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First school in Northamptonshire awarded the Gold standard for health and wellbeing
Daventry based – Falconer's Hill Academy has become the first in the county to receive the prestigious Healthy Schools Gold Award for their outstanding commitment to promoting health and wellbeing among their pupils.
The academy has had its hard work recognised with a Gold Award as part of the Healthy Schools initiative, which is led by West Northamptonshire Council and sets out to empower schools...
Posted: Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Serious Violence Prevention Partnership awards £39,450 to create Far Cotton and Delapré Youth Group
Northamptonshire Serious Violence Prevention Partnership (NSVPP) awards £39,450 to Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust to launch to the Far Cotton and Delapré Youth Group.
The youth group will initially engage approximately 20 year six pupils from various neighbourhoods in the local area referred by two local primary schools who will identify those in need of support. Initially the...
Posted: Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Construction work continues on a key road that will improve connectivity for communities
Construction works will get underway to complete the remaining section of the Sandy Lane Relief Road next week that will ease congestion and improve connectivity for local communities.
This follows the northern part of the road opening to motorists in the summer last year. With final agreements now in place with Homes England, work will commence by our Highways Partner Kier Transportation, on the final...
Posted: Fri, 7 Feb 2025
New animated film spotlights the work of our neighbourhood policing teams
From Northamptonshire Police
We'd like to invite you take a look at our new animated film about neighbourhood policing, which we're sharing across our social media channels to help explain the work of our neighbourhood policing teams.
Neighbourhood policing enables a grass roots partnership between the local community and our teams, where officers can really get to know and be known in their local community,...
Posted: Fri, 7 Feb 2025
South Midlands not included in Government’s devolution programme for now
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is hugely disappointed that the South Midlands has not been chosen for the Government's Devolution Priority Programme at this stage and that its residents will not yet benefit from the powers and funding that it would have brought.
The Council will however continue to work with Government and our partners towards devolution in the future and discussions will commence...
Posted: Wed, 5 Feb 2025
Partnership provides major investment to in Northampton community
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC), in partnership with local organisations, is making a significant investment in Kings Heath, Northampton, to support community-led improvements and enhance local facilities. Through the Kings Heath Partnership Group, which includes local schools, charities, sports organisations, and Northamptonshire Police, a range of initiatives are underway to create lasting benefits...
Posted: Wed, 5 Feb 2025
Northamptonshire Police supporting four-week firearms amnesty
Firearms Amnesty 3rd-28th February 2025
Northamptonshire Police is asking people to hand in unwanted and illegal firearms as part of a national four-week amnesty which begins February 3rd.
Coordinated by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS), the firearms surrender will run for just under four weeks from Monday, February 3, to Friday, February 28.The four-week amnesty is a campaign to...
Posted: Wed, 5 Feb 2025
Northampton Town Centre to receive a boost with St James Depot regeneration plans
Proposals to transform a vacant former bus depot into a vibrant new neighbourhood are set to take a step forward as West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is awarded vital funding to deliver this exciting regeneration scheme.
WNC has been awarded £1.37m from the Government's Brownfield Land Release Fund to develop Northampton's St James Depot, a project which would provide more than 70 much-needed,...
Posted: Wed, 5 Feb 2025
Commissioner funds safeguarding training for mosque leaders
Safeguarding training has been delivered to leaders at 13 mosques in Northamptonshire following funding from Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone.
Danielle was present to see the training delivered at the Kettering Muslim Association Mosque on Headlands on Saturday January 25. She was accompanied by West Local Policing Area Commander, Superintendent Rachael Handford, and Sophia Perveen,...
Posted: Wed, 5 Feb 2025
Recycling centres to open 7 days a week as new contracts set to launch
Residents will soon be able to take their waste to recycling centres across West Northants 7 days a week offering a better service and value for money this spring.
Starting from 1 April, West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) will enter a new contract with FCC Waste Services, better known as FCC Environment, to manage all six recycling centres across the area – Sixfields, Ecton Lane, Daventry, Towcester...
Posted: Wed, 5 Feb 2025
