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Friday brief: Northants councils frozen out once again in devolution deals

A news round up on this hot week

Jun 20 •

Teachers and staff at academy trust offered voluntary redundancy amid ‘budget pressures’

The 1,300 plus staff at Northants-based Brooke Weston Trust have been offered redundancy, as the organisation says it is being asked by the government…

Jun 18 •

Doge arrives in West Northants

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf and has team started the Doge process on Friday

Jun 16 •

Friday brief: Success for Tories and Reform UK in delayed by-election

Our end of the week round up

Jun 13 •

Campaigners fighting mega warehouse scheme win first battle

STAUNCH now needs to raise thousands to pay for a legal team to take on the developers of the proposed Thrapston warehouse complex

Jun 12 •

Calls for investigation into why men in Northampton's most deprived area are still dying much sooner than others

Health inequalities across West Northants persist, a new report has confirmed.

Jun 10 •

Investigation finds thousands of criminal cases dropped due to lost or missing evidence, including in Northants

Here’s our regular Friday brief

Jun 6 •

Northants Reform UK councillor suspended following 'number of concerns'

Cllr Adam Smith is now sitting as an independent

Jun 4 •

Upcoming Northants election result could end up at the high court

The chief executive of North Northants Council and the boss of the Electoral Commission have different views on whether a Reform candidate is eligible…

Jun 3 •

May 2025

The ambitions of the Green Party

NN Journal sat down with leader of the Kettering Green Party Emily Fedorowycz to find out how a group of local activists has turned the party into a…

May 27 •

Friday brief: Report finds ‘unhealthy culture’ within Kettering hospital’s children’s ward

Report finds ‘stress, negativity, and dysfunction’ became the norm at KGH, plus Reform UK administration takes charge at the North unitary and major…

May 23 •

Labour criticises Reform over diversity training boycott

The anticipated pushback has already started within West Northants Council

May 22 •

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