Two schemes have been given extra funding by cash-strapped Northamptonshire County Council, but it will soon start running a ‘fine-tooth comb’ over its capital spending.
Councillors will tonight prioritise the areas and services which they hope to protect from upcoming cuts as the county council tries to balance its budget.
An application to build a new McDonald’s restaurant in the Morrison’s car park in Kettering Road has been approved by councillors despite 85 letters of objection from residents.
A motion calling on Daventry District Council to register its ‘dismay’ over plans to form two new unitary authorities in a local government shake-up has been rejected by councillors.
Attempts to warn Northamptonshire County Council that it was in a ‘significant financial crisis’ were ignored by leaders THREE years ago, the full contents of a letter can now reveal.
A series of potential improvement works to the A43 have been endorsed by South Northampton shire Council in a bid to help unlock the area’s growth potential and improve its safety.
