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A Northumberland town council has won a prestigious award, fending off competition from a number of larger local authorities. Cramlington Town Council received the Community Involvement award at the Local Government Chronicle Awards. The event sees councils from across the UK have their entries judged by senior local government officials, with the aim of 'promoting new innovation' and 'inspiring other councils' to improve their own services.

Cramlington was the only town council in the awards ceremony, facing off against much larger county, borough and city councils. There was even North East-based competition for the community award, with Durham County Council also in the running. Read more: Former Tory leader on Northumberland County Council explains why he's backing Labour Keep up to date with all the latest breaking news and top stories from the North East with our free newsletter The town council's entry, entitled Community at Heart, focused on the work the council did alongside residents.



Coun Wayne Daley, leader of the town council and Northumberland county councillor for Cramlington North, was delighted with the win. He said: "The thing I think swung it for us was the fact that we really work as a town council with our community. It is a testimony to our staff and to our town.

"To win the award is testament to what you can do if you do things differently. As town and parish councils we're legally required to do some basic stuff like look after bus stops, but Cramlingt.

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