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Not true, Nigel: Farage makes bogus claim about £1m council savings Exclusive: A fact check of Farage’s national TV claim shows he is making up the numbers

Exclusive from us today. Farage makes false claim about Northants council savings.
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Former Tory council leader in court co-accused with three others of historic sex offences Phil Larratt is accused of indecent assault

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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

Northants Reform UK accused of being ‘paper tiger’ as despite national announcements they decide staff CAN continue to work from home.

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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

One year on from its election success, things have turned sour for Labour in Northants. www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/friday-bri...

Council boss who sat on ‘incompetent’ housing company board is leaving the authority Rebecca Purnell is leaving West Northamptonshire Council, however the authority is tightlipped over whether her departure is down to her seat on Northamptonshire Partnership Homes’s board

Northants Exclusive from us today www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/council-bo...

'It's a major scandal' ‘Wreckless incompetence’ levelled at housing company and public inquiry calls, as three Northampton failed social housing schemes cost taxpayers millions

Sickening mismanagement and questionable decisions, as three major in Northampton social housing projects fail. Calls for a public inquiry as just 24 homes built at cost of £25m. And many more millions needed to be spent to recover the situation. www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/its-a-majo...

Court of appeal dismisses hate tweet childminder’s sentence challenge Lucy Connolly claimed she had not been fully aware of what she was pleading guilty to, but the appeal judges found her evidence 'incredible'.

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Reform UK ‘has nothing to say’ on councillor’s sharing of far right group's content Plasterer Ivan Dabbs is the new councillor for Deanshanger and just like with his colleague Ron Firman, Reform UK has nothing to say on his past social media activity

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This is Martin Griffiths a Reform candidate and former Tory. He says his former party is ‘having a nightmare’.

It's election results day. Follow the Northants action with us here This post will be updated throughout the day bringing you the twists and turns of both West and North unitary elections

It’s local elections in Northants. If you’re interested follow our blog. First impressions are that Reform look v happy! www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/its-electi...

Friday brief: Rushton fire that killed three, not suspicious investigation finds Plus news of Corby MP's call to reconsider controversial incinerator plans

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Four police officers served disciplinary notices for handling of Harshita Brella's domestic abuse reports Our end of the week round up from across Northants

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Reform UK wannabe’s political bid ends before it starts A racist post made by Lawrence McKenzie-Mockridge has emerged, although he insists it is not the reason he has quit his May election bid.

New from us today. One person who won’t be getting elected to West Northants as a Reform UK candidate. www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/reform-uk-...

Toxic Town? They won their fight for justice and now a group of mothers who took on Corby Borough Council in the 2000s are hoping a big budget Netflix drama will raise the dangerous issue of toxic waste once more

We’ve spoken to the mothers whose stories are told in new Netflix drama Toxic Town and ask are there other health issues in Corby that need to be investigated?
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Friday brief: Unitary councils accused of ‘same old’ policies and ‘no vision’ as they set budgets Plus a news round up from this week

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Serving councillor admits to sex with a 14-year-old and here’s why Northants Police is not taking any action The police, fire and crime commissioner is urging anyone with new information about Matt Binley’s alleged crime to come forward

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Man arrested on suspicion of murdering Raunds woman There was a heavy police presence at a flat block in Raunds yesterday afternoon

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Expelled Cllr Matt Binley has been kicked out of the Tory group at North Northamptonshire Council, but says he will appeal

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Reform UK has ‘momentum’ for Northants May elections, says insider With less than 100 days to the local elections in May, Reform UK has now established seven branches in Northants

As Reform UK begins to poll as the country’s most popular party here is the Northants take. It now has 7 branches and took 18 per cent of local votes in last year’s general election. May’s local elections will be telling of how far or not they’ve come since then.
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‘I will do everything I can do make Northamptonshire Police much better’ NN Journal speaks to new chief constable Ivan Balhatchet about his plans to turn the Northants Police force around

Northants Police has had a scandal ridden couple of years. The new chief constable hopes to make the service better. Read our report.

Can North Northants really wait another decade for a new hospital? Work will not start until 2032 at the earliest and there's no date for when a new facility will be completed.

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Friday brief: Suspended councillor quit cop job while under misconduct investigation Plus Kettering's hospital faces another decade of pain and news from across the county

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Mother of seven died at Northampton General after routine scan The children of Yvonne Graham say almost a year on they are still awaiting an inquest hearing to get answers about their mother’s sudden death

Exclusive from us today about the tragic death of a mum who died after a routine scan at Northampton General www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/mother-of-...

Controversial £3m loan to shopping centre owners will proceed after challenge fails A call in of the decision to loan £3m to wealthy Grosvenor shopping centre owners has led to no further action

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Devolution gone south Neighbour councils do not want to go into partnership with Northants, leaving the two unitaries high and dry

Is there any mileage left in the south Midlands devolution deal? www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/devolution...

Friday brief: Pop concert costs council more than quarter of a million quid Our usual Friday round up of some Northants news

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