Dads in Northumberland can get free access to the DadPad app.

Developed by Inspire Cornwall CIC in partnership with the NHS, the DadPad is brimming with advice for first-time fathers.

Northumberland County Council has invested funding from its Family Hub programme and worked with Inspire Cornwall CIC to make the app free for dads in the county.

Hard copies of the book are also available to pick up and borrow.

Cllr Guy Renner-Thompson, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Inspiring Young People, said: “The DadPad is a fantastic resource and we are delighted to be making this free for all dads in Northumberland through our Family Hubs."

Hannah Brydon, one of the Family Hubs’ new community development workers, said: “With DadPad and everything we’re doing at the Family Hubs to engage with dads, the message we want to give is that ‘you’re important’ and we want to hear from dads and find out what they would like to see from the hubs as we continue to develop.”