Councillor John Robert Riddle
Email: John.Riddle@northumberland.gov.uk
Council: Northumberland
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Rights of Way Committee - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 10.00 am
The Rights of Way Committee is scheduled to convene to address several key issues, including a request from Newton-by-the-Sea Parish Council to withdraw from a previously agreed Commons Scheme, and reviews of Definitive Maps concerning public rights of way in various parishes.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 10.00 am
Here is a summary of the upcoming Northumberland County Council cabinet meeting.
Communities and Place OSC - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 2.00 pm
The Communities and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss performance data from Places for People Leisure, and to receive an update on the UK Government's Simpler Recycling policy. They were also expected to consider their work programme for the 2025/26 council year. Councillor David Lee Bawn, Chair of the Committee was expected to chair the meeting.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 9.30 am
In a meeting of the Northumberland County Council cabinet, councillors approved a new kerbside recycling collection model, several amendments to the capital programme, and a sales strategy for renewable electricity. The cabinet also decided to progress with plans for depot expansion at the Tyne Mills Depot in Hexham, and to continue discussions with the artist Sir Antony Gormley about a potential art store and gallery in Hexham.
County Council - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 2.00 pm
The agenda for Northumberland County Council's meeting on 5 November 2025 included discussion of the Berwick Maltings Theatre project, annual reports from several cabinet members, an annual report from the Audit Committee, an interim report from the Family and Children's Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and a review of polling districts and polling places. Councillors were also scheduled to discuss political proportionality on the council and proposed updates to the constitution.
Decisions from Meetings
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Integrated Health and Work approach in Northumberland
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 14, 2025
...to integrate health and employment funding and support services, the Cabinet endorsed the approach outlined in the report, authorized relevant executives to enter into agreements for the delivery of Connect to Work, Local Supported Employment, the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer, and the Health and Growth Accelerator programmes, and agreed to establish the Integrated Health and Work programme with its associated financial profile.
For Determination
REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL TAX SUPPORT SCHEME APRIL 2026
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 14, 2025
... to authorize a public consultation on a new Council Tax Support Scheme for working-age applicants for 2026-27, based on a simplified banded system costing £14.3 million annually with a £1 million hardship fund, with a final draft to be presented to Cabinet on December 9, 2025, before Full Council approval.
For Determination
Energising Blyth: Plan for Neighbourhoods
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 14, 2025
...to support the Energising Blyth Programme, the Cabinet agreed to participate in the UK Government's Plan for Neighbourhoods initiative, endorsing the Blyth 10 Year Regeneration Plan and 4 Year Investment Plan, accepting £19.537m in funding, adding £14.936m to the Capital Programme and £4.599m to the revenue budget, and agreeing to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
For Determination
Summary of New Capital Proposals considered by Officer Capital Strategy Group
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 14, 2025
...to amend the capital programme by delegating authority to the Chief Executive to enter into a contract for a flood warning system, approving the adoption and refurbishment of the Eden Hill Railway Bridge, and contributing to the restoration of the Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway.
For Determination
The Northumberland County Councils contribution to Northumberland's Local Employer Commitment Northumberland Lo
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 14, 2025
...to support Northumberland's Local Employer Commitment, the Cabinet noted the council's contribution, agreed to report its contents to the County Partnership, and will receive annual updates from the Chief Executive.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 62
Average per Month: 2.7
Decisions Recorded: 43