Poet laureate to reopen 'saved' Northants library

Also in our weekly brief: a former Wellingborough mayor leaves the Conservative Party and the salaries of the county's new hospital bosses revealed

Dear Members,

Here’s our Friday weekly round up. Election season is now upon us and as the candidates will be published later today, next week we’ll be taking a look at who wants your vote, as well as the manifestos of the political parties that want to run the new unitary councils.