Liberal Democrat Councillors will propose at the meeting of the West Northamptonshire Shadow Executive on 23rd February 2021 that average council tax rises across the district should be at 3.99%, a fifth less than the proposed rises of 4.99% on the table from the Conservatives.“The choice to impose the maximum possible Council Tax increase has […]

The Conservative run Northamptonshire County Council and new Shadow West Northants Council are pressing ahead and spending £1.4 million of tax payers’ money on consultants to put the future road maintenance contract out to tender. The new contract will not be put in place until after the 2021 elections meaning the newly elected council will […]

I attended the latest Public Health briefing this morning.  Here are some of the key headlines: Headlines There have been more than 4,800 COVID-19 cases in the county in the past week. Corby has the highest COVID rates in all of the county’s towns as the manufacturing hub has now surpassed Northampton as the place […]

Radical plans to stop local people in Northamptonshire having much of a say in local planning decisions are being proposed by the Conservatives. The plans would deny people the chance to raise objections to developments and local councils will also be stripped of their powers to protect local residents from bad developments. The plans will […]

Northampton Borough Council survived over 800 years of turbulence and history but sadly will be scrapped under the Conservative plans.This has come about for only one reason. The Conservatives mismanaged the County Council which they have run since 2003 causing meltdown in services and near bankruptcy in 2018. In the end national government stepped in. […]

Sharing a post from the Northamptonshire Director of Public Health – see below: Dear Residents,I am writing to you directly, as we enter the winter period, to inform you of the current situation relating to Coronavirus in Northamptonshire and specifically the areas in which you live. I’m also hoping to share some key tips to help […]

Northampton Borough has seen a marked increase covid-19 cases and from today will be added to the Government’s watch list as “an area of intervention”. Analysis shows that this spike is heavily influenced by a workplace outbreak at the Greencore food processing factory where 287 workers have tested positive.  As a result the factory will close […]

We have recently launched our Summer Survey. We are asking for views on the handling of the COVID-19 crisis as well as on other local matters. If you would like to add your views, simply click on the link below. The Survey will be live until the first week of September.

In light of recent developments, please find a link providing really useful information and advice. https://www.local.gov.uk/coronavirus-information-councils The news today announces that the elections for the West Northamptonshire Council will most likely be delayed by 12 months until 2021. Whilst it is sensible to delay the elections, postponing by 12 months does seem to be rash […]

I’ll be holding my next “Listening Post” with the FOCUS team on Saturday 4th April at The Stag public house in Maidwell between 10am and 12 midday. Please come along to meet and talk about local issues and concerns.