Archive - NN Journal

Friday brief: PC sacked for social messages to domestic abuse victim, granted anonymity due to mental health

In this week's post discover which causes the councillor who took a three-month holiday has donated her allowance to, and much more

Apr 17 • NN Journal

Northants senior police officer and two staff criminally investigated about ‘perverting the course of justice’ allegations

Exclusive: Police watchdog the IOPC has served notice on three Northants Police staff in relation to the contempt of court case that saw chief constable…

Apr 15 • NN Journal

Who’s going to take the Reform leadership?

North unitary council leader says he did not see tonight’s leadership challenge coming, as he braces himself for a challenge from his deputy

Apr 14 • NN Journal

Council spends £1m fighting legal battles with SEN families

West Northamptonshire Council has been involved in several hundreds legal disputes with the taxpayer footing the bill.

Apr 13 • NN Journal

Friday brief: Football club wants to set up SEN school on site

Here's our regular round up of some Northants news that has occurred this week

Apr 10 • NN Journal

Charity that owes £1.6m to the taxman enters administration

William Blake House, which looks after young adults with learning disabilities, is being investigated by the charity regulator

Apr 2 • NN Journal

‘It was like a big dysfunctional family, but we all got on’

Five years since our unitary councils began, we take a look at how its going so far

Apr 1 • NN Journal

March 2026

Friday brief: Charity Commission investigation widens to Northampton gallery

We have an exclusive about the charity regulator’s investigation into concerns about Shoosmith Gallery, plus a round up some news from the past week

Mar 27 • NN Journal

Commissioner dismisses more sites for new Corby police station, as MP says he is ‘getting impatient’

Northamptonshire’s police and crime commissioner has ruled out more potential sites for a Corby police station and says the search continues.

Mar 26 • NN Journal

More change within council’s turbulent education department

North Northamptonshire Council has appointed its fifth education boss in five years, amid problems with special needs, mainstream placement planning and…

Mar 25 • NN Journal

Friday brief: Start up company given council’s £13m modular homes contract

Plenty of news this Friday

Mar 20 • NN Journal

Charity regulator removes trustees from care home amid financial mismanagement inquiry

Wiliam Blake House owes more than £1.5m in tax and one trustee has been paid huge sums in consultancy fees

Mar 18 • NN Journal

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