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Northumberland Park - Crane Delivery
The next stage of works for construction of the station at Northumberland Park require a crane to be delivered, built and moved into...
Dec 20, 2023


Great Work in November
We've had a lot of construction activity taking place during November, including new bridges at Newsham, but as well as those projects,...
Dec 19, 2023


Christmas Newsletter
We've got a bumper newsletter for you as this one takes in November and the early part of December. There's a lot of work taking place...
Dec 18, 2023


Track Works at Bebside
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE WORKS HAVE NOW BEEN CANCELLED We will be working along a 500m length of the railway track in Blyth Bebside 24...
Dec 18, 2023


Bedlington South Level Crossing Closure - 29th Dec to 8th Jan
The level crossing at Bedlington South (over the line at Station Road) will be closed to road traffic from 10pm on Friday 29th December...
Dec 13, 2023


Women into Construction Opportunity
If you're looking for a new opportunity in the New Year, then why not consider applying to be part of Morgan Sindall's Women into...
Dec 11, 2023


Clearing The Way
Providing benefits for the community is one of the main aims of the Northumberland Line, and one of the most recent bits of work has seen...
Dec 5, 2023


Northumberland Park - Update & Presentation Event
Our next Presentation event for residents at Northumberland Park will take at Backworth Hall, Station Road, NE27 0AH on the evening of...
Nov 30, 2023


Thank You Newsham
We'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended our drop in event at Blyth Town Football Club last night to talk about the...
Nov 30, 2023


New Stations - A View From Above
As work progresses on all 6 of our new stations for the Northumberland Line, we thought we'd share some aerial pictures from each of the...
Nov 23, 2023


Newsham Bridge Taking Shape
Over the weekend of the 18th & 19th of November, there was some huge progress in the Northumberland Line project as the installation of...
Nov 20, 2023


Drop In Event at Newsham
If you've got any questions about the construction work on the new station and road bridge at Newsham for the Northumberland Line, or the...
Nov 17, 2023


Great Work in October
October has been a really busy month for construction along the Northumberland Line and there's also been some a lot happening in our...
Nov 17, 2023


South Beach Winter Warmer
Pop along to the South beach Winter Warmer event at Neptune HQ in Blyth tomorrow morning and as well as learning more about staying warm...
Nov 13, 2023


Roadworks Update - South Newsham Road in Blyth
The next phase of the roadworks on South Newsham Road in Blyth will start on Monday 13th November for 3 weeks and traffic management will...
Nov 10, 2023


First conductors for new Northumberland Line begin training as more set to be recruited
The first three conductors recruited to work on the new Northumberland Line have started their training with Northern – as the closing...
Nov 10, 2023


Northern Train Conductor Vacancies at Ashington - Now Open
We've got some great news as applications are now open - if you'd like to know more about these local jobs based in Ashington, then...
Nov 1, 2023


A View From A Train
This afternoon saw a train head up the Northumberland Line to show visiting guests from the Department for Transport, Network Rail and...
Oct 31, 2023


Roadworks on South Newsham Road in Blyth - Update (31st Oct)
The works on South Newsham Road in Blyth continue and testing works on the water main are now taking place. It may not look like there's...
Oct 31, 2023


Newsham Footbridge Installation
This weekend saw the installation of the new footbridge at Newsham station. There's still some work to finish as each side of the...
Oct 30, 2023


Off Peak Roadworks on Rotary Road
From Monday 24th November, there will be some off peak roadworks and pedestrian walkway closures on Rotary Road, close to the Northumberland Park station construction site. The works will take place between 9.30am and 3.30pm on weekdays only and are expected to be complete by 12th December. There will be a southbound lane and pedestrian footway closure during the works (shown in blue on the picture).
16 hours ago


EV Charging at Northumberland Line Stations
Electric car charging is now available at Ashington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham and Seaton Delaval stations on the Northumberland Line. There are instructions on each of the chargers, along with a QR code to buy charging time. The chargers are 7.4KW and cost £0.57 per KWh and you can either choose to charge until your car is full or select by the KWh for your charge. Parking is free for EV cars on charge at Northumberland Line stations.
4 days ago


Virtual careers room launches for Northumberland SEND Schools
A specialised virtual careers room for the County Council’s schools has been launched to support Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) pupils. Developed by AECOM, the virtual careers room is a digital space in which users can interact with information in a variety of different formats and is accessible on mobile phones, tablets, computers and other devices. The project is part of the social value activities AECOM is investing in to uplift local communities along
Nov 11
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