Community Litter Pickers were out in force on Saturday 18th March, along with Cllr Pauline Thompson, Cllr Louis Brown and Cllr Caroline Ball.

The Civic Head, Cllr Bob Walkinshaw visited Ashington Veterans and Elders Institute on Wednesday 15th March 2023.  

Yesterday’s budget announced £16-million pound of investment into Ashington town centre to support regeneration and investment in infrastructure.

This follows the determination of the Ashington Town Board to bring together business, public sector, and community leaders to develop an Investment Plan for the town.

Back in December the members of Cambois Rowing Club embarked on an epic journey. 

Ashington Town Council was pleased to award small grant funding of £500 each to the Talking Marra’s, Ashington Veterans and Elders, and Ashington RVS Social Centre.

On Wednesday 8th March over 30 different employers descended on Duke’s Secondary School for its annual World of Work Day.

Ashington Town Council are seeking volunteers, to take part in this years Great British Spring Clean 2023 Campaign.

School Holiday activities for this February Half Term.

Due to the strong winds from Storm Otto we won’t be out planting in Wansbeck Riverside Park today

On the same night that many were sharing candlelit dinners, exchanging cards and gifts, and celebrating ‘love’, Ashington Town Council was showing their love for the town, with a heartfelt commitment to life saving equipment.

Back in July, the Council agreed that installing more defibrillators in the town was a project close to its heart. This sentiment was echoed by the town’s County Councillors who did not miss a beat in agreeing to fund the purchase of two each; a total of twelve additional defibrillators for the town.

Seven out of ten people who suffer a cardiac arrest could survive if they received defibrillation and CPR within five minutes. To tackle this ticking clock Cllrs Caroline Ball, Brian Gallacher, Lynne Grimshaw, Jim Lang, Ken Parry and Mark Purvis worked with the Town Council to identify sites that would serve the community well in terms of coverage of this life-saving equipment.