Matt Golby

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West Northamptonshire Council spent £1.8 million on making staff redundant in 2023.

WNC spent £1.8 million making staff redundant last year

Pictured: (back l-r) Kath Hall from NHFT, Clare Lewis from North Northamptonshire Public Health, Mat

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West Northamptonshire's hub has details on financial support, warm places and food banks for those struggling with the Cost of Living crisis

Here's how locals struggling with cost of living crisis get help

West Northamptonshire's live-in care service has been rated 'outstanding'. (File picture).

Live-in care service rated ‘outstanding’ in first watchdog inspection

West Northamptonshire Council could charge residents to help find a care home even if they pay for the care themselves

Council consider charging ‘admin fee’ to help adult social care self-funders

The service aims to support people leaving hospital to reduce the likelihood of re-hospitalisation.

Care watchdog rates West Northamptonshire Council’s reablement service as ‘good’

West Northamptonshire Council says it will be supporting around 17,500 households with vouchers and extra cash to help with grocery shopping and energy bills this winter

Council pledges to help 17,500 households through winter cost of living crisis

Half term vouchers will be issued to those in West Northamptonshire who usually receive free school meals.

Council announces free school meals vouchers for October half term

Health chiefs are promoting Stoptober 2022 to encourage smokers in Northamptonshire to quit for the good of their health and wealth

Stoptober 2022: Quit now for good of your health and wealth, message to smokers

Elderly and infirm pensioners in West Northamptonshire eligibile for £100 payments to help with the cost of living crisis have been told they need to travel to their nearest Post Office rather than have money paid into bank accounts

Council tells elderly to go 'miles' for £100 cost of living crisis voucher
Councillor blasts ‘no joined-up thinking’ over making elderly and vulnerable get to a Post Office
Kevin Nicholls

More than 10,000 eligible children will get £20 vouchers from West Northamptonshire Council covering the cost of school meals over the summer holidays

Free summer school meals for 10,000 children to combat cost of living crisis

More than 10,000 children who normally get free school meals will receive food vouchers through the summer holidays, under proposals from West Northamptonshire councillor Matt Golby

Council opens £2.6m warchest to fund summer holidays free school meals

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Council to consider draft anti-poverty strategy at next cabinet meeting

Signs are now up in country park play areas to tell people not to smoke.

‘No smoking’ rule implemented in country park play areas across Northamptonshire

Cllr Matt Golby is at odds with health secretary Sajid Javid over social care funding

Tory council stands up to government over care staff funding crisis in West Nort...

A final report has laid bare the critical failings of the former Northamptonshire County Council.

'Ingrained culture of failure' laid bare in final report over collapse of Northa...

Northamptonshire County Council will cease to exist from April 1

'Have we done a good job?' Cold water poured on congratulations for turning arou...

A screengrab of the last-ever Northamptonshire County Council meeting on Zoom

'Now is the time to say goodbye': Northamptonshire County Council meets for the ...

Northamptonshire County Council will be abolished from April 1

High praise for turning around Northamptonshire County Council's fortunes due at...

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Northamptonshire county councillors full of praise for turning finances around i...

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Hundreds of kind-hearted volunteers have displayed amazing kindness as they put together lunch bags for hungry children this week.

Northamptonshire County Council FINALLY reveals how to claim half-term school me...

'Rose of Northamptonshire': new award to honour county's coronavirus heroes

Northamptonshire County Council is overseeing the tendering process for the new highways contract, despite it being replaced by a new unitary in April.

Future unitary’s ‘hands are tied’ if county continues with highways contract ten...

Ian Curryer was involved in the set up of Nottingham City Council's Robin Hood Energy which has collapsed owing millions to the council.

Chair of Northants' children's trust RESIGNS after heavy criticism

Cllr Scrimshaw wants to see the financial details of the contract.

Concerns raised about Northamptonshire children's trust contract

The county council is facing a loss of income due to coronavirus.

"We will tackle it head on with or without government help" - county council on ...
The councillor in charge of the budget at Northamptonshire County Council has said it will tackle the financial impact of COVID-19 'head on', with or without the help of the Government.
James Averill

The former recycling centre site is now acting as a mortuary

Temporary mortuary at Wollaston may become permanent says county council

Clockwise (from top): Matt Golby, Jonathan Nunn, Ian McCord and Richard Auger - the four existing council leaders - will all serve on the new shadow executive committee for West Northamptonshire Council.

'Executive committee' of senior councillors will oversee transition to new West ...

Northamptonshire County Council says it has balanced its budget by reporting a slight underspend for 2019/20

Budget balanced for second year in a row at Northamptonshire County Council

Northants firefighters answered the Government's plea for help

Northamptonshire firefighters taking on "the most challenging of additional role...

Northamptonshire County Council is getting a further funding boost from the Government.

Northamptonshire County Council gets extra £13 million from government to deal w...

Councillor Malcolm Longley (centre) is the cabinet member for finance at Northamptonshire County Council

Northamptonshire County council doesn’t yet have ‘a proper handle’ on how corona...

James Thomas was only recently appointed as the interim CEO of the new children's trust which will launch in July

Newly appointed CEO of Northamptonshire children's trust to leave despite only b...

Councillor Wendy Brackenbury has been appointed to the cabinet and charged with being responsible for the transition to two new unitary councils

New cabinet member appointed to oversee local government reorganisation – 13 mon...

A temporary mortuary is opening just outside Wollaston this weekend

Wollaston tip site to be used as temporary mortuary during Covid-19 crisis

Friday's Met Office forecast for Northamptonshire

Perfect weather for gardening on Good Friday in Northants .. so remember to #Sta...

County Council lleader Matt Golby

Number of known Covid-19 cases tops 500 in Norhamptonshire, 54 now dead in count...

The county council discussed its relationship with Ernst & Young at a full council meeting

Concerns raised over Northamptonshire County Council's relationship with externa...

The county council has been on the search of extra social care beds

140 new social care beds will help free up capacity in Northamptonshire hospital...

People in Abington Park, Northampton, staying 2m apart during the coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Leila Coker

Graphs show people in Northamptonshire are listening to the coronavirus lockdown

Leader Councillor Matt Golby said he was 'aware' of the gender pay gap at the authority

Leader concedes gender pay gap needs to be 'equalised' at Northamptonshire Count...

Northamptonshire County Council has suspended its Freedom of Information service

Freedom of Information service suspended by Northamptonshire County Council unti...

The county council is to be scrapped next year and replaced by two unitary authorities

Existing councillors set to take up mantle of helping form two new unitary counc...
Existing councillors are now set to help launch the two new unitary authority councils that will be created next April.
James Averill

Councillors Matt Golby (top), Danielle Stone and Chris Stanbra released a joint statement today

Party leaders join forces to pledge ‘whatever is needed’ to keep Northamptonshir...

The county council has had to reduce or stop some services.

Northamptonshire County Council reduces customer service, closes archive service...

Northamptonshire County Council leader Matt Golby has called for an investigation to be held into home schooling at the highest levels of government

Council leader calls for national review after rapid rise of home schooling in N...

Leader Matt Golby said there is 'significant uncertainty' about the level of response needed to coronavirus.

Northants preparations for coronavirus ongoing but 'significant uncertainty' abo...

Northamptonshire County Council's last ever budget was agreed at County Hall last week

Opposition councillors condemn Conservatives' financial record after final North...

The length of winter gritting routes is set to be reduced in the county council's 2020/21 budget

Councillor 'guarantees' safe roads despite winter gritting cuts in Northamptonsh...

Ian Curryer will leave the chief executive job at Nottingham City Council to take charge of the new children's trust.

Nottingham council boss to lead new Northamptonshire children's trust

A new children's commissioner for Northamptonshire County Council will be appointed shortly by the government

New children’s commissioner for Northamptonshire County Council set to be announ...

The county council has had to completely change the way it scrutinises after facing severe criticism

How have things changed one year on from scrutiny overhaul at Northamptonshire C...

Staff at Northamptonshire County Council have not had a pay rise since 2017

‘Final decision’ on in-year pay rise for Northamptonshire County Council staff t...

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