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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Martin Heath |Laura Coffey
Image source, Martin Heath/BBCImage caption, Reform supporters have been celebrating victories at West Northamptonshire CouncilBBC News, NorthamptonshireBenham Sports Arena, NorthamptonReform UK has taken control of both of Northamptonshire's councils following local elections. The two unitary authorities had previously been run by the Conservatives. Reform UK's leader in North Northamptonshire, Martin Griffiths, said he was "very excited about the future".
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1 week ago | 
ft.com | Laura Coffey
Most people, when you ask them, say that when they die they would like it to be at home.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Laura Coffey
Image caption, North Northamptonshire Council election count is taking place at Kettering Leisure Village, the same location of the 2021 count which took place during the Covid pandemicBBC political reporter, NorthamptonshireA record number of candidates are standing at this year's local council elections in Northamptonshire. Nearly 2,500 nomination papers were submitted across the county for unitary, town, parish and community council elections, taking place on 1 May.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Laura Coffey
Northamptonshire fields record number of candidatesLaura CoffeyBBC political reporter, NorthamptonshireBBCNorth Northamptonshire Council election count is taking place at Kettering Leisure Village, the same location of the 2021 count which took place during the Covid pandemicA record number of candidates are standing at this year's local council elections in Northamptonshire.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Laura Coffey
2025 local elections: Focus on BrackleyLaura CoffeyBBC political reporter, NorthamptonshireBBCBrackley will elect three councillors on 1 MayVoters in West Northamptonshire will be heading to the polls on 1 May to elect members to the area's unitary authority. Like its neighbour North Northamptonshire, the council was created in 2021 following a local government reorganisation, replacing the old county council and and several district councils.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Laura Coffey
2025 local elections: Focus on WellingboroughLaura CoffeyBBC political reporter, NorthamptonshireReporting fromWellingboroughBBCSome voters highlighted the state of Wellingborough town centreThe second elections for North Northamptonshire Council, a unitary authority which only came into existence four years ago, are not far away. On 1 May voters will be electing 68 councillors across 31 wards.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Nadia Lincoln |Laura Coffey
The warehouse will be built on the edge of Towcester, off the A5 [DHL]A large warehouse will be built on the outskirts of a town despite more than a thousand local objections. DHL was originally refused planning permission by West Northamptonshire Council to build a logistics hub on the edge of Towcester. But after a nine-day hearing, the government's planning inspectorate has given it the go-ahead.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Laura Coffey
A guide to Northamptonshire's local elections 2025Laura CoffeyBBC political reporter, NorthamptonshireGetty ImagesThis year's elections take place on Thursday, 1 May, and all the seats on both of the county's unitary councils are up for grabs. It is only the second time voters have had a chance to elect members to North and West Northamptonshire councils.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Laura Coffey
Final arguments made in DHL warehouse appealLaura CoffeyBBC political reporter, NorthamptonshireLaura Coffey/BBCCampaigners lobbied councillors at a planning meeting in September 2024A hearing to decide whether a logistics giant should be allowed to build a large warehouse on the edge of a rural town has heard closing submissions. DHL was refused permission by Conservative-controlled West Northamptonshire Council to build a hub on the outskirts of Towcester.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Laura Coffey
Theatres speak of recovery five years after CovidLaura CoffeyBBC News, East of EnglandRobert DayThe Jolly Christmas Postman proved popular with audiences in DecemberFive years since the curtains came down on theatres across the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, those in the industry have told the BBC it is recovering but challenges remain. What has been the impact and what is the future looking like now?
