North Northamptonshire

Ofsted - Northamptonshire Children's Trust

At risk children still not helped and protected at the earliest opportunity

Young people from the GAINN Project at a 'mock' RTC

Practical firefighting scenarios help improve social skills in young people

Parkinson's UK

Free wellbeing event for residents affected by Parkinson’s

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Opinion: Reopening rail line could cut Northampton to Leicester journey time

Krya's grandmother Wendy Horn drives around looking for empty properties for her to move into. Image courtesy Channel 4 News.

The little girl who's been trapped in Kettering General Hospital for ten months

A pothole in Kettering

Just SEVEN motorists win pothole compensation claims

Evenley Wood Garden

Northamptonshire's tourism treasures highlighted in £10 days out summer campaign

In West Northamptonshire a total of 27,554 working days were lost across the 2021/2022 academic year, with 73.4% of teachers taking sickness absence that year.

The nine West Northants Schools with highest teacher sickness levels

West Northamptonshire Council said clearing up the mess costs it more than £750,000 every year.

17,000 fly-tips dumped in West Northamptonshire costs £750,000 every year

Freyja from Groundwork Northamptonshire

New grants scheme launched for food-based community projects

More than 27,000 working days were lost to teacher sickness absence in West Northamptonshire during the 2021/2022 academic year.

Union warns of 'burnout' as 27,000 days lost to teacher sickness absences

A magnificent dream home in an area of outstanding natural beauty

FOR SALE: The magnificent Italiante-style Fineshade Abbey

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Appeal to join in the fundraising fun at Serve

Dylan Holliday

Report into killing of teenager Dylan Holliday reveals missed opportunities

Joe Lack, JL Appliances

Engineering expert launches domestic appliance repair business

Social enterprises gather for marketing and PR training

Stronger together: Northamptonshire social enterprises celebrate boost
‘This six-month project was all about finding ways to help everyone not just survive, but also thrive and grow’

This section of the A43 looks set to get an upgrade with £28m coming from the DfT and both local councils

Next phase of A43 dualling could start within three years

180 asylum seekers have been living in the Ibis in Crick since October.

Council plea for help to sustain 180 asylum seekers living in a hotel

BACK ROW (L to R), Sean Rose (Policy Lead Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce), Andrew Hollett (General Manager Kettering Park Hotel & Spa), Cllr David Brackenbury (North Northamptonshire Council Executive Member for Growth and Regeneration), Simon Cox (NNBN), Philip Hollobone (Kettering MP), Kevin Rogers (Chair of Wilson Browne Solicitors and Regional LSIP) FRONT ROW (L to R), Marie Baker (NNBN and Poppy Design Studio), Cllr Keli Watts (Mayor of Kettering), Minister Kevin Hollinrake MP, Reemesh Patel (Vice President of Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce), Jessica Pilkington (Pilkington Communications)

Northampton organisations meet Business Minister

Some residents were moved more than 100 miles

Council moved some residents to temporary accommodation more than 100 miles away

Northamptonshire Sport events

If you go down to the woods… A new event for north Northamptonshire

Wollaston, temporary mortuary, The Leys,

Wollaston mortuary 'activated' ready for backlog of bodies

Simon Cox and Marie Baker, founders of NNBN, prepare to welcome the Minister

Northampton organisations set to meet the Minister for Small Businesses

West Northamptonshire Council is proposing to hike the charge for emptying garden waste bins from April

Cost of emptying your garden bin set to rise by 31 percent from April

Exactly how many homeless people died in Northants in last five years

Northamptonshire councils spend more than £300 million on providing adult social care in 2021-22 — but think tank Nuffield Health warns it is not enough

How much our councils spends on adult social care - and why more is needed

Children aged two and older are usually given the flu vaccine as a nasal spray. It's quick and painless and feels like a tickle

More under-fives with flu in hospitals – here’s how to get your child vaccinated
“For a third week running we have seen hospitalisation rates among children under five jump,” says UKHSA

Women's rights charity the Fawcett Society is calling on on Government to help women into higher-paying jobs

Women in Northamptonshire are working for NOTHING from now until 2023

Figures from charity the Trussell Trust showed nearly 13,000 food parcels were handed out in six months to September at its five foodbanks in Northamptonshire

Charity warns of 'tsunami of need' as thousands more turn to county foodbanks

Couples planning to tie the know can now book wedding registrations online in West Northamptonshire

Couples planning to tie the knot can say 'I do' to booking weddings online

Government figures have highlighted the number of families threatened with homelessness in Northamptonshire

Hundreds of county households with children threatened with homelessness

Covid deaths in Northamptonshire peaked during the early days of the pandemic as hospitals were inundated with patients during April 2020

Covid’s ‘grim human toll’ revealed as figures show 1,771 more deaths than normal

All Saints Church in Northampton hosted a remembrance service for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday September 18. Pews were full as hundreds attended to pay their respects.

In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II remembered during 'moving' service at All Saints

The Queen's Visit in 2001 - pictured in Kettering town centre

Picture tribute - looking back at Queen Elizabeth II's visits to North Northampt...

World Suicide Prevention Day.

World Suicide Prevention Day: Where events, help and training is available

Health chiefs in Northamptonshire are "strongly recommending" a return to wearing face coverings in shops and other crowded areas to halt a rise in Covid cases

Health chiefs 'strongly recommend' return of face masks in crowded areas

Property prices continued to rise across Northamptonshire in May — but experts warn a slowdown may be coming

County house prices rising, but for how long as cost of living crisis bites?

Princess Royal at Chester House Estate - meet the Romans

Princess Royal seal of approval for Northamptonshire's Chester House Estate

Mark Jones (left) alongside commissioner Stephen Mold during last week's confirmation panel meeting at Northampton Guildhall

New county fire chief confirmed after grilling from councillors

Charities warn renters in Northamptonshire are being hit hard by the cost of living crisis

Tenants spent up to quarter of wages on rent BEFORE cost-of-living crisis

Advice issued by public health officials in Northamptonshire

Health chiefs issue advice after new Covid variants see rise in hospitalisations

Figures show more than 1,800 Northamptonshire families and mums with young children are missing out on help from the NHS Healthy Start scheme

NHS Healthy Start: 1,800 Northamptonshire families miss out on help to buy food

NHS chiefs hope World Blood Donor Day will bring a much-needed boost to donations across Northamptonshire

NHS plea for help as number of blood donors dwindles in county

Hundreds are stuck in the war-torn Ukraine despite having visas allowing them to seek sanctuary in Northamptonshire

Charity's fears for 300-plus Ukraine refugees still waiting to reach county

Councillors Longley, Larratt, Lawman and Bunday will decide where £60 million of tax payers money goes to in contract negotiations to look after Northamptonshire's highways

Opposition anger over decision-making for £60 million highways contract

Nearly one in five of the county's secondary school students were absent during the last week of March, according to official figures

Teachers fears over GCSE students missing school under ‘ignoring Covid plan’

How many babies weighed more than 8lbs 13oz in Northamptonshire in 2021?

The number of babies born in 2021 that weighed at least 8lbs 13oz

Thousands of the Northamptonshire homes experiencing fuel poverty have dependent children, according to the End Fuel Poverty Coalition

Almost 40,000 in county already in fuel poverty BEFORE current energy crisis

Thousands of private tenants in Northamptonshire receive Universal Credit but don't get enough to cover their rents

Thousands find Universal Credit comes up short over paying rent

The number of people in employment in Northamptonshire is above pre-pandemic levels, according to latest figures

More jobs than before Covid pandemic but fears of cost-of-living crisis grow

More than 20,000 Northamptonshire children were living in poverty during the Covid pandemic, according to government figures

One in eight county children living in poverty last year, official figures show

A vigil was held in Northampton town centre on February 28 to show support for Ukraine. Photo by Kirsty Edmonds.

Councils will be given £10.5k for every Ukrainian refugee relocated to Northants

House prices rose by more than 10 percent across Northamptonshire in 12 months to January

Will the cost of living crisis and Ukraine war halt county's house price boom?

E-bikes were also introduced in Kettering, alongside e-scooters

E-scooter trial across Northamptonshire extended until November this year

North and West Northamptonshire Councils have been criticised for excluding non-carers from the £600 'thank you' payout in March.

Care home staff slam council for not extending £600 bonus to non-carers