The Leader of the Opposition at County Hall has today reacted with disappointment after the Conservative Cabinet Member responsible for child protection refused to resign after a devastating OFSTED report into child protection in Northamptonshire. A motion put before Full Council by Cllr Brendan Glynane was defeated by the Conservative majority. Scott Collins, Candidate for […]

A Conservative councillor representing Towcester has moved 250 miles away to Cornwall but says she has no intention whatsoever of resigning her council seat. Commenting Liberal Democrat Councillor Chris Lofts said: “This seems a very odd way to try representing the town. I fail to see how Towcester people can have their views properly represented […]

Bluetooth technology is being used to help encourage people in Northampton to register to vote and not risk their credit rating. Next year voters in Northampton will have the chance to have their say on who should represent them in the Guildhall, but only if they are registered. With Borough Council elections to be held […]

Conservative County Councillors are spending £2,000 of your money on corporate teabags for staff, plugging the authority’s ‘low carbon mission’. Given the Council’s poor record on sound financial management, we want to know what you think. Vote in our online poll and have your voice heard. Scott Collins, Parliamentary Spokesman for South Northants said “This […]

The Conservatives at County Hall are always telling us how open and transparent they are. Anyone who was at the Full County Council meeting last Thursday will know just how hollow this claim is. When it came to the time to consider a Liberal Democrat proposal to publish on the County Council’s website details of […]

Your coverage of the debate on Councillors Allowances at the County Council rightly points out that last week County Councillors refused to implement a proposal that would have lead to a small overall decrease in the cost to Northamptonshire’s taxpayers of councillors’ allowances. In doing so Northamptonshire County Councillors passed up the opportunity to share […]