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The Old Bakery has continued to evolve to meet demand, which included bringing açai bowls to Towcester last month after the love they have been shown at the sister shop in Brackley.

Viral açai bowls arrive at market town coffee shop and bakery founded by chef

WNC's cabinet approved plans to move to a three-weekly black bin collection in Northampton and South Northants from spring 2027.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Plans for three-weekly black bin collections continue after failed challenge

Black bin collections could be moved to once every three weeks across the whole of West Northants.

Three-weekly bin collections approved for Northampton and South Northants

Taxi rank on Mercers Row, Northampton. Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Increase to taxi licensing fees approved despite backlash from drivers

Northampton Guildhall, West Northamptonshire Council.
Credit: Nadia Lincoln LDRS

Green light for new policy about how residents have their say on planning

Danny Webster is the founder of The Old Fire Station in Brackley, and two The Old Bakery sites in Brackley and Towcester. Pictured here is the latest Old Bakery in Whittons Lane, Towcester.

Meet the ambitious chef behind fast-growing coffee shop and bakery businesses

Plans for the affordable and self-build homes.
Credit: Abbeymill Homes

New development of 20 affordable homes set for approval

Brackley Play & Activity Day 2024 - Organised by South Northants Youth Engagement

Northamptonshire charity secures funding from National Lottery Reaching Communit...

Fun, music, plays and crafts

Let’s Shine Together Festival - 30th May to 8th June 2025

West Northamptonshire Council cabinet member for highways, Phil Larratt, said that the authority would not pursue the village bypass in its 20-year Local Transport Plan.

Bypass plan for Northamptonshire village deemed 'undeliverable' by council

SNCR team

South Northants Community Responders make a life-saving impact in 2024

group of people smiling and painting

£45k awarded to community groups to promote arts and culture in West Northants

Sarah Bool has been elected as the new South Northamptonshire MP, as the Conservatives hold the seat. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds.

Conservatives HOLD South Northants in one of the final results to be revealed

Rufia Ashraf, Labour's candidate in South Northants, visits Towcester Foodbank

South Northants Labour Party Candidate, Rufia Ashraf, Campaigns to End Food Pove...

All Saints Church

West Northants’ Heritage Open Days most successful so far!

Councillors will discuss a proposed housing strategy for West Northamptonshire.

Housing strategy aims to 'prevent and tackle homelessness'
The council says veterans and young people leaving care will be recognised in the proposed scheme
Carly Odell

Farthinghoe is notorious for its severe bends including one that is a bottleneck that has caused countless traffic problems

Northamptonshire village should get HS2 roads money, says community leader

Young Citizens Assembly

West Northamptonshire students take part in annual Young Citizens Scheme

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

Opposition criticise Tory MP's idea to build an 'international' train station

Toni Titus took on life-saving work in her local community becoming a first responder for South Nort

New recruit for South Northants First Responders tells story

Dog on walk trail

New dog rules including fines of up to £100 are now in force across Northampton

A person and a dog in a field

Cabinet to consider the introduction of requirements for dogs and smoking in pub...

The award-winning SNVB community larder team in Towcester.

Group shares how aid is centralised around big towns, with rural areas forgotten

Two people looking at a market stand

Residents asked for their views on policy for street trading

West Northamptonshire Council Coat of Arms

West Northamptonshire Council unveils its new Coat of Arms

Residents are set to see further improvements to planning services as West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) embarks on a fresh action plan from a recent review.

West Northamptonshire Council welcomes planning peer review

2021 World Champion Elisa Balsamo celebrates a stage win. Picture: SWpix.com

West Northamptonshire at the heart of hosting international sport this summer
‘We are thrilled to once again be able to host the world-class Women’s Tour race this summer’
Rebecca Hutson

Taxi drivers protesting in Northampton Town Centre in February, 2023

Consultation period for taxi licensing policy in West Northamptonshire extended

Tanks A Lot have been supplying Ukraine with armoured vehicles.

Business man providing Ukraine with tanks told by bank he is 'too high risk'

Dave McBurnie Search Manager and Lesley Stephenson, Search Planner and Technician

This is an emergency service you need to know about in South Northants

The Ability Bus is available for anyone to book

‘It’s a social club on wheels,’ says Ability Community Bus director

There are fewer smokers in West Northamptonshire compared to 2020.

Fewer county smokers as e-cigarette usage increases

One of the Worry Worms found in Daventry

Kindness is kicking as many heartwarming acts seen over the festive period

Make a note of which fuel stations will be closed over Christmas

Don’t get caught short this Christmas by running out of fuel

Here are the 10 Northampton streets with the most reported fly tipping incidents this year. Photo: Leila Coker.

REVEALED: Top 10 streets with most reported fly tipping incidents in 2022

Skate Sunday is free and there's no need to book

Ramping up the Christmas tunes at Skate Sunday

New Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is expected to announce an estimated £30 billion worth of tax cuts in an emergency mini-budget on Friday

£150 disability cost-of-living payment: Who qualifies and how to get it

Plans to build houses on land just off Stratford Road in Deanshanger have been recommended for refusal

Plans to build 67 homes on land next to village recommended for refusal

Eimear steered blindfolded Ed around Thailand for three days — including climbing a mountain — as part of their charity challenge

Student climbs Thai mountain blindfold to follow in unsighted sister's footsteps

Unemployment has fallen in the region but wages are failing to keep pace with inflation

More jobs for county workers but fears grow over looming cost of living crisis

More than 2,000 people are on the council's housing waiting list.

New data reveals thousands on council's housing list - but homes in short supply

Waste collections will remain largely unchanged over the Christmas and New Year period

Christmas and New Year bin collections in West Northamptonshire

Celebrating the 25th birthday are Jean Morgan (Chair) with Matt Foreman (Scheme Manager).

Charity celebrates 25 years of helping families in Daventry district

Covid testing

Indian Covid variant now 'dominant' strain in East Northants and South Northants

Testing in Northampton reported zero positive swabs for the first time since March 2020

Zero positive Covid-19 tests in town .. but more Indian variant cases in county

These are the Northamptonshire neighbourhoods hardest hit Covid tragedy during the pandemic so far

More than 500 Covid deaths in Northamptonshire during first two months of 2021, ...

Northampton's second community testing centre has opened at Danes Camp Leisure Centre

More half-hour tests available in Northampton to sniff out Covid-cases with no s...

South Northants Council has donated 20 computers for the use of school children without access to digital technology for their online lessons

South Northants council and Brackley and Silverstone businesses donate computers...

The front page of the Northants Citizen

Guard against political parties mimicking local newspapers, the Chron says

Officials are confident there is capacity to cope with extra demand for Covid-19 tests in the county. Photo: Getty Images

Testing system can cope with extra demand from mutant strain, say Northamptonshi...

The Government's Covid dashboard shows the daily number of positive tests in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire sees 1,000 positive Covid tests in one day for the first time

Health Secretary Matt Hancock will make his latest announcement in Parliament on Wednesday

When is the next Covid tiers announcement and where will Northamptonshire wind u...

The borough council is likely to end 2020/21 in a 'healthy' position despite the massive loss of parking income.

Council to end year with ‘healthy underspend’ despite £3m hit on car parking inc...

Some South Northamptonshire residents who are given reductions on their council tax bills are likely to end up paying more when the new unitary council is formed.

New proposals could see some South Northants residents shell out extra £300 for ...

Lib Dem leader Councillor Chris Lofts will propose the motion at the next full council meeting.

Councillor says ‘struggling families’ in South Northants will be hit hard by new...

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