All Tynedale people who are blind or partially sighted can keep in touch with local news and events via the free weekly Talking Newspaper. The main Hexham Courant articles are delivered spoken onto a memory stick directly to homes, every Friday, thanks to the TTN’s reader volunteers and technicians. TTN also has a free […]
Message from Healthwatch Northumberland Starting from Monday 21 June and running for 5 weeks until 25 July 2021 Healthwatch Northumberland will be holding their Annual Survey and asking the residents of Northumberland what they thought of health and social care services in the past year and which areas of health and social care they want […]
Hexham Town Council will be in the Market Place on Saturday 26 June from 9:30 until 1:30 and invites you to come and meet the councillors that represent you. The Council will have its first ever stall at the Farmers Market and is looking forward to having a conversation with you. We are looking […]
Information from Jobcentre Near Me Due to the impact of Coronavirus over 5.5 million people are claiming Universal Credit. Many of them are new to claiming, having been negatively impacted by Coronavirus. A guide has been produced to help people navigate claiming Universal Credit and can be found here. For help preparing for an interview, […]
At the June Full Council meeting held on 14 June at The Prior’s Hall, Hexham Abbey, a motion put forward by Councillor John Ord was passed to agree to Hexham Town Council becoming an accredited Living Wage Employer and to encourage other employers in the town to do the same. The Real Living Wage […]
A recording of the June Full Council meeting, which took place on Monday 14 June 2021 at Prior’s Hall, Hexham Abbey can be viewed on HexhamTV’s Facebook page here. Many thanks to HexhamTV for sharing this.
Northumberland has been selected as one of the first counties in England to benefit from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) first phase of the £5 billion Project Gigabit. The project aims to provide next generation gigabit broadband to hard to reach homes and businesses by 2025. The Council are working with […]
The latest edition of ‘Activities and Support in West Northumberland’ for older people and those affected by dementia is out now. This is a comprehensive guide to support groups, classes, film screenings and cafes, singing classes, advice services, physical and sporting activities and lots more – including virtual events, telephone friendship, music and radio […]
17 May 2021 At the Annual Meeting of Hexham Town Council, held on Monday 17 May, Councillor Derek Kennedy was elected as Mayor. Councillor Fay Hartland was elected as Deputy Mayor. Councillor Kennedy’s acceptance speech can be viewed in full below: Thank you to the people of Hexham for electing me and thank you […]
Updated Guidance for Managing a Funeral in England – 17th May 2021 The Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England have updated their guidance on managing a funeral ahead of the introduction of Step 3 easing of lockdown changes on 17th May 2021. The main changes are: Move from capacity limit of […]
