Councillor Chris Millar has announced that he will resign from his role as Leader of Daventry District Council on October 31, along with Deputy Leader Councillor Liz Griffin.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to call for general election to avoid a Brexit 'crisis' in a speech in Northamptonshire today (Monday, August 19).
More police officers and expanding stop-and-search powers will help to address rising crime, according to the policing minister on a whistle-stop tour of Northamptonshire yesterday (Wednesday, August 14).
The councillor in charge of balancing the books at the county council has said he will ‘strongly resist’ dipping back into its cash reserves this year.
A union that represents Northamptonshire County Council staff has entered into a formal dispute with the council, claiming the authority is not consulting as it is legally required to do.
Northamptonshire County Council should review all the properties it owns to see whether they can be better utilised to offer accommodation for children in care.
Northamptonshire County Council is predicting it won’t be able to make more than £5m of budgeted savings from its failing children’s services department.
Northamptonshire County Council has appointed a new officer to oversee the council’s finances, who will be the third person in the position in little over a year.
Some agency staff joining children’s services in Northamptonshire are not able to do the social care work required of them, according to the officer in charge.
Councillors have claimed that office staff at Northamptonshire County Council have been told not to speak to them unless it has been approved by a senior manager.
Northamptonshire County Council got a mention in a council chamber in North Yorkshire this week - as an ominous warning for what happens when local authorities go bust.
After a very long wait the auditors have delivered their verdict on Northamptonshire County Council’s financial annus horribilus and say a ‘lack of robust planning, project delivery and governance’ led to the £35m overspend.
Northamptonshire foster carers are experiencing undue pressure to take on placements and are not always given the full picture about a child’s needs, Ofsted has said today.
Creating a children’s trust is not the answer to sorting out Northamptonshire’s inadequate children’s services, says the county council’s opposition group.
As the dust has settled on the Conservative party leadership race, almost half of Northamptonshire's MPs are part of Boris Johnson's new government as ministers.
Northamptonshire children’s services have been graded as inadequate by Ofsted which has found some looked-after children are living in unsafe accommodation and other care leavers have become homeless.
A town centre vision should be pushed through by Daventry District Council before it is abolished – as the councillor for regeneration feels like the successor council might not make it a ‘priority’.
An inspector’s report due to come out in September will not make ‘pleasant reading’ for Northamptonshire Police – but its chief constable says it is a ‘snapshot in time’ that doesn’t reflect where the force currently is.
