Tynedale Council are the largest district council area in England. Tynedale Council is responsible for major towns including Hexham - a market town, Prudhoe - a growing industrial town, and the former mining town of Haltwhistle. There are commuter settlements within easy reach of Tyneside, parishes where forestry dominates and truly remote agricultural areas. Tynedale Council play an active part in the promotion of the Tynedale Council district as a tourist destination.