Nadia Lincoln

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) found the number of incidents of self-harm in the facility had risen by 40 per cent in 2023/24, from 246 to 343.

Long-awaited plans for a new revitalised skating facility in a Northamptonshire park are set to be given the green light by the council this week.

Residents have hit back against an application to create a 12-bed HMO (house in multiple occupation) in Northampton, raising concerns that it could increase parking pressure that is already at “stress levels”.

According to a care watchdog, three in ten care homes in West Northamptonshire are currently rated ‘requires improvement’.

A former Northamptonshire police station that has sat vacant for the best part of a decade has now been sold, the Office of the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner (OPFCC) has revealed.

Concerns have been raised by North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) over the Government's new planning changes and whether it will make it more difficult to turn down large strategic developments, such as the Kettering Energy Park.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has committed to buying an iconic town centre property, which has stood derelict for more than a decade, to transform it into a new cultural attraction.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has backed a £20 million budget to create more children's homes, keep young people within the county and ultimately cut costs.

The authority has stated the new homes would incur savings of at least £19k per child each year

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has committed to buying an iconic town centre property, which has stood derelict for more than a decade, to transform it into a new cultural attraction.