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MPs, local authorities, and residents have all expressed disappointment at the approval of Green Hill Solar Farm

Disappointment at approval of solar farm across Northamptonshire villages

The Planning Inspectorate announced that permission has been granted today (October 8)

Final decision on massive 3,000-acre solar farm across Northants announced

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

A petition was sent to Downing Street in February opposing the plans for Green Hill Solar Farm

Plans for huge solar development across Northamptonshire enter 'decision' stage

Campaigners stood alongside MPs Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire) and Stuart Andrew (Daventry) at 10 Downing Street

Petition against huge solar farm in Northamptonshire sent to Downing Street

Sarah Bool, MP takes a microscopic look at science at UON.

Member of Parliament visits University of Northampton to explore link between he...

Towcester Midsummer Music Festival was funded by the Towcester Park Community Fund

Towcester-based charities boosted by more than £41,000 in funding

The letters were hand delivered by celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Revd Canon Giles Goddard, chair of Faith for the Climate, Ellen Bradley, co-director of UK Youth 4 Nature and Professor Dame EJ. Milner-Gulland, who teaches at Oxford

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

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Caroline Cares for You Ltd Sold to A Class Care Ltd

Stop Green Hill Solar campaigners met in Easton Maudit protesting against plans for solar panel installations by Green Hill Solar/ UGC

Northants Stop Green Hill Solar campaign highlighted by MP and council leader

John Korchak, Inform Direct

Number of companies in Northamptonshire hits record high

South Northamptonshire MP Sarah Bool (inset) has called the plans 'inappropriate'

MP says controversial Northamptonshire solar plans are 'inappropriate'

Hospice staff celebrate the launch of Big Give campaign

One donation, double the impact for South Northamptonshire hospice

Marianne Kimani.

Defeated Labour candidate selected as crime commissioner's preferred deputy

General Election candidates across Corby and East Northants, Kettering and Wellingborough are gearing up for election night. Image: National World

LIVE from the Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough general election 2024 count

Crispian Besley (left), and Reform party leader Nigel Farage (credit Getty Images)

Will 'Farage factor' boost Reform's general election chances in Kettering?
For the first time since the 2015 general election, voters in Kettering have a right-wing alternative to the Conservatives.
Sam Wildman

The Red Arrows will fly over Northamptonshire this weekend. (Picture shows the planes captured on Armed Forces Day over Southsea Common in Portsmouth.)

Where and when you could get the chance to spot the Red Arrows this weekend

Purple shaded area = old constituency boundary and Green outlines = new constituency boundaries.
Credit: UK Parliament

How boundary changes will affect voters at this year's General Election

KHH staff roseann Thompson and Rachel Burns get ready for the Open Gardens scheme

Bloomin marvellous open gardens scheme launches for hospice

Gen Kitchen is Wellingborough's new MP.

Meet Gen Kitchen - Wellingborough's new MP

The family of Igor Rocko have paid tribute to him after he died following an incident in Northampton.

Family pays tribute to 'thoughtful' man who died following A45 incident

Ben Kalus with Sarah Hillier outside Northamptonshire Mind

Developer raises more than £22,000 for Northamptonshire Mind

CPI inflation reached 10.1 percent in July, according to the Office for National Statistics

More county firms sign up to ‘real’ living wage as inflation hits 10.1 percent

Eboracum Baroque at Canons Ashby

Open air theatre and music coming to National Trust properties

Northampton saw the most new businesses in the county.

Number of new businesses reached record high in 2021, according to figures

Boris Johnson at The Chronicle & Echo office. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds.

Boris Johnson in Northampton: PM thanks hospital and vaccination centre staff

Nearly 1.1million Covid jabs have been delivered in Northamptonshire so far

Covid-19 vaccine 'Big Weekend' as drive to boost 1.1m jabs continues in county
More drop-ins, more appointments, more clinics available for first, second and booster doses
Kevin Nicholls

More drop-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics have opened for booster and third primary jabs.

Covid-19 drop-in vaccination clinics open for boosters and third primary doses

The Red Arrows jets will be flying over Northamptonshire on Thursday

Here's where you can see the Red Arrows overhead TODAY .. weather permitting!

Baby names (stock image)

Revealed: These are the most popular baby names for boys and girls in Northampto...

How much you pay to get garden waste collected depends on where you live in Northamptonshire

Will you have to pay to get your brown bin emptied in 2022?

An estimated 38,238 families in Northamptonshire were living in fuel poverty in 2019. Photo: Getty Images

Thousands of Northamptonshire families in fuel poverty set for tough winter with...

Nearly 4,000 people are self-isolating in Northamptonshire after 'pings' in the week up to July 7

Pings from Covid-19 Test and Trace app DOUBLE in a week across Northamptonshire

More than 900,000 jabs have been delivered in Northamptonshire — but the county is still lagging behind the rest of the UK

Boris trumpets two-thirds of UK have had two jabs but here it's just over half

The proposed constituencies outlined in red

The north Northamptonshire neighbourhoods whose MP could now be miles away inste...

Queen Elizabeth II. Photo: Getty Images

Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021: All of the recipients with links to Northamp...

The Boundary Commission for England has published its initial plan to make the country's parliamentary constituencies fairer. Photo: Getty Images

These are all of the proposed changes for Northamptonshire's parliamentary const...

South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom and Northampton South MP Andrew Lewer have written to Tesla boss Elon Musk asking him to consider Northamptonshire for any new factory. Photos: Getty Images

Northamptonshire MPs urge Elon Musk to consider county for any new Tesla factory...

A message board in Bolton this week where most cases of the Covid Indian variant have been found so far

Health chiefs warn of 'Covid complacency' ahead of Bank Holiday scorcher

Corby test centre

Corby remains a concern for health chiefs as Covid case rates remain high

Lucy Wightman is urging all residents to take part in regular testing.

Public Health director: 'Put your mind at rest - take a regular test'

Boris Johnson will hold a press conference at 5pm on Friday amid growing concerns over the Covid Indian variant

PM to hold 5pm news briefing amid calls for "jabs blitz" to curb Indian variant

Nearly 400,000 people in Northamptonshire have had at least one vaccine jab.

Covid jabs: Whopping 99.6 percent take-up by over-50s in one part of county

PM Boris Johnson told Parliament the Indian variants of Covid-19 are of "increasing concern"

Covid-19: Extra testing at county school after Indian variant identified

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Boris Johnson banking on vaccine rollout to cool Northamptonshire's Covid hotspo...

Northamptonshire County Council director of public health Lucy Wightman on the weekly virtual coronavirus press conference

Areas with high coronavirus rates may not be allowed out of lockdown, Northampto...

Northamptonshire's top health official is pleading with the public to follow the lockdown rules — or risk more restrictions for longer. Photo: Getty Images

Northamptonshire could be left in lockdown limbo, warns top health official

Northamptonshire neighbourhoods where Covid cases rose and fell the most during the week to February 5

Is lockdown working? Here's 25 Northamptonshire neighbourhoods where Covid rates...

Residents have been urged to keep sticking to the rules

Northamptonshire 'improving' picture but deaths and Covid cases remain at 'extre...

There was plenty of fun but last Sunday's snow also caused problems on the Northamptonshire's roads. Photo: Getty Images

Saturday's big freeze will feel like MINUS 5°C all day as Northamptonshire gets ...

The high street has been particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic

The rate of unemployment in Northamptonshire as third coronavirus lockdown takes...

Which areas of Northamptonshire have seen most coronavirus victims. according to the ONS

Interactive map reveals 938 Northamptonshire folk who succumbed to Covid and the...

Andrea Leadsom MP criticised Pro Chris Witty for his remarks at a time when "everyone is already very down and depressed".

Northamptonshire MP describes Chief Medical Officer's suggestion restrictions co...

Northampton will be under tougher Tier Four restrictions following today's announcement. Photo: Getty Images

Non-essential shops, hairdressers, gyms will close from tomorrow when Northampto...

Scientists will study data to decide if Northamptonshire goes into Tier Four

Here's 12 areas of Northamptonshire with the biggest number Covid-19 positive te...

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