East Coast is looking for the "Best Destinations" along the mainline for shopping, relaxing, family days out and much more. Support Northumberland's destinations and cast your vote online via the East Coast website. Voting ends on the 15th August 2011.

In response to queries about vehicle licencing regulations, Northumberland County Council have issued the following statement:

Northumberland Tourism has teamed up with Make It Cheaper to help our members benefit from the best available energy prices on the market.With the 'Big 6' energy suppliers announcing price rises of 40% over the last year, what can our members do to protect themselves?

Tell us what you think about www.visitnorthumberland.com – do you think it meets the needs of Northumberland's visitors and your needs as a tourism business promoting to these visitors? Tell us about other great websites you've seen and suggest improvements we could make to the site. Our online survey is now online at http://northumberland.limeask.com/35241/lang-en.

The communities which will be visited by the Olympic Torch Relay have now been announced. We are delighted that the Torch will pass through seventeen communities in Northumberland as the London Organising Committee aim to bring the Flame to within one hour of 95% of the population.

All tourism businesses are invited to attend a forum event on the afternoon of Wednesday 27 July at the Newbiggin Maritime Centre.