Local Democracy Reporting Service

Serife Mehmet, 30, said she has often wished to move away from the area due to the extent of the rubbish

Revolting rubbish and nightmare potholes are making my car filthy

Figures have been revealed from Northamptonshire Children's Trust.

Child in care sent more than 250 miles away from home as county figures revealed

The huge mountain of rubbish has built up at a property in Dalkeith Street

Disgusting mountain of rubbish attracting rats and plaguing street

West and North Northamptonshire Council could join a joint committee with Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. (Image: Nadia Lincoln)

Reaction as West and North Northants Councils express an interest in devolution

Kettering's former police station in London Road (Image: Google Maps)

‘Eyesore’ Kettering police station sold after seven years

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’

Purple shaded area = old constituency boundary and Green outlines = new constituency boundaries.

Daventry candidates say they are committed to representing all constituents

The number of children being educated at home in north Northants has risen by almost 50 per cent in the past three years

Number of children in home education in North Northants has risen

A pothole in Kettering

Just SEVEN motorists win pothole compensation claims

An uplift was agreed by the ruling executive committee

North Northants Council agrees to raise rates it pays to its care providers

16 year old Amiee, right, is one of the students who transport is still to be arranged.

More than 130 Northamptonshire children without school transport due to council ...

The young children all during the lockdown months between April and July.

Seven Northamptonshire children died during lockdown

Northants health bosses are exploring local test and trace systems. (pixaby image).

Local test and trace being considered to combat Covid spread in Northamptonshire

Temple Court care home.

Temple Court whistleblower wants action to be taken against care company

Temple Court.

Relative of Temple Court survivor says health and social care authorities have q...

Bella had her thirteenth birthday at Arnold House without her family.

"When can I see my daughter again?" Council won’t tell mother whose 13-year-old...
Olivia Davide has not seen her daughter Bella since lockdown began
Sarah Ward

Councils are expecting a drop in income because of the pandemic.

'Too early to say whether Government coronavirus cash is enough' say Northants c...

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold.

PCC confident police and fire services are both heading in the right direction

Stephen Mold is the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

'This is not something they signed up for' - Commissioner praises Northants fire...

Stephen Mold has been the Police and Crime Commissioner for four years now.

PCC looks back on four-year tenure on what would have been election day

One resident has died from Covid-19

More residents test Covid-19 positive at Kettering care home

Northamptonshire County Council is getting a further funding boost from the Government.

Northamptonshire County Council gets extra £13 million from government to deal w...

A third of people who have died in Northants care homes since April 10th have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate.

Deaths in Northamptonshire care homes rise sharply

Councils across the county have been given an extension on their audit deadlines

Councils across Northamptonshire given extension by government to sign off accou...

James Thomas was recently appointed as the interim CEO of the new children's trust for Northamptonshire, but will be leaving at the end of June before it launches

Council had ‘full knowledge’ when appointing children’s trust CEO that he had ap...

James Thomas was only recently appointed as the interim CEO of the new children's trust which will launch in July

Newly appointed CEO of Northamptonshire children's trust to leave despite only b...

Protective equipment is needed for healthcare staff to ensure they do not contract the virus while caring for patients.

'We’ve got enough protective equipment' says Kettering General Hospital
The hospital says currently it has enough protective equipment for staff and is looking into private sector suppliers to top up stock.
Sarah Ward

Northamptonshire will have two unitary authority councils - for the North and the West - from next year

Government to appoint leaders for new shadow councils in Northamptonshire - inst...

The county council is to be scrapped next year and replaced by two unitary authorities

Existing councillors set to take up mantle of helping form two new unitary counc...

Northamptonshire County Council is stepping up its plans to tackle the coronavirus outbreak

From food shortages to medical supplies - how coronavirus is being tackled by No...

The postponement means Northamptonshire will have gone six years without elections for the majority of local councillors

Northamptonshire elections postponed for one year due to coronavirus outbreak

Council leader Matt Golby says the authority has come a long way

'Incredible progress' made with finances says Northamptonshire County Council le...

The Northamptonshire Safeguarding Adults Board will not make the report public because it says the data is not its to share.

Northamptonshire safeguarding board refuses to make homeless deaths report publi...

Kettering General Hospital.

KGH not treating 20 per cent of eye patients in time

Children's Commissioner was sent into Northamptonshire in November last year but quit ten months later.

Reason why Northamptonshire Children’s Commissioner quit revealed

The Autumn Centre in Corby is losing a contract worth 57,000.

Hope for Northamptonshire day centres as crunch meeting held tonight

The county council will contact the children's commissioner Malcolm Newsam to urge him to appear before them

Northamptonshire councillors back motion to haul ‘absent’ children’s commissione...

Hope for nearly all under-threat Northants libraries

The county council has a long term PFI contract with Shaw Healthcare

Work ongoing to make healthcare contract more ‘efficient’ for Northamptonshire C...

Northamptonshire County Council is in a long term contract with Shaw Healthcare

Northamptonshire County Council wins £100k settlement after dispute over perform...

Council leader Matthew Golby was responding to calls to resign when he made the remark.

Council leader under fire for referring to Serious Case Reviews as 'this sort of...

Northamptonshire County Council will be abolished in 2021 to make way for two new unitary authorities

Northamptonshire councillors 'in the dark' over unitary costings want detailed b...

The financial crisis at Northamptonshire County Council led to the recommendation of replacing it with two new councils

'No change' in forecast £44million cost to set up Northamptonshire unitary autho...

One Angel Square

County council to spend £500,000 on more HQ office equipment

Councillor Andy Mercer's cabinet role is being scrapped

Northamptonshire councillor in charge of local government reform told to leave c...

Commissioners Brian Roberts and Tony McArdle wrote to council leaders to express their interest of sitting in on the joint committee meetings

County council commissioners will sit in on unitary set-up meetings to 'minimise...

Northamptonshire County Council seeking to recoup millions overpaid in care fees

General View: Thrapston: East Northamptonshire District Council offices, Cedar Drive

Thursday, May 31st 2018 NNL-180531-124848009

Last-minute budget change sees East Northamptonshire council tax rise

GV of Kettering Borough Council offices NNL-140821-111627001

New policy to tackle homeless rates in Kettering