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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

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

The damage is caused by widespread infiltration of excess water into the sewer network

Earls Barton’s The Square road damaged by flooding

Derngate will be closed on Sunday August 18 and Sunday September 1.

Town centre road closure as resurfacing brought forward ahead of cycling event

Costa Coffee in Fish Street has temporarily closed for a refurbishment.

National coffee chain closes for 'exciting' makeover – here’s when it reopens

Councillor Phil Larratt (pictured) has promised a £10 million investment into improving the roads (pictured) in Northampton and the surrounding villages

Council promises £10 million investment into improving roads

Councillor Phil Larratt (right) has explained why the street he lives on, Highfield Road, in Abington, (pictured) has recently been resurfaced

Man in charge of fixing roads explains why his street has been resurfaced

Rosie O'Leary's is set to open soon in Fish Street

Brand new Irish pub 'coming soon' to Northampton town centre

WNC has announced a series of major resurfacing works due to take place over the summer months.

Nine major resurfacing works scheduled for summer months

Sign pictured on the roundabout adjacent to the Icon Building.

Determined 'Daventry Banksie' demands answers from WNC as signs disappear

Councillor Larratt (left). JCB Pothole Pro (main).

12,500 m2 of road repairs carried out by innovative new machinery

Here's what Fish Street looks like after works started on site on Monday (February 26)

Watch as £5 million pound regeneration works begin in two major streets

Councillor Larratt (left). JCB Pothole Pro (main).

WNC's £184k pothole repair machine slammed for being 'too expensive to run'

A family riding bikes in a park

New routes to encourage walking and cycling to be introduced in Northampton

WNC says: “Hermitage Way is a bus only route which is routinely used by other motorists and enforcement is also set to start there later this month (February)." Pictured are the new traffic enforcement signs, the new ANPR camera and the clear bus lane only bus signage.

THREE locations where different traffic rules are now being enforced by cameras

Enforcement of the proper use of this box junction at St John’s Street and Victoria Gardens in Northampton started today. (February 1).

FIVE new locations where motorists will be fined for breaking rules
New rules have come into force TODAY (Thursday, February 1)
Logan MacLeod

Inspirational Women Awards

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Harpole residents are unhappy with the condition of a main road into the village and are calling on the council to fix it

Residents slam council over 'disgraceful' village road full of huge potholes

How Fish Street could look by spring 2025 following huge regeneration works

Start date revealed for multi-million pound works to transform iconic streets

A fleet of 12 gritters are ready for the winter in West Northamptonshire.

Fleet of gritters and stockpile of 5,500 tonnes of salt at the ready

Here's an artist's impression of how Fish Street (left) and Abington Street (right) could look like after regeneration works

Here's when works will start and finish to transform two main streets in town

Works will start in the Cotton End area of Northampton on Monday (August 14)

Thousands of motorists to be hit by two-week roadworks on major route

Two workers walking along a road placing cones

Here are the eight roads in and around Northampton set to benefit from annual su...

Road improvement works are set to take place across West Northants

Roads across West Northants set to benefit from 'future-proofing' treatments

Plans are being considered by WNC to buy a JCB Pothole Pro machine

Thousands of motorists could benefit from £450k pothole repair machine

Resident Karen Badcock and Sandie Maitland, women’s officer for the Northampton South Labour Party. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds.

‘I feel like I’m being fobbed off,’ says resident fighting ‘dangerous’ paving

Winners, nominees and supporters of the Inspirational Women's Awards

Awards ceremony for inspirational women celebrates International Women's Day
Inspirational women from around West Northants were celebrated at an awards ceremony.
Rebecca Hutson

The new fast-track scheme has been extended to include Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire

HS2 launches jobs scheme for unemployed young people in Northants and Bucks

Kier and West Northamptonshire working closely in the first year of a new highways contract.

Highways contract sees improvements in West Northamptonshire’s communities

Residents are unhappy with huge potholes in a busy road in Harpole

Residents criticise council over 'horrendous' potholes in village road

Labour deputy leader Bob Purser says questions remain over the tender process leading up to Kier landing West Northamptonshire's new £210 million highways contract

Labour councillors call for closer scrutiny of £210 million highways contract

KierWSP has landed two highways contracts worth £420 million from councils in Northamptonshire.

Split councils' £420m highways deals go back to same contractor

Gordon Street, in Semilong, is closed

Emergency road closure in Northampton after mysterious sinkhole appears

It was revealed the contract would be extended at a budget press conference at One Angel Square

Highways contract to be extended by Northamptonshire County Council

The Big Rig challenge at the college last year. Photo: Northampton College

Robot Wars winners coming to Northampton College for engineering festival with s...

Grit bins

Boroughs and parish councils step in to take over hundreds of under threat grit ...

A developer has been chosen to build the 200million development.

First phase of Â£200m plan for 750 new houses near Northampton starts this month...

Principal of Northampton College, Pat Brennan-Barrett

Northampton College's new Â£4.75m building will train next generation of builder...

Crime news

Boilers stolen from homes on Kettering construction site

A footbridge has been put in place over the River Nene from the University of Northampton's new campus to Delapre

VIDEO: New footbridge installed from Northampton park to Delapre Abbey

Image: University of Northampton

University of Northampton awards Â£53.5 million contract to build part of new Wa...