Tyne Tees Northumberland County Council

Recent storms brought down thousands of trees across Northumberland and left many others at risk of falling with little or no warning.

As the Lib Dems had a historic win in Shropshire, they also took the Hexham East seat forcing the Tories out of majority control in Northumberland.

A major incident has now been declared in Northumberland due to the devastating impact caused by Storm Arwen over the weekend.