North Northamptonshire Council

The big 50 event

Big50 Vision for North Northamptonshire launches at Tresham College

Green Hill Solar Farm Plan.

Huge solar farm stretching across 1,200 hectares 'not a slam dunk'

The Woolcomber, St John's Road, Kettering.
Credit: Google

Plans to build three family homes in Kettering pub car park approved at appeal

Cllr Matt Binley with his dad Brian Binley and his mum Jacqueline when he became a police constable. Right: Matt Binley outside crown court when he was jailed for perverting the course of justice. Image: Northants Telegraph

Leading councillor and former police officer suspended over historic allegations

File image. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Here's where all the major housing projects in Northants were approved in 2024

North Northamptonshire Council is predicting a £24 million Dedicated Schools Grant deficit, whilst West Northants expects its shortfall to reach £13.8m by the end of the financial year.
Credit Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Both Northants councils predicting black hole in schools budget of almost £40m

An aerial image showing the site's location in relation to surrounding villages

Application submitted for new employment site near Rothwell

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

Flooding continues to be treated as a major incident in Northamptonshire.

Flooding still being treated as major incident as more rain forecast

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

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

Chester House Estate is having its first ever ice-skating rink this Christmas

Popular Irchester attraction welcomes first ever ice-skating rink this Christmas

Partners from Integrated Care Northamptonshire sign the Care Leaver Covenant. Pictured is (back row) Adele Wylie, Chief Executive officer, North Northamptonshire Council, Cllr Scott Edwards, North Northamptonshire Council's Executive Member for Children, Families, Education and Skills, and Toby Sanders, Chief Executive, NHS Northamptonshire ICB, and (front row) Colin Foster, Chief Executive, Northamptonshire Children’s Trust and Naomi Eisenstadt, Chair of Northamptonshire ICB

Health and Care Partners in Northamptonshire sign Care Leaver Covenant

The Freedom Flyers Walking Netball Team.

Walking Netball team in Rushden celebrate first tournament

Northamptonshire Police said they found 2,519 packs and 624 pouches of illicit tobacco in the highstreet shop.
Credit: Northamptonshire Police

Wellingborough shop licence revoked after £50,000 of illicit tobacco found

Northampton Washlands

Northampton deluged with the highest September rainfall since records began
Organisations involved in responding to the recent flooding across Northamptonshire are thanking everyone who stepped in to help.
Alice Dyer

CGI of the proposed new employment site near Rothwell

Consultation launched on proposed new employment site near Rothwell

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

Earls Barton’s The Square road damaged by flooding

The Illusive Festival has been going for ten years.

Drug warning issued after people at Corby festival suffer ‘significant harm’

The leaders of North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire Council have responded to calls from the Local Government Association (LGA) to scrap the council tax annual increase cap.

'LGA’s calls for unlimited council tax increases no substitute for reform’

Ronalds Abele’s parents Thomas Okyere and Laura Kirsteine with the poster/National World

Dad of drowned teen ‘angry’ as safety signs for River Nene delayed

Two civilians crossing the road

Share your views on pharmaceutical services across West Northamptonshire

Two civilians crossing the road

Share your views on pharmaceutical services across West Northamptonshire

L-r Rosemary Smart (clerk to Earls Barton Parish Council), Cllr Martin Griffiths, John Dunkley by the bridge in Station Road, Earls Barton/ National World

'We’ve been told there’s no budget for it. We never get on the list'

Leader of West Northamptonshire Council Adam Brown (left) and Leader of North Northamptonshire Council Jason Smithers.

Councils settle million pound dispute over disaggregation finances

Billie Pisscher, Cllr Phil Larratt, Jon Bailey, Donna French and Cllr Matt Binley

All aboard brand new bus service to Stanwick Lakes

A woman helping an old man

Five-year strategy for unpaid carers across West Northamptonshire to be rolled o...
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has adopted a five-year strategy which sets out the vision to support unpaid carers across the area, helping them to find a balance between their caring responsibilities and maintaining their own health and lifestyle.
Rebecca Hutson, writing on behalf of WNC

Five-year strategy for unpaid carers across West Northamptonshire to be rolled o...

Northamptonshire's councils have responded to the proposals to build more new houses in the county

Councils react to proposals to build more than 4,500 homes a year in the county

The Village Hopper will soon serve the villages on the W8 bus route

W8 bus route between Wellingborough and Bozeat to be taken on by minibus

Sunflowers Specialist Provision Celebration

Early Years Specialist Provision at Croyland Nursery School Celebration

Over 20,000 homes in Wellingborough and surrounding areas now have access to CityFibre's network

CityFibre's primary-build in Wellingborough is now complete

The Corby Cube, NNC headquarters.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln

Council told it's a 'fine line' in disaggregation to avoid 'financial jeopardy'

Splash Leisure Centre' Swimming Teacher

Swim school celebrates over 215 years of experience teaching swimming lessons

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out his party's manifesto at the Silverstone racing circuit in Northamptonshire. (Image: Nadia Lincoln LDRS)

Rishi Sunak pledged to end ‘postcode lottery’ of provision for SEND children

DWSM - The David Wilson Homes team during the volunteering day

Corby Community Gardening Project Receives Homebuilder’s Helping Hands

Irchester Country Park

Change in car parking charge at North Northants Council country parks

An artist's impression of the proposed Kettering Energy Park and a plan of the site/ First Renewable Developments

Campaign group vows to fight ‘mega warehouses’ plan

Cody, 3, with their prehistoric find

Grandad and grandson discover prehistoric footprint at Irchester Country Park

Further steps taken in Northamptonshire towards suicide prevention

The X4 travels between Peterborough and Northampton. Image: National World

£2.2m bid to introduce electric buses on X4 service rejected by Government

The site backs onto residents' homes. Credit: SWNS

Warehouse application processing did not comply with the law, review finds

Cllr Helen Howell (NNC) and Cllr Daniel Lister (WNC) at the Northamptonshire Tourism Strategy launch at Rushden Lakes /National World

Northamptonshire councils join forces to boost county tourism

Mother Christmas has been busy collecting donations/Jeanette Walsh

Final push for Easter egg donations as Mother Christmas hopes to smash target

Northamptonshire Children's Trust has improved, according to Ofsted.

Children’s Trust improves from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in 12 months

Spring is 'the Chester House Estate team’s favourite event of the year'

Record number of lambs to head up Chester House Estate's spring season

Lamp-post L7UDV is situated on Earlstrees Road, approximately 450 metres away from the development entrance, across the road, outside the entrance to Weetabix 2, Corby’s other Weetabix site

Corby warehouse development approval questioned again

Diamonds Day Centre users Elliott Jones and Martin Seaman/UGC

Diamonds Day Centre will close in April

Residential properties bordering the warehouse site

Picture special – Images show scale of massive Corby warehouse built after counc...

The view from resident, Georgie Wallis' back garden

'How can you get that so wrong?'

Braunston Canal

New strategy sets out vision to boost tourism

Jeanette Walsh, aka Mother Christmas, is collecting Easter eggs to give to Northamptonshire's most vulnerable children/National World

Mother Christmas needs your help to deliver Easter egg joy

Peter Bone with Cllr Helen Harrison at the election count in May 2021

Peter Bone's girlfriend Helen Harrison selected to fight Wellingborough seat

Plans for the retirement apartment building.

Plans submitted for four-storey retirement complex but town council objects

Threshing Barn at Chester House Estate

Love with no limits: Chester House Estate Wedding Show unveiled