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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Financial Irregularities, More Job Losses and EU Referendum in Corby
An independent inquiry has been ordered into how Corby Borough Council handled its finances during the building of the Kingswood housing scheme. The new leader of the council, Tom Beattie, has set up an inquiry after a district auditor found errors … Continue reading
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Tagged Argis, Corby, EU referendum, Job Losses, kingswood, overspend
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EU Vacancy: Believers In Little Green Men Need Not Apply
Conservative MEP for the East Midlands, Roger Helmer, who was due to step down and be replaced by Rupert Matthews in December, may not be stepping down after all, reports the Chronicle & Echo. The problem is that the Conservative … Continue reading
Local News and Brent Group Recommendation
It appears that the County Council’s question time event was a bit of a flop, with just 14 people, out of a county population rapidly approaching 1 million, turning up to ask questions of the proposed budget over the next … Continue reading
Burka Ban Bill Binned
Kettering MP Philip Hollobone’s Face Coverings (Regulation) Bill has failed to get a second reading on the last day for consideration of backbench MP Bills in this parliamentary session. What that means is that the proposed legislation will go no … Continue reading
Labour Cock-up Towcester by-elections
The by-elections in Towcester are going to be interesting if nothing else. For the Towcester Brook by-election for South Northamptonshire District Council it is a three way fight between the Conservatives, Lib Dems and UKIP. In the Towcester Division for the County Council seat … Continue reading
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Tagged By-election, Counsultation, Northamptonshire County Council, Towcester, Towcester Brook
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Northampton University and The Metropolitan Police Service
by Tony Shell The Radicalism and The New Media group (the RNM Group) is based at the University of Northampton, and was established in 2009.1 The declared aim of the RNM group is to: “bring together experts in Law, History, … Continue reading
8,000 Somalis Live In Northampton
A story appearing on the Chronicle & Echo website today reveals that there are now an estimated 8,000 Somali’s living in Northampton. This is double the figure of just three years ago. I understand that Somalia is an ungovernable war … Continue reading
133 Different Languages Spoken In Northampton Schools
The Northampton Chronicle & Echo reports today that 133 different languages, including Zulu, are spoken by children in primary schools in Northamptonshire. The figures are a result of a Freedom of Information request by the paper and highlights the increasing … Continue reading
Have You Heard Of The Rainbow Bridge Festival?
Neither had I until I was having a nose about on the internet this morning. The event is supported and organised by the usual suspects of the great unwashed, and according to the blurb on their facebook page it claims This … Continue reading
