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Local employers visiting Lodge Park Academy

Entrepreneur workshop at Lodge Park Academy inspires young innovators

(left to right) Gina Bubbins, Director of Partnership for The Bedford College Group and Tom Martin, Regional Director for Kier Eastern and Midlands.

The Bedford College Group strengthens partnership with Kier

Kettering's Warkton Lane is due to be closed for major repairs and reconstruction/National World

Kettering residents set for chaos of month-long closure

NNC says it is ramping up its efforts to repair and fix potholes with Spring just around the corner and Cllr Macaulay Nichol, inset

Roadmender machine part of NNC's 'proactive approach' to fixing potholes

Corby's Rockingham Road roundabout junction with Gretton Brook Road/National World

“They must've fixed it with their eyes closed"

Gen Kitchen MP for Wellingborough & Rushden

Gen Kitchen MP: 'I will work tirelessly to deliver on the promises I've made to ...

Gen Kitchen penned a letter to North Northants Council leader Jason Smithers on National Pothole Day (January 15)

Wellingborough and Rushden MP Gen Kitchen quizzes leader of council about roads

Pothole on the A6 in Irthlingborough in Station Road/National World

Massive A6 pothole finally fixed after livestream of temporary repair collapsed

l-r Robert Carroll (Kier operations manager) , Cllr Matt Binley NNC executive member for highways, Harry Pearl CEO Roadmender Asphalt in South Road, Oundle/National Wortld

Could this system be the solution to north Northamptonshire potholes?

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

Earls Barton’s The Square road damaged by flooding

NNC leader Jason Smithers has responded to MP Gen Kitchen's open letter about the state of north Northamptonshire's roads

Council leader's response to Wellingborough and Rushden MP's pothole letter

Wellingborough and Rushden MP Gen Kitchen has quizzed leader of NNC Jason Smithers about Kier's contract to maintain the roads in north Northants

Wellingborough and Rushden MP's open letter to council about potholes

Picture by Amber Waterfield

Relief as shocking roads around hamburger roundabout to finally be fixed

Roads across the north of the county are set for repairs in the coming months

Find out which north Northamptonshire roads are set for repairs

Cllr Matt Binley says that he acknowledges the 'frustrations' that motorists might have over potholes.

Council pays out just 23 pothole compensation claims in three years

Just a banana, on a hot day, pausing to cool off in the Rowlett Road reservoir.

Pictures: The very worst potholes across North Northamptonshire
We’ve been out looking for the biggest craters in roads across Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and rural Northants
Alison Bagley and Kate Cronin

North Northants Council has announced its biggest investment in highways yet

North Northants Council announces its biggest investment in highways yet

North Street in Raunds will be closed for two weeks, starting on January 15

Two-week road closure in Raunds to allow for drainage works

Ian Bhatti's house, pictured right, with the hedge he was told to trim back on the left

Man told to cut back hedge - but it's not his

Road resurfacing /Dept For Transport

North Northants pothole repair fund given £2.1m 'uplift' from cancelled HS2

Image: Kier Northants

Four roads to have their lives extended by vital surface dressing works

Some of the potholes recently reported in the north of the county

Council votes down Labour motion about the state of roads in the area

Cllrs Alison Dalziel and Simon Rielly have been out in Corby looking at some of the dreadful potholes around the town including this one in Fotheringhay Road

Potholes campaign kicks off in Corby

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

Two roads in Wellingborough will be closed in the coming days

Road closures for Wellingborough's Park Farm Way and Niort Way coming up

Which roads do you think need repairing first?

Council puts £1.5m more aside for north Northamptonshire road repairs

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
Deputy leader points to ‘un-mended potholes and poor road surfaces’ on Kier’s watch
Kevin Nicholls

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

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

Wellingborough prison protesters removal begins as police team move in: Picture ...

Protestors with the Protest Removal Team

Police sent in to Wellingborough Kier prison building site to remove protesters

Police have been a the scene all day

Wellingborough HMP Five Wells prison protest sees hundreds of workers sent home

The Kier offices in Rushden

Apprenticeships on offer with Kier Highways in Northamptonshire

The Wellingborough event is being led by Job Centre Plus

Looking for work? Wellingborough's virtual careers fair could help!

Precast components of the new prison

Work progressing well on Wellingborough's new 'mega prison'

Wellingborough Prison before it closed in 2012

Legal challenge over contract to run Wellingborough's new 'mega' prison

Wellingborough Prison before it was demolished

No confirmation on reports of preferred bidder to run Wellingborough's new priso...

Noisy work will be going on at the Millers Park site for many months.

Noisy Wellingborough prison build sparks complaints from mourners

The justice secretary said the new Wellingborough Prison will be modern and humane.

Justice secretary breaks ground at new £235m Wellingborough prison

The prison will house 1680 inmates when completed.

Demonstration outside Wellingborough prison planned for Friday

The prison will have seven cross shaped accommodation blocks.

£253m Wellingborough prison build starts next month

Andrew Sampson (street scene manager), Cllr Ian Jelley, Iain Smith (head of planning and environmental services, Corby Council), Cllr Jean Addison, Cllr Russell Roberts, Wayne Woods (street cleansing supervisor, Kettering Council) NNL-190215-152126005

Shared refuse collection service in Corby and Kettering begins

The new prison which is being funded by the Ministry of Justice will be built on the site of the former prison (pictured).

£1m construction skills project inside new Wellingborough prison approved

Collection days will remain as they are at first but could change come the summer.

New refuse collection service on its way to Kettering and Corby next month

Wellingborough's former prison closed six years ago and a new one is now being built.

Northamptonshire county council to lead Â£1m construction skills prison project

Grit bins

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

Council leader Steven North and ENC chairman Wendy Brackenbury inside one of the new waste vehicles

New Â£20 million waste, recycling and street cleaning contract for East Northant...

Big changes in store for bin collections in Corby and Kettering

Youngster Jason's depot visit is a wish come true!

Jason Gray with his mum Nicola

Rubbish truck visit is dream come true for Raunds boy

Crime news

Boilers stolen from homes on Kettering construction site

Praise for all involved in helping to restore gas supplies in Oundle

The turf cutting for the development in Raunds

Work begins on building more than 90 new houses in Raunds

Shire Lodge Cemetery, Rockingham Road, Corby

Corby crematorium plan still on the table

The recycling trucks which were burnt out in East Northants

Appeal for food waste to be left out after rise in reports of missed collections...

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