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Parents, carers, and families are being asked to share their views in a new survey that will help shape the area’s Best Start Local Plan, a strategic plan focused on ensuring every child has the strongest start in life, from pregnancy to age five.

West Northamptonshire Council is encouraging anyone who keeps, or is considering keeping, a primate to familiarise themselves with new national animal welfare regulations that will introduce a licensing scheme from April 2026.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) and Everyone Active recognise the concerns around the upcoming transition to the new leisure contract in April. This change follows the expiry of the current contract across a number of facilities. At the outset of the procurement process, it was disappointing tha...

Work is continuing behind the scenes on the transformation of Market Walk Shopping Centre into STACK Northampton.

Families across West Northamptonshire are being encouraged to drop into a series of childhood vaccination information sessions taking place at Family Hubs throughout February half term.

Residents, landowners, farmers, and community groups are invited to have their say on the area’s first Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS).

A two-day operation targeting the sale of illicit tobacco and vapes saw thousands of dangerous products seized from shops in Northampton and Daventry.

The first ever Discover Northamptonshire Tourism Awards will take place at Silverstone Museum on Friday 27 February.

Northampton’s ‘gold standard’ evening and night-time economy has once again been recognised on the international stage, with the town securing a renewed Purple Flag accreditation for a seventh year - including the highest possible mark available for safety.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has published details of its final budget proposals for 2026/27, ahead of them being considered by Cabinet and Full Council later this month. The plans reflect both the significant financial pressures facing councils nationally and the feedback received from resid...

Essential repair works will begin at St John’s Multi-Storey Car Park in Northampton from Monday 9 February, following a serious incident in 2024 in which a vehicle crashed into the car park wall.

Work is progressing at pace behind the scenes to ensure a smooth and seamless launch of a major new leisure service across West Northamptonshire when the new contract begins on 1 April 2026.

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone has been given permission to ask for a £10 a year increase for the Fire precept for a Band D household. While this is more than the blanket £5 recommended precept for fire authorities, it is £2 less than Danielle announced she had asked for.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) is encouraging people across the county to take part in HIV Testing Week by accessing free, confidential and easy HIV testing.

West Northamptonshire Council is continuing to work closely with businesses and landlords to improve waste storage across Northampton town centre, as part of the Northampton Town Centre Environmental Policy.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is inviting a random selection of service users to take part in the Adult Social Care (ASC) Survey, which is being carried out on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England and is open until 6 March.

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Chart-topping vocal group G4, of X Factor fame, will headline ChoirFest 2026 alongside Britain’s Got Talent finalists Northants Sings Out and more than 200 local singers, when the spectacular musical showcase takes over Royal & Derngate Theatre on Saturday 14 February 2026.

Residents, businesses and community groups across West Northamptonshire are being urged to take part in a major consultation that will shape how the area grows and develops for decades to come.

Taxi and private hire drivers, operators and wider stakeholders are being reminded that there are now just two weeks left to take part in West Northamptonshire Council’s consultation on proposed plans to introduce a single, unified fee structure for taxi and private hire licensing across the area.