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Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: Journalism is vital part of our national infrastructure

MP Stuart Andrew asked Prime Minister Andy Burnham to 'review' the proposal for Green Hill Solar Farm

Prime Minister quizzed on controversial Northamptonshire solar farm

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Council to receive £1.9m to help get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas

West Northants Council leader Mark Arnull

Council leader welcomes social care reform plans but calls for fairer funding

Labour MPs in Northamptonshire have spoken out on Keir Starmer's recent announcement that he will resign as Prime Minister. Credit: House of Commons

Northamptonshire MPs share their views on Keir Starmer's resignation

Philip Weston Facebook posts screenshots

MP reports parish councillor over social media posts

Courteenhall Estate. Picture: Greg Milner

Estate wins prestigious King’s Award for sustainability

Trudeau led one of the world's largest economies through complex trade negotiations, global market disruption, pandemic response, and evolving international alliances.

Ad Feature Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to headline conference

Mike Reader MP volunteered to raise money with Northampton Rotary Club

Diary of an MP - Community at Christmas, focus for the year ahead

NFU President Tom Bradshaw

Opinion: NFU campaigning secures IHT change to protect many county family farms

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage referenced WNC's plans to close asylum seeker hotels in the county at PMQs on Tuesday.
Credit: House of Commons

Nigel Farage says council will be issuing foreclosure notices on asylum hotels

Prime Minister warned not to overlooked rural households

Prime Minister warned not to overlook the 10,000 oil heated homes in Northampton...

NFU President Tom Bradshaw

NFU call for politicians to take the handbrake off county farming

Lucy Rigby, MP for Northampton North

Political Opinion: The Government's plans for national renewal will make Northam...

We asked Northampton people how they would improve the high street.

How our readers would improve Northampton’s high streets

U.S. President Donald Trump and British PM Keir Starmer hold a bilateral meeting at Chequers during a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England. Photo: Anna Moneymaker Getty Images

Pictures: 'Quite the place' - Trump signs off second UK state visit in Aylesbury
US President Donald Trump is signing off his second UK state visit with a trip to the Prime Minister’s country estate Chequers in Aylesbury, describing it as ‘quite the place’.
Damien Lucas

Lucy Rigby MP

Northampton North MP given new role in Prime Minister's reshuffle

Stop The Family Farm Tax

Political Opinion: Family farm tax will not achieve government intentions, says ...

The pair’s expertise will help the company ensure businesses make trusted operational decisions with data

Ad Feature UK-based software company welcomes two tech trailblazers to its team

Campaigners in front of 10 Downing St

South Northamptonshire residents send letter to PM as part of national campaign

Dan Jarvis - now Security Minister - served in Helmand, Afghanistan (2007)

Our Armed Forces are the very best of us - we must do right by them By The Newsroom

Are you one of the UK’s most inspiring local businesses?

The Statue of King Charles on the Portico of All Saints' Church

The Father Oliver Coss: Northampton 350 - Recovery, Reconciliation, Regeneration

Lucy Rigby, MP for Northampton North, at the Northampton War Memorial

Opinion: VE Day - Reflecting and giving thanks

President Donald Trump holds up a chart of "reciprocal tariffs" while speaking during a trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House.

Business News: Trump tariffs "devastating" for UK firms

Police remain at the scene at All Saints School, Sheffield

Watch: What the Prime Minister said about All Saints School tragedy

Two-thirds of Brits would fail the citizenship test

Ad Feature Two-thirds of Brits stumped by UK citizenship test, research shows
Recent data has revealed Brits are stumped by questions in their own citizenship test.
George Jones

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London.

Watch: UK public give their view of AI as AI action plan is published

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends the 'Popular Conservatives' conference on 6 February 2024 in London (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Liz Truss makes legal threat to the PM - what you need to know

Across Kettering General Hospital (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH), a critical incident was declared on November 19 due to constraints across the hospitals and increasing pressure on ambulance services.

Letter to the Editor: Critical incident continues at NGH - A critical response

Drink driver Matthew Wootten crashes into the gates of the Prime Minister’s country house.

Watch: Drink driver smashes into gates of PM’s country house

In an article marking the launch of the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign, the Prime Minister gave his strong backing to news media

Sir Keir Starmer says journalism is the 'lifeblood of our democracy'

How far does the pound in your pocket now go after this week's budget?

The John Griff Column: Words, and Figures

Lucy Rigby - MP

Northampton North MP: A better Northampton and a better Britain

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

Jordan Parlour called for attack on asylum seeker hotel.

Watch: Police arrest man who called for attack on asylum seeker hotel

Clergy, choir, and others gathered for an ordination at All Saint's Church last month

The Rev Oliver Coss column: New Ministry

The 2024 political geography of Great Britain (stats: House Of Commons Library)

The John Griff Column: Brave New World?

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

General Election 2024’s 7 best campaign moments and gaffes.

General Election 2024 7 best campaign moments and gaffes

Rishi Sunak: Four men arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass

Keir Starmer meets Kelvin Thomas and Tom Cliffe

UK's possible next Prime Minister visits Sixfields and meets Cobblers' staff

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

Lucy on St Giles

Political Opinion: The general election on 4th July is our opportunity to vote f...

Andrea Leadsom (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Andrea Leadsom reveals she will not be standing at General Election

Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4.

Watch: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces July 4 General Election

Daventry MP Chris Heaton-Harris has announced he will not stand for re-election.

Northants MP announces he will not stand for re-election

Author Joanna Nadin

'I curtsied to the Prime Minister'

Rise & Fall of Boris Johnson review: Sticking the boot into former PM

Past and present pupils and guardians rallied together on Sunday, December 3, to save Southfield School.
Credit: Vivienne Rhymes

Parents continue to fight to save village school already earmarked for closure

Engineers at work on the first arch for the Greatworth green tunnel in September 2023.

Proposal to build 'international' train station near Northampton gains momentum

The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to scrap A-levels in a huge shake-up to the UK’s education system. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

Breaking A-levels and T Levels to be scrapped, Rishi Sunak announces

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Breaking Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

An aerial view of the groundworks construction of the HS2 high speed rail network progresses around the A38 dual-carriageway near Streethay on January 27, 2023 in Lichfield (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Gravy train: £280 million spent on HS2 consultants in years

The civil engineering is impressive - how much more of it will the HS2 project generate?

HS2 – RIP or TBC?

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