Corby Council leader: We don’t want unitary authority here
Corby Council leader Tom Beattie has publicly declared his opposition to the Government’s proposal to scrap the authority and merge it with three other councils.
Fight to save Northamptonshire libraries taken to High Court after young girl's plea
The fight to save 21 Northamptonshire libraries has reached the High Court after a young girl applied for a judicial review against the county council.
Parents worried as specialist Northampton respite care centre faces uncertain future
The parents who use a specialist Northampton respite care centre for children are worried the service may come to an end after a 32 per cent reduction in funding.
Multi-million-pound school building project in Northampton hailed a ‘dog’s dinner’ as it goes £11.4m over budget
A new school heralded as one of Northampton’s key regeneration projects has gone £11.4m over budget and a broke county council is having to pick up the tab to make sure it opens in time.
CUTS U-TURN: Free on-street parking periods in Northampton to shrink and prices to rise
The county council plans to wring an extra £300,000 from motorists in Northampton through on-street parking by shrinking free periods and raising charges.
