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Voices of the Northumberland Line - Calvin's Story

Enjoy the 5th of our Northumberland Line stories and this time we hear from Calvin. This is the last in our current series of stories,...

Oct 3

Then & Now - Blyth Bebside

As we get closer to Blyth Bebside station opening on Sunday 19th October 2025, we're taking a look back at the old station and sharing...

Oct 2

Voices of the Northumberland Line - Jean's story

Here's our 4th installment of Voices of the Northumberland Line and we hand over to Jean to share her story.......

Sep 26

Works Continuing on Front Street, Bebside

Further to our recent news posts, we are continuing with the works to upgrade Front Street and Errington Street as our progress was...

Sep 24

Station Construction Progress Meeting at Northumberland Park (7th October 2025)

We will be hosting an information session that will provide an update on progress so far and upcoming works relating to construction of...

Sep 24

West Car Park at Newsham - Opens Monday 29th September

From Monday 29 th September 2025, Newsham Station’s west car park will open to the public. This will release additional car parking...

Sep 22

Voices of the Northumberland Line - Reece's Story

We're sharing the 3rd of our Voices of the Northumberland Line series and this time, we're hearing Reece's story on how the...

Sep 19

Heaton TrainCare Centre Open Event

The doors to Northern's Heaton TrainCare Centre are being opened to the public for a special event to celebrate it's 150th anniversary on...

Sep 16

Overnight Works on Bebside Front Street Extended

Unfortunately due to the adverse weather conditions over the weekend, the team has been unable to complete the required resurfacing work...

Sep 16

Overnight Road Closures for Newsham Station Works

Full overnight road closures will be in place across the west and east side of Newsham Station to facilitate the final works required to...

Sep 16

Voices of the Northumberland Line - Melanie's Story

We're sharing the second of our series of Northumberland Line stories - real life people sharing how the Northumberland Line has changed...

Sep 15

Blyth Bebside Opening Date Confirmed

The fourth station to be completed on the Northumberland Line will open on Sunday, October 19th 2025. Since the opening of the line in...

Sep 11

Voices of the Northumberland Line - James' Story

The Northumberland Line has changed the way people travel in South East Northumberland and we asked local people to share their stories...

Sep 9

Further Works on Front Street, Bebside

We are sharing that there will be additional highways and footway work on Front Street, which is now anticipated to finish in late...

Sep 8

Overnight Closure on A189 Spine Road - Thursday 4th Sept 2025

There will be another overnight road closure on the A189 Spine Road between the Bebside and Three Horse Shoes roundabouts starting from...

Aug 31

August 2025 Newsletter

There's still a lot of work happening on the Northumberland Line as we get closer to welcoming our final 3 stations, plus we've got 3...

Aug 29

Accessibility Drop In Event at Newsham - 12th Sept 2025

We held a very successful accessibility drop in event in Ashington earlier in the year and we're inviting interested groups and...

Aug 27

Bedlington - Barrington Road Closure

Following on from previous recent posts, we've been informed by the contractor that a section of Barrington Road between West View and...

Aug 27

Council set to consider rail-line funding increase

Northumberland County Council is set to consider extra funding to ensure the Northumberland Line rail project can be completed in full as...

Aug 26

Front Street, Bebside - Roadworks Update

We had originally anticipated undertaking these works at the end of August, but we have had to push them back due to access challenges...

Aug 22

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).

5 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.

3 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