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WNC Consultation: Local Plan Employment Allocations (6th July - 18th August 2022)
Residents are being asked to help shape extra guidance for land allocated for commercial development in the south Northamptonshire area.
Members of West Northamptonshire Council's (WNC) Planning Policy Committee recently approved plans to seek people's views on a new draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for employment land allocations in the area, which would sit alongside the South Northamptonshire... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:49 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt
M1 Full Overnight Closure J15-J16 21st-25th June
Latest update from National Highways:
"We will be installing CCTV, overhead signage and barriers, and carrying out resurfacing work on the M1 between junctions 15 and 16, from Tuesday 21st June for four nights from 9pm to 6am.
Although we have gained approval to use the alternative diversion route through Northampton for our southbound closures, due to the A45 northbound being closed all week, we have... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:12 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt
Brackley Jubilee Choir Summer Concert - Sat 9th July
Summer Concert
An evening of music by
Gilbert & Sullivan
Musical Director: Nick Perry
Accompanist: Kieron Galliard
St Peter's Church, Brackley
Saturday 9th July at 7.30pm
Tickets £10 (students in full time education free)
www.brackleyjubileechoir.co.uk
Posted: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:57 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt
NOTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE WORKS ON THE A43
BETWEEN TOWCESTER ROUNDABOUT (SOUTHBOUND) AND NORTHAMPTON ROAD ROUNDABOUT (BRACKLEY)
Notification from National Highways as follows:
"I am writing to let you know that we will be carrying out essential maintenance work to the A43 Southbound carriageway between the Towcester roundabout and the Northampton Road roundabout at Brackley.
During this comprehensive scheme of work, we will repair and replace... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:51 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt
M1 Junction 13 – Junction 16 smart motorway, upcoming weekend closure, Friday 10 to Monday 13 June
National Highways have advised us of an upcoming weekend closure that will be taking place on the M1. The M1 northbound between junctions 15 to 15a will be closed for 56 hours from 9pm on Friday 10 June to 6am on Monday 13 June 2022. The closure will allow engineers to resurface lanes two and three with low noise surfacing next to Collingtree village.
They will also carry out a full reconstruction of... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 26 May 2022 09:51 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt
Calling all Veterans
2022 ARMED FORCES DAY (AFD) - calling all Veterans, Reservists and Serving personnel
This year AFD will be on Saturday 25th June. However, events to celebrate it can take place from 1 week before until 1 week after.
A ceremony is outside the Town Hall but in terms of numbers it has always been relatively low key. This year we want to make more of showing our appreciation of what our Armed Forces, current... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 25 May 2022 10:17 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt
WNC Housing Strategy Consultation
West Northamptonshire Consultation Register Helping to shape new Housing Strategy
West Northamptonshire Council is developing a new housing strategy which will be a high-level document that will explain their vision, plans and priorities for the next two years. They want to make sure that the new housing strategy covers the housing issues important to residents and stakeholders and this can be achieved... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:01 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt
SNYE Stay & Play Activity Day - 6th April 2022
South Northants Youth Engagement Team will be running their first Play & Activity Day in 2022 in partnership with Oxfordshire Play Association at Towcester Recreation Ground between 11am and 3pm on Wednesday 6th April.
Free entry and activities include football, soft archery, bungee run, tricky trail mountain biking, drumming, face painting, space hoppers, rodeo bull, smoothie bike and picnic area.... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:28 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt
Brook House Virtual Dementia Care Café 24th March 2-3:30pm
Brook House Care Home's next virtual dementia café will be held on Thursday 24th March between 2pm and 3.30pm, via Teams.The café is aimed at carers for those living with dementia and offers a chance for people to share experiences and ideas with others in similar situations. This month they have colleagues from Adult Social Care attending, who will talk about their services and support... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:23 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt
StreetSafe is a new tool to report places where you feel unsafe
StreetSafe is a pilot service for anyone to anonymously tell the Police about public places where you have felt or feel unsafe, because of environmental issues, e.g. street lighting, abandoned buildings or vandalism and/or because of some behaviours, eg being followed or verbally abused.Please note: 'StreetSafe' is not for reporting crime or incidents.If something has happened to you or someone you... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:36 by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt