Northumberland council agrees to retain name
People power has won the day in the choice of the name for Northumberland's new super council.
County councillors agreed last night that the new unitary authority - which takes over in April - will be called Northumberland County Council. They rejected the alternative of calling the all-purpose authority Northumberland Council.
Last night's decision followed a public consultation exercise in which people voted 2-1 in favour of Northumberland County Council. Only staff at the six existing district councils backed the Northumberland Council option - voting 3-1 in favour of that name.
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