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Northumberland
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any NE, TD, DH and CA postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Northumberland
- 16planning applications this week
- 167.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 172.9p
- 64hygiene scores this month
- 9,907local businesses listed
- 85food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Outline plans at 81 Hareside Whitelea Glade Cramlington Northumberland
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation, replacing existing flat roof with pitched roof
81 Hareside Whitelea Glade Cramlington Northumberland NE23 6BJ -
Rear extension at Humshaugh Village Hall Humshaugh Northumberland
Demolition of existing rear extensions and erection of new single-storey rear extension with associated internal and external alterations
Humshaugh Village Hall Humshaugh Northumberland NE46 4AA
Northumberland in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
6,851crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£210kmiddle price, 1,141 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
63applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
64hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Fuel prices
167.9pcheapest unleadedat Asda Galashiels Superstore and 3 more · most around 172.9p · dearest 181.9p · 67 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
2events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
1,275street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
164schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
262GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
1,025charities based in NorthumberlandEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory9,907 shops, trades and services across Northumberland, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any NE, TD, DH and CA postcode in Northumberland, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Northumberland too.