A £20 million funding package to help improve Blyth has been officially approved. 

Plans include improving the town centre, supporting local businesses, creating community activities, and helping tackle issues like anti-social behaviour.

This funding is part of a wider effort to regenerate Blyth, building on other major investment already happening in the area. The focus is on making the town a better place to live, work and visit, while also boosting local pride.

Local leaders say the plan has been shaped by the community, meaning residents, businesses and organisations have had a say in how the money should be used.

Councillor Richard Wearmouth, Deputy Leader of Northumberland County Council and lead on regeneration and also Vice Chair of the Blyth Pride in Place Board, added: “The town is on the up, being well positioned as a leading clean energy sector, the new rail line and major improvements delivered to kick start the renewal of the town centre." 

“The Pride in Place Programme will build on this enabling new projects in Blyth which focus on community and business-led improvements.  We have listened carefully to what local people and our partners in the town want to achieve and this investment over the next decade means we can go even further to transform the town.” 

The improvements could include bringing empty buildings back into use, organising events, and creating safer, more welcoming public spaces. The overall goal is to support both the local economy and the wellbeing of people who live there.

Councillors believe this long-term investment will help Blyth continue to grow and change for the better, creating new opportunities and a more vibrant future for the town.

More information is available on the Pride in Place website here.