West Northamptonshire Council

An artist's impression of the plans for Daventry town centre

Town centre plans include new play area, green spaces and shopping improvements

Plans have been submitted to build up to 255 homes on land west of Ashby Road in Daventry.

Plans submitted to build 255 homes on farmland the size of 28 football pitches

Currently National Highways is carrying out a safety study which covers the A5 from Kilsby to Weedon.

One of the ‘most dangerous stretches of road in the Midlands’ is right here

West Northamptonshire Council has announced that around 28 of the 62 spaces at St John's Square car park will be unavailable from August 28 until work is completed in April next year.

Part of town centre car park to close for eight months

Plans to transform the former Chasers nightclub in Daventry into a new KFC restaurant have been given the green light.

Plans approved to transform former nightclub into town's first KFC restaurant

The long-empty Landmark Hotekl in Daventry and the disused petrol station next door could be demolished and turned into a storage and distribution warehouse with office space, parking and a lorry yard on the London Road site.

Plans unveiled to DEMOLISH empty hotel – here’s what could be built in its place

Remembering former councillor Terry Gilford

Tributes paid to 'dedicated' former councillor who 'cared deeply' about Daventry

Daventry Town FC

Council backs new long-term lease for Daventry Town Football Club

Disabled parking bays outside the front of the leisure centre have been removed. Credit: Google Maps

Support charity raises complaints over removal of disabled parking

Councillor Anthony Lock

Reform candidate secures town council seat in by-election victory

A call-in meeting was held at the One Angel Square offices on Monday June 29. Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Opposition stages walk-out as private rented sector housing call-in fails
Opposition councillors on West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) staged a walkout at a meeting, claiming pre-prepared speeches had been read out regarding a key housing homeless policy document.
Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter

George Furbank at Saints' title parade in 2024 (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Title parade set as supporters get chance to celebrate with Saints heroes

One of the new enforcement areas is in Harlestone Road, Northampton.

Three new bus lane cameras will begin fining drivers soon

The homes will be bought on the Malabar development in Daventry.

Council agrees to buy 47 'affordable rent' flats on new build estate

A resident was fined after an unlicensed waste carrier fly-tipped their rubbish in a Northamptonshire village. Photo: WNC.

Resident fined £600 after unlicensed waste carrier fly-tipped their rubbish

Dawid Kozłowski

Resident raises HMO safety concerns, parking pressures and overflowing rubbish

Cllr Fiona Baker has been elected as chair and Cllr Anthony Lock has been elected as vice chair of West Northants Council for 2026/27.

Former Conservative cabinet member elected as new chair of WNC

Extra storage space marks new chapter for Northamptonshire Archives

Extra storage space marks new chapter for Northamptonshire Archives

West Northamptonshire Council cabinet meeting on Tuesday May 5

Some education budget debt could be written off if WNC submits SEND reform plan

West Northants Council, One Angel Square

Councils set to approve new county-wide domestic abuse strategy

Stagecoach has said it will reinstate part of a rural bus route after concerns were raised about social isolation and the impact on vulnerable residents.

Direct link to hospital not reinstated as firm reverses changes to bus route

Lauren Bunting, co-founder of West Northants SEND Action Group
Credot: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

WNC spent £1 million in four years on fighting SEND tribunals, data reveals

Mark Arnull, Reform UK leader of West Northamptonshire Council, is demanding answers on the hotels in West Northamptonshire currently being used as asylum accommodation.

Council leader demands answers regarding closure dates for asylum hotels

Plans for a major lorry park near Daventry have been refused after nearly 70 residents voiced concerns.

Major plans for huge lorry park REFUSED after nearly 70 residents object

Hackleton and Roade voters will take to the polls in May this year.

By-election confirmed after former Reform and independent councillor resigns

Ability Bus Service is set to close on April 13.

'It's very sad': OAP bus service boss explains full reason behind sudden closure

Deafconnect provides services at its hub in the Spencer Dallington Community Centre, Northampton. Credit: Google Maps

Organisation appointed to provide support to deaf and hard of hearing community

Lings Forum Leisure Centre will have a new operator - Everyone Active - from Wednesday April 1.

Three gyms to shut for two days as new operator takes over
Three gyms in Northampton will shut for two days to allow replacement equipment to be installed and centres to be cleaned, as a new operator takes over.
Carly Odell

Deputy Chief Executive and Place Executive Director at West Northamptonshire Council, Stuart Timmiss, is set to retire later this year.

Interim deputy chief executive at WNC set to retire after 44-year career

Glynis Rolph, from Hackleton, said the community bus service helped her gain her independence back, make friends and get out into the community.
Credit: Glynis Rolph

Pensioner speaks out as 'lifeline' community bus service set to close

One Angel Square, West Northamptonshire Council
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

'Green shoots' as WNC halves average time to complete SEND plans

Deafconnect provides services at its hub in the Spencer Dallington Community Centre, Northampton. Credit: Google Maps

People supported by Deafconnect 'feel they have nowhere to turn'

One Angel Square, Northampton. Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Council's plan to 'modernise' planning service and provide 'faster' decisions

Blandine is 1 of 3 women shortlisted for the Business Award category (and 1 of 8 women in total) out of approx 120 nominations.

West Northamptonshire grant helps bring life-changing pelvic floor therapy to lo...

Deafconnect provides services at its hub in the Spencer Dallington Community Centre, in Northampton.
Credit: Google Maps

Concerns over council's commissioning of a new hearing impairment service

More electric buses will be hitting the streets of West Northamptonshire soon, according to the council.

17 new electric buses added to fleet following Government funding

WNC held an extraordinary meeting on Friday, March 13, to discuss devolution options for the area.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Councillors vote to find devolution deal despite 'billy no-mates' concerns

Large scale fly tips have decreased in West Northamptonshire over four years. (File picture).

'Tipper lorry load’ fly-tipping incidents decreases, despite national data

One Angel Square, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Council.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Improvement plan set out after social care services rated 'requires improvement'

Workers carrying out repairs on the West Northants road network.
Credit: WNC

Council paid out more than £130,000 since 2022 in pothole compensation

West Northamptonshire Council has issued an update on the social housing situation across the unitary authority area.

Regulator meetings reducing as improvements made to social housing, WNC says

Families of children starting secondary school in September this year have found out where the will attend.

Percentage of pupils offered place at first place school drops slightly

Cllr Mark Arnull, leader of West Northants Council
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Reform approves its first ever budget in West Northamptonshire

Cllr Martin Griffiths (left), Leader of North Northamptonshire Council, and Cllr Mark Arnull, Leader of West Northants.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Councils suffer another blow in attempts to secure devolution deal for region

The petition to scrap plans to replace part of the sports hall at Daventry Leisure Centre (pictured) with a soft play area had gathered 1,321 verified signatures at the time of writing on February 20.

Petition launched to scrap plans to change use of 'irreplaceable' sports hall
A petition has been launched calling to scrap plans to replace part of the sports hall at Daventry Leisure Centre with a soft play area.
Logan MacLeod

One Angel Square, West Northamptonshire Council
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Bus lane changes proposed for busy road under traffic order shake-up

One of the potholes discovered by Daventry Banksie

Reform councillors decline to attend public meeting about potholes

The cabinet discussed their final 2026/27 budget proposals at the Forum in Towcester.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Reform U-turn on parking charges in market towns after protests

The first ever Discover Northamptonshire Tourism Awards will take place at Silverstone Museum on Friday February 27.

First ever Northamptonshire-wide tourism awards to take place later this month

Local residents attended in protest to the plans.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Councillors will debate controversial bioenergy plant plans again

Plans for Dallington Park School have been scrapped by the government.

‘Polarised pressures’ in school places as 900-place project scrapped

The West Northamptonshire Council Schools Forum met on Tuesday, February 3.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Plans for 900-place school dropped as 'not enough long-term need'

One Angel Square, West Northamptonshire Council
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

WNC 'not currently priority' for Reform's DOGE team, says senior councillor

Interim Chief Executive Martin Henry (left) with WNC Leader Cllr Mark Arnull.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Council spent more than £32,000 in recruitment costs to find new chief executive

One Angel Square, West Northamptonshire Council.

WNC’s adult social care provision rated requires improvement by health watchdog

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