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North Northants Council staff with the gifts donated to Mother Christmas appeal /National World

Northamptonshire toy and gift appeal ‘heart-warming’ success

Tesco, Kettering donated a £100 gift card towards the Mother Christmas campaign/Mother Christmas

Mother Christmas working around the clock to help children

Ofsted - Northamptonshire Children's Trust

At risk children still not helped and protected at the earliest opportunity

WIcky Bear with Jeanette Walsh aka Mother Christmas. People can donate brand new gifts at Wicksteed Park during opening hours/National World

How to donate toys and gifts to help Northamptonshire's most needy children

Stephen Mold (Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner) and Nikki Watson new Chief Fire Officer for Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire Chief Fire Officer appointment ‘dangerous’ says fire union

Dave Pearson with his metal sculpture 'Scrap Sphere'

Northants Open Studios concludes month-long arts festival

Conservative colleagues have signed a letter calling for their party's candidate Stephen Mold to be deselected

Tories turn on under-fire Stephen Mold with deselection call from colleagues

The meeting in The Guildhall of the Police Fire and Crime Panel - Firefighters protested outside. Mr Mold answers questions

Commissioner survives no confidence vote

Northants Open Studios launch at Lamport Hall

Northants Open Studios 2023 launch exhibition sees sales boost for local artists

Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold appointed Nicci Marzec as Head of Paid Service of Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service on an interim basis - a role including Chief Fire Officer

Firefighters pass vote of no confidence in commissioner

Northants Open Studios exhibition will launch the annual festival celebrating art and artists in the county

Explore secret studio spaces in Northamptonshire’s biggest ever arts festival
Northants Open Studios brings together more than 220 artists

Stephen Mold will attend the meeting of the fire and crime panel in Northampton

'The events of the last two weeks have been worthy of a soap opera'

Main image (National World file picture) Inset, new interim Chief Fire Officer Nicci Marzec - top left , Stephen Mold (Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner) - bottom left, and Mark Jones former Northamptonshire Chief Fire Office - bottom right. Photos from Office of Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

Interim Northamptonshire fire chief appointment ‘smacks of nepotism’ says critic

Youngsters 'tombstoning' off Nine Arches Bridge that crosses the River Nene at Thrapston

As temperatures set to reach 27ºC residents warned of ‘tombstoning’ risks

James Saunders Watson Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (inset) with Coronation Day with Ant and Dec in Westminister Abbey

Northamptonshire children's works of art could earn them £100

Jeanette Walsh with some of the 6,000 eggs

Mother Christmas delivers Easter egg joy thanks to YOUR donations

Northamptonshire Children's Trust Fostering Agency inadequate in all areas, says shocking Ofsted report

Labour opposition councillors have called for action and investment

L-r Pearl Owsus-Bempah and Denise Mirkovic from NCT with Jeanette Walsh

Easter egg joy as donations delivered to children in need by Mother Christmas

Northamptonshire Children's Trust covers both NNC and WNC areas

Northamptonshire Children's Trust Fostering Agency ‘inadequate in all areas’

Jeanette Walsh with Tom Barry

'I need your help' says Mother Christmas

Jeanette Walsh, aka Mother Christmas, has shared the heart-warming thank you letters sent by grateful carers and workers

Mother Christmas thanks you all for your 'overwhelming generosity'

The Jenkins family tuck into a meal at Prezzo Corby thanks to Jeanette Walsh (Mother Christmas) and Simon Brunskill (manager)

Mother Christmas thanks supporters as she rounds off busy year
She has been supporting families throughout the year

Donations have flooded into the Mother Christmas appeal

Gifts galore pour into annual Mother Christmas gift appeal

Jeanette delivers the gifts donated by Travis Perkins and Northampton Saints to One Angel Square

Mother Christmas gift appeal boost from Northampton Saints and Travis Perkins

Sport England has been running a campaign

Grants up to £2,500 will help black people access physical activity and sport

Dancemind based in Northampton

Northamptonshire Community Foundation awards - the latest nominees

Ofsted inspected the joint NNC and WNC children's services

Children's services in Northamptonshire rated 'requires improvement' by Ofsted

Northamptonshire's Mother Christmas, Jeanette Walsh, has promised to carry on her work despite a hip operation

Selfless 'Mother Christmas' battles back from illness to help county children

Donate to our annual gift appeal and help Mother Christmas support children across the county

How to donate to our annual Christmas toy and gift appeal in Northamptonshire

Corby, Jeanette Walsh - Mother Christmas -

Today we launch our annual Christmas gift appeal

Northampton artist Dave Pearson

Northants Open Studios Art Festival is back - and it's 'bigger and better'

Look East

BBC Look East to scrap regional base in digital news shake up

Members of Girlguiding enjoy the outdoors

Stanwick Lakes invites county Guides to hands-on activity day
Girlguiding Northamptonshire has partnered with Nenescape on the day

Oil-heated households tend to be older, less well-insulated and harder to heat

‘Perfect storm’ as Northamptonshire’s oil-heated homes face major bills

Chief Constable Nick Adderley

‘Austerity crime’ a ticking timebomb, warns Northants police chief

Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Nick Adderley .

‘The drugs gangs were taking the p***’ – Northants' top cop on rooting out the c...

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Council 'publicity stunt' £600 bonus a 'kick in the teeth' for Northamptonshire ...

Jeanette has been handing over Easter eggs kindly donated to her appeal

Generous Northants residents thanked for 'best ever' Easter egg appeal

Kelmarsh Hall

Kelmarsh Hall gardens to open for charity

The new recruits outside the Darby Close HQ

Fire chief welcomes 18 new Northamptonshire firefighter recruits

Ukrainian flag against a blue sky. Yellow and blue colors. National symbol of Ukraine.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation Ukraine appeal tops £23,000

Stella Freeman with her award

Long-serving Northamptonshire open garden owners rewarded for years of service

The Superhero fun run takes place at Wicksteed Park

Superheroes assemble at Wicksteed Park charity fun run for Northamptonshire hosp...