Specialist lawyers instructed by the mother of a Northamptonshire reception pupil have issued urgent judicial review proceedings to challenge the closure of a primary school in the county.
A series of "targetted investments" will help the crisis-hit county council to make £43 million worth of savings, the authority has revealed during its budget announcement today.
Leaders of Northamptonshire's Labour groups and its parliamentary candidates have penned an urgent plea for a government bailout - claiming the Conservative county council leaders have no plan to meet a £133 million black hole.
The ongoing financial meltdown at Northamptonshire County Council has now drawn the attention of the United Nations as part of a damning report on UK austerity.
A cannabis grower who cultivated plants in his home in Northants to help him cope with his childhood trauma spent years on the run from gangsters – because they thought he had launched a turf war.
The authority is meeting today to vote on moves to slash £20million from this year's budget as well as addressing a £35million funding gap from last year.
Commissioners will have to broker a deal with the Government to allow Northamptonshire County Council to balance a £35 million budget black hole, the authority leader says, or it will be faced with making some 'very challenging decisions'.
Efforts to collect more council tax and agency worker cuts are on the way after Northamptonshire County Council revealed plans to save another £20 million this year.
A county choir will take a specially commissioned song on the road this year as part of a campaign to improve health in Northamptonshire over the winter months.
