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Plans have been unveiled to create a new restaurant unit in Sol Central

Plans unveiled to open a new restaurant in vacant unit at Sol Central

The Cold Ashby Pub Group (pictured) was formed to 'save the pub'. So far they have been successful after plans were rejected this week to convert it into a Post Office.

Controversial plans to convert village pub into a Post Office refused

West Northamptonshire Council offices at One Angel Square, Northampton.

What WNC is proposing for the next budget including £12m for road improvements

Pictures taken on Tuesday morning (December 3)

I took a walk down one of the grottiest streets in town – it's a disgrace

Billing Aquadrome flooding November 2024

Huge changes planned for Billing Aquadrome – including splitting the site in two

Steffans is leaving the town centre after 48 years in business

'Passionate' owner of jewellery store criticises 'robotic' WNC after meeting

Corby - Hooke Close next to the new warehouse on the former Weetabix site /Ian Bateman

High Court rejects Corby Hooke Close resident's application for judicial review

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is offering significant loans to support businesses in the Grosvenor Centre: £2 million for H&M's relocation, £1 million for flexible office spaces, and £375,000 for "micro shops" in vacant areas.

WNC offers £2m loan to shopping centre owners to keep H&M as part of huge deal

The £12.4 million refurbishment of Northampton's Market Square has been completed today (Friday, November 29) 22 months after works first started on February 1, 2023

£12.4m refurbishment of the Market Square completed after nearly two years

The Market Square will host a series of Christmas events this December.

Series of Christmas activities announced including carols and 'Grinch surprise'

The Home Office is reportedly set to take over the Ibis hotel near Crick to house asylum seekers.

'Serious concerns' raised as another hotel set to be used for asylum seekers

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is set to host a pivotal Housing Summit this week as it launches its new Affordable Housing Delivery Plan

Stakeholders to discuss future plans for affordable housing in West Northamptons...

An artist's impression of what the care home will look like.

Green light for 73-bed care home within wider development

One Angel Square, Northampton, headquarters of West Northamptonshire Council. (Image: Nadia Lincoln LDRS).

Regulator finds ‘serious failings’ in social housing

Land behind the Mereway Ambulance Station is set to be sold on.

Council agrees to sell off assets including pocket park, care home and buildings

Flooded streets in Northamptonshire as Storm Bert brings heavy rainfall. River Nene at Cotton End (left) and Cotton End (right).

Storm Bert: 'This is bigger than the Northampton floods of 1998,' says expert
A flooding expert has said that the amount of rainfall Northampton has had is bigger than the famous flood of 1998.
Logan MacLeod

WNC CEO Anna Earnshaw

Top council boss speaks out on latest extreme flooding at notorious holiday park

Workers trapped at the Oriental Paradise restaurant next to Billing Aquadrome at about 11am

I visited Billing Aquadrome after it was deemed a 'danger to life', it was chaos

This was Bants Lane in August when the previous set of three-way traffic lights were in place. More are now in place until the end of November.

Motorists slam 'double-whammy' roadworks causing traffic 'carnage' in busy road

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Revealed: Here’s how much West Northamptonshire Council makes every year from parking fees at their 20 car parks around Northampton.

Here's how much revenue WNC makes from per year from its 20 car parks in town

One Angel Square, Northampton, headquarters of West Northamptonshire Council. (Image: Nadia Lincoln LDRS).

WNC expects Government to use another unnamed hotel to house asylum seekers

West Northamptonshire Council offices at One Angel Square, Northampton.

Council approves additional HMO licensing laws after rouge landlords sentenced

June Turnock, 85, says she relies on using buses to get into town a few times a week.

Residents react to 'kick in the teeth' price hike as bus fares set to rise to £3

An indicative masterplan of the Bell Plantation employment site development. Part of the refused DHL site, which includes the proposed football pitches for the town, can be seen directly above the boundaries.

Controversial plans for employment zone refused after three hour debate

Cllr James Hill, Conservative, Billing and Rectory Farm.

Complaints about social housing 'skyrocket' since damning report

Northampton Crown Court.

Rogue landscaper who conned more than £40,000 from victims jailed
A rogue trader, who offered landscaping services in West Northamptonshire but conned more than £40,000 from his victims, has been jailed.
Carly Odell

Some of the issues across the HMO properties in Northampton. Photo: West Northamptonshire Council.

Three rogue landlords fined more than £400,000 for unlicensed HMOs

Residents in West Northamptonshire will be invited to open their homes to those in need.

Housing scheme launched where residents can open their homes to those in need

Wait times for children trying to access treatment within child mental health services in Northamptonshire have halved since last year.

Wait times for child mental health treatment halves since last year

West Northamptonshire Council litter wardens were criticised for their approach in 2022

WNC contractor denies claims from former Northampton town centre litter warden

Kettering MP Rosie Wrighting said she was pleased to see the Northamptonshire councils receiving funding for the most vulnerable.
Credit: House of Commons

Northants councils to get £115,000 funding for rough sleepers this winter

Councillor Sue Sharps has joined the Labour party.

Independent councillor joins Labour party in a bid to 'secure brighter future'

A resident in the area claims traffic wardens targeted Midsummer Meadows car park during UoN's graduation day. WNC says it 'does not believe' that is the case.

WNC refutes claim traffic wardens 'targeted' car park during UoN graduation day

Plans have been submitted to build a solar farm on a field next to Watford Gap Services

Plans unveiled for solar farm the size of ten football pitches near village

The new Market Square from above.

Trader 'disappointed' over lack of Christmas events planned for Market Square

Cllr Larratt (bottom left) has confirmed a traffic enforcement camera in Marefair will go live on Friday. The camera will enforce a ban on left turns on to Horsemarket

Traffic enforcement camera set to go live on Friday at busy junction

Leader of the council Adam Brown has apologised for the housing failings and the leader of the opposition group Wendy Randall has called the issues "shameful".

Council apologises for series of failings in how social housing is managed

Zone is building 101 in College Street, behind the former Debenhams store.

Works officially underway to build another 101 students flats in town centre

One Angel Square, Northampton, headquarters of West Northamptonshire Council. (Image: Nadia Lincoln LDRS)

Revealed: Salary breakdown of every WNC employee at cash-strapped council

One Angel Square, Northampton, headquarters of West Northamptonshire Council. (Image: Nadia Lincoln LDRS).

Here's how many employees kept their jobs at WNC after former council went bust

West Northamptonshire Council’s (WNC) disgraced former leader Councillor Jonathan Nunn.

Police close investigation into harassment claims by disgraced former WNC leader

Plans for a huge solar farm to be built on farmland between Harpole and Flore is set to be approved by WNC next week.

Plans for huge solar farm capable of powering 10k homes recommended for approval

The council will consider enforcing the £2,513 fee for reserving a burial plot across all of its 13 cemeteries in North Northants.

Council set to introduce £2,500 fee to reserve a grave for 99 years

The council has approved plans to convert a residential home in Northampton into a small 'respite' care home, which will offer families a short break from care duties.

Plans to turn home into small respite care home approved despite objections

Councillor Adam Brown talking at the launch of the One West Northamptonshire plan.

One West Northants plan launched by council in a bid to improve lives

Plans have been approved to demolish 35-45 Abington Street buildings, former homes of M&S and BHS and the former jobcentre at 20-28 Wood Street.

Plans to DEMOLISH the former M&S building in town have been approved

The long-abandoned Bective Works site, in Bective Road, Kingsthorpe, is up for sale at £4 million

Former shoe factory site, with permission to build 97 homes, up for sale at £4m

CGI illustration of the proposed care bungalows in Long Buckby.

Green light for 68-bed care home in Northamptonshire village despite objections

There will be no Christmas-themed market at the new £12.4million Market Square this year, West Northants Council has revealed.

Here's why there will be NO Christmas-themed market on new £12.4m Market Square

This is where 1,800 trees have been felled at the Firs to make way for the NWRR. Credit: Richard Durham.

The Althorp Estate remains silent on start date for 8,000-tree replanting scheme

Computer Science student Artjoms Mihailovs, 18, said he felt "lied to" over the fees. He said he would've looked for an apprenticeship instead if he had known about the increase.

Students 'feel lied to' as university tuition fees set to rise next year

Here's how Abington Street and Fish Street are looking this month (November) as part of the council's £5m refurbishment works.

Latest progress of £5 million facelift to two of town's busiest streets

Steffans first opened in Abington Square back in 1976.

Steffans owners react to WNC's 'computer says no' response to closure of shop

Three landlords have been fined after running unlicensed HMOs across Northampton. (File picture).

Three landlords ordered to pay more than £450,000 in fines for unlicensed HMOs