Northants County Council

Campaigners fighting the proposed closure of 21 libraries in Northamptonshire have gained a small victory today (June 20) after local politicians voted not to permanently close any libraries until after the result of the forthcoming judicial review is known.

The sun may be shining now, but Northamptonshire residents could be facing a bleak winter as the cash-strapped county council is planning to drastically reduce its winter gritting service.

The sale of Northampton’s historic County Hall has been paused at the eleventh hour after a group of councillors used constitutional powers to force decision-makers to look again.

Northamptonshire County Council has misspent £8m of public health money and has now been ordered to find the funds to re-invest in services.

A consultation exercise launched this week asking Northants residents to have their say on the future of local government in the county has been slammed by a prominent councillor.

Northamptonshire County Council should have had financial reserves far beyond what it left itself when it had to balance its books.

A councillor is calling for Northamptonshire County Council to put on hold plans to close 21 of its libraries until the outcomes of a judicial review are known.

Consultation on a re-structure of local government in Northamptonshire starts today (Monday), with opportunities for all residents, businesses and other stakeholders in the county to have their say.

Consultation on a re-structure of local government in Northamptonshire will now start on Monday (June 18) with opportunities for all residents, businesses and other stakeholders to have their say.

Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) stands to make £3.25m if it sells off its libraries marked for closure.

Fraud at Northamptonshire County Council is ‘increasingly probable’ in the coming years, according to the authority’s internal auditor.

A planning refusal stopping the former leader of Northants County Council from building a second home in her back garden has been challenged by a ward councillor and will now go forward for members of her own political party to vote upon.

Severe spending controls may have to be imposed for the next two years at Northamptonshire County Council, according to the authority’s finance director.

Residents, businesses and other stakeholders in Northamptonshire are invited to have their say on a re-structure of local government in the county.

The boss of the shared services unit jointly run by Northamptonshire County Council left his job in March this year with a £66,000 payout on top of his £152,000 annual salary.

Crisis-hit Northamptonshire County Council are set to launch a hunt for a new interim boss.

A recruitment agency set up by Northamptonshire County Council with other authorities has come under scrutiny.

Northamptonshire County Council may not have balanced its books last year according to its auditors and could be facing a legal wrangle.

The commissioner in charge of steering Northamptonshire County Council through its troubles has made his first public statement.