Monthly Archives: September 2010
Violent Kettering Thug Jailed For 3 Years
Simon Singh, 25, a violent thug from Kettering who robbed a vulnerable young man and stripped him naked in a Kettering park has been jailed for three years.Singh’s accomplice, Hardeep Sidhu, was jailed for four years in August for his … Continue reading
Development Reprieve?
The West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) has been ordered to concentrate its efforts on five key expansion projects in Northampton by Government minister Andrew Stunell. The Quango which is set to close should now focus on the redevelopment of the … Continue reading
Gender Bender to Contest St James in Local Elections for Lib Dems
According to the Chronicle and Echo the Liberal Democrats have chosen Transvestite (although they refer to him as Transgender) Rob Maddison as their candidate for St James in Next years Northampton Borough Council Elections in May. A decision that will cost every single … Continue reading
Supermarkets Secretly Sell Halal Meat
A couple of stories from the nationals before I touch on more local issues. Following the Mail on Sunday’s report last week that Britain goes halal, they report to what extent halal food is sold in British Supermarkets. The fact of … Continue reading
Asylum-Seeking Children Cost Northants Tax Payer £112K in August Alone
Figures released today by Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) reveal that in August alone, the council spent over £112,000 of tax-payers money in accommodation and living costs for asylum seeking children, an increase of over £10,000 on July. We revealed last year … Continue reading
Child Porn ex-Councillor Escapes Prison Sentence
Alexander Wood, aged 59, a retired teacher and ex-councillor for Courteenhall on South Northants District Council, who downloaded more than 1,000 abusive images of children and engaged in sexually explicit conversations in internet chatrooms with people he believed to be underage … Continue reading
Why Ex Union Branch Secretary Joined Tories
Councillor John Yates (CON ,Boughton Green), the man who changed the balance of power at Northampton Borough Council has said he switched parties as he wasn’t appreciated and because he was told he was a ‘lousy councillor.’ Cllr Yates has been a … Continue reading
Two Local Councils Set to Merge Management
South Northamptonshire and Cherwell Valley District Councils plan to merge their senior management teams under a single chief executive leading to around 15 redundancies from existing senior managers and a saving of about £1m a year. If final approval from … Continue reading
Nationalists in UK Must Unite to Replicate Democrats Swedish Success
Sweden has followed Holland by electing members of what the media term a ‘far-right’ party into power. The anti-immigration Democrats now hold the balance of power in Sweden after having 20 MP’s elected, their first time they have ever had … Continue reading
Lib Dems Lose Power in Northampton as Councillor Defects to Tories
The political balance of Northampton Borough Council has shifted with the defection of a Liberal Democrat councillor to the Conservatives, leaving the council in a state of No Overall Control at least until the council elections next May. John Yates, who … Continue reading
