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Virgin Media O2 will cut up to 2,000 jobs

Virgin Media O2 to cut more than a tenth of UK workforce

Millions of patients in England will be able to get prescriptions for seven common conditions, plus the contraceptive pill and more blood pressure checks, directly from pharmacies under new plans to tackle the GP crisis in the UK.

Pharmacies to offer prescriptions for 7 new conditions amid GP crisis

Pope Francis allows women to vote in bishops’ meeting for first time

landlords may soon be given more power to deal with anti-social tenants

Landlords to be given extra powers to evict ‘anti-social’ tenants

129 Cineworld venues face risk of closure

The 129 Cineworld cinemas at risk as chain struggles to find buyer

Full list of places that will see a council tax increase in April 2023

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

Leading UK vet calls for outright ban on owning dogs with cropped ears

British passport prices are set to rise next month

Passport application fees to increase next month

Cllr Ian McCord campaigned against introducing a £42 charge for garden waste collections in 2022 — now he's fighting a West Northamptonshire Council increase to £55 from April

Councillor labels garden bin charge hike 'sneaky stealth tax' for West Northants

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

The bill will introduce serious punishment for disruptive protestors

The consultation results will be taken into consideration for the a draft housing strategy.

Council launches public consultation to gather views on housing strategy

Council tax bills will go up by at least an average of 2.99 percent from April — but some areas will pay more

Council tax set to rise by £36 a year in Northampton .. £63 in Daventry

Households warned they will need up to 7 bins each as part of major rubbish coll...

Many supermarkets are encouraging card payments (Photo: Shutterstock)

Latest rules on cash payments at UK supermarkets - including Asda, Tesco and Sai...

The district council is holding an online exhibition on conservation areas for villages in the Daventry district.

Conservation areas proposed for Creaton, Badby, Long Buckby and Clipston

An artist's impression of how the new homes will look.

Former village commercial site to be demolished for new homes

Energy firms could get powers to cut off EV charging at peak times

A national lockdown has not been ruled out, as Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it could be imposed as the “last line of defence" (Photo: Shutterstock)

Experts are recommending a 2 week national lockdown to coincide with October sch...

Daventry District Council is considering transferring three community centres over to the town council, including Mayfield Park (top) and Southbrook Community Centre (bottom right).

Daventry District Council bids to transfer community centres to town council bef...

Lewis Hamilton after winning the 2019 British Grand Prix at Silverstone

It's official: Silverstone will be hosting back-to-back Formula 1 races for revi...

The final budget in Northamptonshire County Council's 130-year history was agreed at County Hall

Historic final budget is agreed by Northamptonshire County Council

Daventry Market could be transferred from district council ownership to Daventry Town Council under plans being discussed tonight.

Could ownership of play areas and cemeteries be transferred to Daventry Town Cou...

Falconer's Hill Academy is one of the David Ross Education Trust schools in Daventry

Proposals that could see support staff cut in four Daventry schools will place s...

Remember this lost Daventry building?

Three weekly bin collection plan for Daventry district gets backing from council...

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BREAKING NEWS: County council reveals planned cuts to school meals, bus services...

Union says links to police will ‘damage reputation of fire service’, as police c...
Proposals that would see Northamptonshire’s police commissioner in charge of the county’s firefighters will damage the reputation of the fire service, a union says.

Watford wind farm refused