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Mega warehouse approval denounced as blow to local community
Just weeks after turning down a similar scheme North Northamptonshire Council has approved a large warehouse park
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‘National politics colliding with local reality’
West Northants council’s new administration dismissed as ‘paper tigers’, as staff told working from home can continue despite national threats
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Friday brief: Labour MP’s foul-mouthed rant and a council leader with an upheld bullying complaint
One year on from Labour’s election to national government all is not good within the party, especially in the North of the county
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Parents of children at suspended nursery voice concerns
Parents of children at a nursery suddenly shut down after a staff member was arrested for sexual assault say they have been left wondering whether their…
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Children’s services boss quits Northants council
Charisse Monero has left the authority suddenly after just one year in post and opposition councillors say they want to know why.
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June 2025

Friday brief: mental health trust joins Northants hospitals in asking for resignations
Read our end of the week round up
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Council boss who sat on ‘incompetent’ housing company board is leaving the authority
Rebecca Purnell, board member of Northamptonshire Partnership Homes is leaving her assistant chief executive job and the council says the departure is…
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'It's a major scandal'
‘Reckless incompetence’ levelled at housing company and public inquiry calls, as three Northampton failed social housing schemes cost taxpayers millions
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Friday brief: Northants councils frozen out once again in devolution deals
A news round up on this hot week
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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…
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Doge arrives in West Northants
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf and has team started the Doge process on Friday
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Friday brief: Success for Tories and Reform UK in delayed by-election
Our end of the week round up
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