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Progress in bid to see superfast broadband become a reality 9 Oct 2012 | 02:59 pm
Provision of superfast broadband network across the county has moved a step closer with county council bosses starting the tendering process to deliver the multi-million pound scheme.
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of council workers face pay cut or drastic changes to working conditions 9 Oct 2012 | 02:58 pm
Thousands of county council staff are facing either an across-the-board pay cut or drastic changes to their working conditions as the cash-strapped authority looks to make further savings in the year ...
Office annexe “will not be a school to us” say Northampton parents 9 Oct 2012 | 02:28 pm
A proposal to expand one of Northampton’s fastest-growing schools by annexing an office does not have the backing of some parents.
Furniture company fined for second breach of fire standards 9 Oct 2012 | 01:08 pm
A furniture supplier has been fined after being caught for a second time selling a sofa bed which didn’t meet fire safety standards.
Harvey’s thank you to charity 9 Oct 2012 | 11:30 am
A family whose son lost an eye to a rare childhood cancer will be supporting a 25th birthday celebration for a charity which helps fight it.
‘Depressed’ man jailed for starving his pet dog 9 Oct 2012 | 11:09 am
A factory worker who left his dog to starve to death after he became depressed when his marriage broke up has been jailed for 12 weeks.
‘Homelessness is still an issue’ in Northampton 9 Oct 2012 | 11:04 am
People sleeping rough are still a real problem in Northampton, despite low official figures, the senior priest at All Saints Church says.
Council to push forward plans for new headquarters in Northampton town centre 8 Oct 2012 | 09:38 pm
Members of Northamptonshire County Council’s cabinet are today expected to push forward plans to build a new headquarters for the authority in the centre of Northampton.
£3.2m upgrade to A45 Wilby Way roundabout 8 Oct 2012 | 08:19 pm
The Government today revealed plans to spend £3.2m on improvements to one of the busiest roundabouts in Northamptonshire.
EXCLUSIVE: Tories to expand their cabinet at County Hall 8 Oct 2012 | 07:30 pm
The cash-strapped Conservative administration at County Hall is creating another cabinet post prompting opposition councillors to say it was clear evidence they could no longer cope with running the a...
