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Northumberland Line Hits 2 Million Journeys in 22 Months
The second million journeys on the Northumberland Line took about 40 weeks, against 56 for the first. Ashington to Newcastle is still £2.40, or £2 off-peak.
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Ashington
Woodhorn Museum Named UK's Best Accessible Museum for 2026
Ashington's Woodhorn Museum has won Best Accessible Museum in the 2026 Family Friendly Museum Award, decided by families on undercover summer visits.
Amble
Amble and Hirst By-Elections: Labour Takes Both From Reform
Labour won Amble by 60 votes and Hirst by 140 on 1 October, taking two county seats Reform UK won in 2025. Turnout was 31% and 21%. Full results from the declarations.
Business
New Northumberland Businesses: 65 Firms in Two Weeks
65 new companies registered in Northumberland from 11 to 25 September, from a Thai restaurant in Alnwick to a Berwick bakehouse. Plus the closures on record.
Ashington
Woodhorn Heapsteads Restored: £2.5m Colliery Work Complete
The £2.5m restoration of Woodhorn Museum's two heapsteads near Ashington is finished, saving pithead structures that were on the Heritage at Risk Register.