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Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police, Nick Adderley, remains suspended.

Chief constable remains suspended amid ongoing gross misconduct investigation

Firefighters protesting outside The Guildhall in Northampton earlier this year.

Northamptonshire firefighters attend Westminster amid fire service ‘chaos’

Rail strikes will affect services in Northamptonshire from December 1 to December 9.

How train passengers will be affected during week of national railway strikes

A new housing scheme will come into force in April next year after West Northamptonshire Council approved it at a cabinet meeting.

Cabinet approves housing allocation scheme which harmonises registers

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

Outreach courtesy of Chester House Estate

New outreach programme helps Daventry schoolchildren enjoy a unique taste of his...

From October 2017 until the present, WNC has installed temporary traffic lights over the rail line bridge in Bugbrooke Road for a total cost of £222,668.31.

More than £220,000 taxpayers’ money spent on Bugbrooke temporary traffic lights

Councillors will discuss a proposed housing strategy for West Northamptonshire.

Housing strategy aims to 'prevent and tackle homelessness'

Sally Duggleby, head of leasing at Prologis UK.

Royal Mail's largest UK parcel hub launches in Northamptonshire

Improvements are being made to bus services in Daventry so that they can better serve the community, starting from October 29.

Improvements made to bus routes to better serve the community

Tim Wills claims he has been trying to reach PA Housing for more than a year and a half to resolve the issues with no success.

‘Stressed’ resident claims social house left in 'mouldy and unsafe conditions'
The Daventry man claims he has been asking PA Housing to resolve the issues for more than a year and a half

A report sent to both West and North Northamptonshire Councils in early October revealed that they would respectively receive £3m and £2.6m less in Dedicated School Grant (DSG) funding for mainstream schools.

Schools to be significantly worse off after government funding technical error

Transport Minister and the Conservative MP for North West Durham Richard Holden, has been an MP continuously since December 2019.

Transport Minister Richard Holden at DIRFT’s Hub

The Youth Offending Service (YOS) has been rated 'good' after its latest inspection.

Youth Offending Service ‘good’ as child says life has ‘changed for the better’

A fleet of 12 gritters are ready for the winter in West Northamptonshire.

Fleet of gritters and stockpile of 5,500 tonnes of salt at the ready

The number of young people in Northamptonshire committing violent offences and found in possession of offensive weapons has increased, a report shows.

Increase in youth violence and knife crime across Northamptonshire, report finds

The new event is set to take place on Saturday, November 4, from 6pm, at the Parker E-ACT Academy, on Ashby Road.

Free ‘family-friendly’ fireworks display event returns to Daventry next month

Illustration of the original plans for the 45 homes in Flore which were refused in a planning meeting in November 2022. Taken from planning application. Credit: Barwood Homes Ltd

Appeal over 45 controversial new homes in Northants village

Early-stage CGI images of the homes to be built in the new Daventry estate. Credit: Spitfire Homes

Work to start on 68 homes at new Daventry estate

Keir Starmer is interrupted by a heckler. Credit: Getty

Keir Starmer Labour conference speech crashed by protester

MP Chris Heaton-Harris and Satvinder Soomal

Eye health in focus for MP visit

Hundreds of people involved in co-producing a new strategy to improve outcomes for West Northamptonshire children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) gathered to mark its launch at the iCon Centre in Daventry

Mixed reviews as council launch new SEND strategy

The online survey examining the views of the residents on extending the PSPO for three more years closes at midnight on Sunday, 24 October 2023.

Council looks for opinions on anti-social behaviour orders

Operation Fragment brings together Northamptonshire Police, West Northamptonshire Council, Daventry Town Council, housing bodies and charities to deal with crime and environmental concerns while providing residents with guidance and support.

New partnership initiative tackling crime and anti-social behaviour

Chris Heaton-Harris with members of the Buckby Library & Hub team and Long Buckby Parish Councillors

MP praises community managed library & hub in Buckby

The number of rough sleepers seeking help in cold weather more than doubled last year in West Northamptonshire, as homelessness figures increased nationally for the first time since 2017.

Rise in rough sleepers accessing emergency accommodation

Geoff Spokes, Chair of Long Buckby Parish Council

Inauguration of new play equipment at Cotton End Park, Long Buckby

The two bridging hotels which were housing the 220 refugees were Holiday Inn in Flore and Holiday Inn in Bedford Road

Two hotels reopen to public after hundreds of Afghan refugees are kicked out
The hotels have been closed to the public for over a year

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

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

Planning permission has been granted for change of use of the former HSBC building in Daventry. The site will become a Lounge bar.

Green light for new Lounge bar in former HSBC building in Daventry

The average response time for Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service crews has been revealed.

Revealed: Average wait time for fire crews and comparison to national average

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'

Nicci Marzec and Stephen Mold /Northamptonshire OFPCC

Commissioner says woman in charge of fire service was 'bullied out' of job

A solar farm that could power thousands of homes has been unanimously approved by councillors. (Pic: EDF)

Solar farm with 100,000 panels will be built on farmland

No new smart motorways will be built in England, but where does that leave Northamptonshire's road network. Photo: National Highways.

Smart motorways: What will happen in county now scheme has been axed?

A new fire chief for Northants is set to be confirmed next week

New fire chief for Northants set to be confirmed next week

Glassthorpe Solar Farm (Pic: EDF)

Solar farm which could power 14,000 homes set to be given the go ahead

Northampton Railway Station is likely to be eerily quiet as train drivers walk out over the coming weeks.

How train passengers will be affected by railway strikes in July 2023

More than 100 Traveller caravans were pitched up across West Northamptonshire at the start of the year, figures reveal.

More than 100 Traveller caravans pitched up across West Northamptonshire

Councillor Danielle Stone will stand for Labour in the elections for Northamptonshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

Labour's candidate to stand for crime commissioner role named

These seven secondary schools are the hardest to get into in West Northamptonshire, according to Department of Education figures.

REVEALED: The hardest West Northants secondary schools to get into in 2023

These eight primary schools are the hardest to get into in West Northamptonshire, according to Department of Education figures.

The hardest primary schools to get into in West Northamptonshire in 2023

Andrew Lewer, Philip Hollobone and Tom Pursglove pictured with the Wombles.

Litter Wombles ‘delighted’ with response to ‘slippery slope’ issue in Parliament
“This needs to be a national collective where we all bat the same way”

The former temporary chief constable of Northamptonshire Police will receive more than £19,000 for the 33 days he spent in the post, draft accounts show.

Interim chief constable 'cost' more than £19k for 33 days of work

East Haddon-based Cora Homes, under its previous trading name of Barwood Homes, applied to build 45 homes in Flore but its application was rejected by West Northamptonshire councillors last November.

Housing developer to appeal application to build 45 homes in Northamptonshire

The owners of Farthingstone Hotel and Golf Course, near Daventry, want to knock down the hotel and build a series of new buildings, including a new hub, a leisure building and 60 holiday huts.

Major revamp for Northamptonshire hotel and golf course on the cards

Councillor Ted Nicholl was elected as the new Mayor of Daventry for 2023-2024.

Councillor Ted Nicholl appointed as the new Mayor of Daventry

Guilsborough Academy is a high-performing academy school set in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England.

Students at Guilsborough Academy could lose free transport

Alfie Pride is serving a life sentence for murder

Boy who murdered teen was under care of social services, investigation reveals

Northamptonshire's Police commissioner Stephen Mold

Sacked police officers could be stripped of pensions

Rail strikes will affect services in Northamptonshire this week.

Railway strikes to affect train journeys in and out of county this week

Councillor Phil Bignell has been banned from sitting on two WNC committees.

Councillor who breached code of conduct at planning meeting banned

NNC and WNC share Northamptonshire's Children's Trust's services

Progress at Northamptonshire's fostering service at 'very early stage'