The West, North divide

The West Northamptonshire area has received almost £70m more in government regeneration funding than the North.

By Sarah Ward

North Northamptonshire has received four times less government growth funding than its West counterpart.

While the West Northants local authority area has received £87.7m of growth funding since 2015, for projects such as the Catesby Innovation Centre and A45 Northampton to Daventry Link road, North Northamptonshire has received just £20.7m…