Politics

Opposition councillors have called on Northamptonshire County Council to install more electric car charging points if it wants to meet its carbon footprint targets.

A massive planning application in Overstone has been approved that will see 50 new homes built, as well as 40 retirement apartments and a 70-bed care home.

Poor air quality is estimated to have contributed to more than 200 deaths in Northamptonshire in 2017, according to the latest figures.

The chief executive of Northamptonshire County Council has admitted the authority is still a ‘struggling’ one.

“Nothing is off the table” when it comes to whether money intended for the Northamptonshire County Council pension pot will be used to bolster the council’s fragile finances.

Residents have benefited from a record-breaking year of community events, projects and grant funding from Daventry District Council.

Community-minded volunteers have cleared streets and parks of more than 220 bags of litter in Daventry district.

A commemoration of Daventry's war heroes and a Victorian exhibition has helped Daventry Museum scoop a trio of titles, including the vaunted Heritage Organisation of the Year gong at a countywide awards ceremony.

Soldiers from Daventry who lost their lives in the First World War have been remembered with new hand-written crosses on their graves in France and Belgium.

Dog owners in Daventry district are being reminded of the importance of making sure the information on their pet’s microchip is kept up-to-date.

A new housing scheme in Walgrave is providing affordable homes to families with a connection to the area.

Northamptonshire County Council has received a £100k settlement from a healthcare provider after a dispute over its performance.

Northamptonshire school leaders say they are ‘are feeling the pressure’ and want a meeting with the county’s MPs to tell them ‘there is not enough money in the system’.

Proposals to transfer some Daventry District Council services and land to Daventry Town Council are due to be considered at a meeting tonight (Thursday).

A year of fundraising activities by the then-chairman of Daventry District Council has raised some £3,000 for deserving causes.

The announcement that Northamptonshire County Council has balanced its books for the 2018/19 year with a £4.5 million underspend is a 'remarkable achievement' - the leader of the authority says.