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Friday brief: Council leader reports ex Tory cop to police for alleged crime admission
An exclusive in this week's Friday brief
Trust boss says numbers of Northants children in care is falling
Andrew Tagg has said support and interventions are preventing children from being taken into care
Residents' association ‘cautiously optimistic’ about homes scheme at historic tram depot site
The West unitary cabinet will tonight move ahead with development plans for the St James depot site
Friday brief: Noise concerns block town centre development, for now
Plus our news round up from across Northants
Expelled
Cllr Matt Binley has been kicked out of the Tory group at North Northamptonshire Council, but says he will appeal
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Reform UK has ‘momentum’ for Northants May elections, says insider
With less than 100 days to the local elections in May, Reform UK has now established seven branches in Northants
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January 2025

Friday brief: Social housing applications double in West Northants, causing backlog and apology
Plus public interest news from across the county
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‘I will do everything I can do make Northamptonshire Police much better’
NN Journal speaks to new chief constable Ivan Balhatchet about his plans to turn the Northants Police force around
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Can North Northants really wait another decade for a new hospital?
Work will not start until 2032 at the earliest and there's no date for when a new facility will be completed.
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Friday brief: Suspended councillor quit cop job while under misconduct investigation
Plus Kettering's hospital faces another decade of pain and news from across the county
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Mother of seven died at Northampton General after routine scan
The children of Yvonne Graham say almost a year on they are still awaiting an inquest hearing to get answers about their mother’s sudden death
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Controversial £3m loan to shopping centre owners will proceed after challenge fails
A call in of the decision to loan £3m to wealthy Grosvenor shopping centre owners has led to no further action
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