The Secretary of State, James Brokenshire has announced his decision for the future of local government in Northamptonshire along with notification of the future of Children's Services in the county.​

The Government has decided that replacing all eight councils in Northamptonshire with two brand new unitary authorities is in the best interests of local residents. One authority will provide services... Read More »

Councils in Northamptonshire have been given an extra year to prepare for the biggest shake-up of local government since the 1970s.

Today, James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) gave his thumbs up to proposals which will see the number of councils providing services to the district reduced from eight to two.

South Northamptonshire Council (SNC),... Read More »

HS2 notification about abnormal load movements

As part of HS2's preparation works, Eiffage Kier our main works contractor will be delivering large construction machinery to site during May and June.

More details about the sequence of works can be found in the works notice here.

People in South Northamptonshire who want to recycle even more of their waste can now take advantage of a service which aims to let them recycle things that can't go in their blue recycling bin.

South Northamptonshire Council (SNC) has signed up as a collection location for the TerraCycle initiative.

Residents can now drop-off crisp, nut, popcorn, and pretzel packets at the council offices in Towcester... Read More »

The programme for the public hearings on the South Northamptonshire Local Plan has been published.

Hearings start on Tuesday, 11 June, will run until Friday, 21 June and will be held in the Council Chamber at Forum, Moat Lane in Towcester.

The hearings are held in public, but only those who have already submitted written representation to the Local Plan may register to speak.

The deadline to register... Read More »

See the latest news from HS2 here.

A Notice of Election for the European Parliament has been published today, Monday, 15 April by South Northamptonshire Council and an election will take place on Thursday, 23 May.

The announcement of the election follows the agreement of an extension to the UK's exit from the European Union (EU). While the UK remains a member state of the EU, it is required to elect members of European parliament.

Polling... Read More »

Northamptonshire Police Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold is setting up a youth commission to involve young people in decisions about policing, the fire service and criminal justice in Northamptonshire.

Young people aged between 14 and 19 – or 24 if they have additional needs – are invited to join the Commission, where they can make sure their voices, and the voices of other young... Read More »

Images of two lambs believed to have been killed by a dog have been released in a bid to remind dog walkers of the need to keep their pets on the lead and under control around livestock.

The images are available to view on the Northamptonshire Police website here.

Northamptonshire Police received a report of the deaths of two lambs on the Cottesbrooke estate on Thursday, March 21.

Officers from the force's... Read More »

South Northamptonshire Council is today apologising to residents for a billing error in their Council Tax.

Residents of South Northamptonshire will be receiving replacement Council Tax bills in the next week or so after the originals were issued with incorrect figures.

Last week around 36,000 bills landed on doormats around the district, but due to human error the figures were calculated incorrectly.... Read More »