On the penultimate day of
#Northamptonshire
Chief Constable Nick Adderley's gross misconduct hearing, the panel heard he allegedly sustained a campaign of "mendacious deceit", "skullduggery" and "false narratives" that "borders on satire".
East Hunsbury and Shelfleys by-election results:
Clare Robertson-Marriott, Labour Party - 547
Daniel Soan, Conservative- 746
Carl Squires, Liberal Democrats - 820 - ELECTED
Proceedings at the Nick Adderley hearing have just started again this morning. The Chief Constable has not turned up as he has been excused. He has been directed to attend tomorrow, although the Chair Callum Cowx says he is “unlikely” to.
After sitting in budget meetings for nearly 10 hours today I’m heading back home. Keep an eye out for full debriefs on both
#WestNorthants
and
#NorthNorthants
2024/25 budgets and what happened in the meetings.
In post outside the building again waiting to see if Chief Constable Adderley attends as per his direction. The gross misconduct hearing is due to start up again at 9am.
Nick Adderley has been dismissed from the police service after being found to have committed gross misconduct and breaching standards of honesty and integrity.
Nick Adderley has arrived at his gross misconduct hearing due to take place today. He avoided press at the front entrance and entered through a side door.
I am extremely lucky to be continuing in my position as part of the Local Democracy Service for the area, but my heart goes out to all my colleagues across the Live networks who will be leaving as a result of this.
Finished my first day of work experience
@BBC3CR
working on the
@TalkRoberto
show. Can’t wait to see what the next two weeks has in store for me!
#jusplacement
SEND parents in
#WestNorthamptonshire
were cut off when speaking about their lived experience at last night��s full council meeting. One mother has called her treatment ‘disgusting’.
#LDReporter
#SEND
#WestNorthants
Council has been ordered to pay a domestic violence victim forced to sleep in a car after council failures. The Ombudsman wrote that the case shows the council “does not fully understand” the definition of domestic abuse.
#LDReporter
The summing up for the
#NickAdderley
gross misconduct hearing has ended. The panel have retired and will reconvene tomorrow morning at 9am to give their ruling.
West Northamptonshire Council have confirmed an extraordinary meeting will be held, on the request of the opposition, to bring forward a vote of no confidence in the leader.
Nikki Watson has been appointed
#Northamptonshire
’s fourth chief fire officer in 12 months after being cleared in an IOPC investigation. The FBU has said they will continue to oppose her appointment due to a lack of operational experience.
Looking to speak to
#Northamptonshire
families who access / rely on the Household Support Fund about the government’s six month extension to the scheme, announced in the
#SpringBudget
. DMs are open and email is in my bio 📧
#journorequest
She said: “I am absolutely delighted to have been selected… I know the people of Wellingborough feel abandoned and neglected by this Tory Government, and frankly embarrassed by the actions of their MP.”
Polls are open across
#Northamptonshire
today! Make sure to go and cast your vote for the county's next police, fire and crime commissioner before stations close at 10pm.
#Sheffield
City Hall are hosting
@manoroperatic
as they kick off their 'Made in Dagenham' musical run from 11-14th May.
Reporter
@NadiaLincoln
spoke to the directors and cast
Children from Southfield School in
#Brackley
have written letters to King Charles and the Prime Minister, asking them to help save their school from closure.
Alex Merola (Britain First) 477
Nick the Flying Brick (Monster Raving Loony Party) 217
Andre Pyne-Bailey (Ind) 172
Ankit Love JKNPP Jay Mala Post-Mortem (Ind) 18
(2/2)
All of the major
#housing
projects given the green-light in
#Northamptonshire
in 2023. Both councils have said yes to over 3,500 homes in large developments across the county.
#LDReporter
Parents have accused the DfE of sending in new trustees to “finish the job” and close the school. They are still demanding answers. Click below to read more.
#LDReporter
A decision is to be made tomorrow on Northamptonshire’s fourth chief fire officer this year. The suitability of the PFCC’s preferred candidate, Nikki Watson, will be assessed at a Police Fire & Crime panel.
The recall petition for suspended
#Wellingborough
MP Peter Bone has opened as of 9am this morning and will run for a period of six weeks. If 10 per cent of the electorate sign before December 19 Bone will be removed from his seat.
It’s beyond upsetting that we’ve lost such an integral source of local news and so many amazing reporters, but rest assured I will still be reporting on Northamptonshire councils and holding power to account.
West and North Northamptonshire Council have both featured on the list of local authorities receiving 'exceptional financial support' from the government.
The government has just released plans for £100millions in financial support for bankrupt or financially struggling councils.
Birmingham = £685m
Southampton = £121.58m
Thurrock = £68.6m
W Northamptonshire = £6.6m
Amongst the councils 👇
Amid calls for ex-council leader Jonathan Nunn to have the Conservative whip removed, Tory HQ has responded saying the allegations are “a matter for the police”.
#LDReporter
Update on the third day of
#Northamptonshire
police boss Nick Adderley’s misconduct hearing. The panel will sit again tomorrow after new evidence was brought mid-way through proceedings.
#LDReporter
An inspection into North
#Northamptonshire
's special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) services has highlighted "widespread and systemic failings" in the partnership.
All of the candidates and all you need to know about the upcoming
#Northampton
ward by-election in February. Former councillor Suresh Patel stepped down from his position in December last year due to “serious ill health”.
#LDReporter
A domestic abuse march will take place at 4pm in
#Northampton
town centre. The group has said they want the council to understand the widespread impact of domestic abuse after allegations were recently made against the former leader.
#LDReporter
A road in
#Northamptonshire
has been called "absolutely lethal" by an MP, after repeated roadworks in South Northants has increased traffic to village roads. WNC say they are “fighting an uphill battle” to keep roads in good condition.
#LDReporter
A Northamptonshire council has been accused of planning funding updates at a "strategic time for elections" by the opposition. Extra funding for the Isham bypass and Kettering Library roof was approved by NNC last week.
#LDReporter
WELLINGBOROUGH RESULTS (1/2)
Gen Kitchen (Lab) 13,844
Helen Harrison (Con) 7,408
Ben Habib (Reform) 3,919
Ana Savage Gunn (Lib Dem) 1,422
Marion Turner-Hawes (Ind) 1,115
Will Morris (Grn) 1,020
Kev Watts (Ind) 533
Taxi drivers will take to the streets of
#Northampton
tomorrow to protest new regulations to the trade proposed by the council. They claim the rules are too extreme and pose a risk to the livelihoods of drivers.
#LDReporter
A planning appeal submitted by a leading
#Northamptonshire
councillor to build two homes in a rural village conservation area has been dismissed by the inspectorate.
Campaigners stationed themselves outside the
#Northampton
Guildhall yesterday to protest against
#WestNorthants
council’s response to domestic abuse allegations.
#LDReporter
Leader of the Labour Party for West Northants Council Wendy Randall said “it would be amazing if we could paint Northamptonshire red”. She said she was “realistically” hoping for five of the county’s seats to turn Labour (Corby, Wellingborough, Kettering and both Northampton)
Looking to speak to someone who has / had a
#alcoholaddiction
, or a family member of someone who has, about how it has affected their life for an article I'm writing on alcohol dependence in the UK. DMs are open.
#journorequest
Cllr Randall continued: “I would still hope that even if we lose it’s going to be the closest election that we’ve had. All of our candidates are totally grounded and understand the struggles that people have been having.”
The granddaughter of a 100-year-old woman living in a
#Northamptonshire
care home recommended for closure has called for it to remain open. West Northants Council will decide tonight whether a safe closure programme for the home goes ahead.
#LDReporter
Conservatives won the South
#Northamptonshire
seat in 2019 with a 27,000 majority, but recent polls predict the constituency could be a ‘toss up’ come election day. Read below to see what locals think and what issues matter to them this year⬇️
#LDReporter
A refresher on all 11 candidates:
•Nick the Flying Brick - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
•Ben Habib - Reform UK
•Helen Harrison - Conservative
•Gen Kitchen - Labour
•Alex Merola - Britain First - Stop The Boats
•Will Morris - Green Party
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A long-awaited village hall and final phase of housing is to go ahead in Little Stanion, as
#NorthNorthants
Council let developers off a £2m roof tax to finish the development.
#LDReporter
A
#Northamptonshire
mother fleeing domestic abuse is to be paid £700 by the council after delays in moving into temporary housing, at which time she was assaulted in her home.
#LDReporter
A few candidates have been spotted in the arena. So far Marion Turner-Hawes (Independent), Ana Savage-Gunn (Liberal Democrats) and Alex Merola (Britain First) have been seen at the count.
Polling stations are now open for today's East Hunsbury and Shelfleys ward by-election. If you live in the ward you have until 10pm to cast your vote.
Don't forget to bring a valid form of photo ID when voting:
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193 objections to the site have been submitted, with residents pointing out the increased traffic movements, the smells from the process of 'digesting' chicken and cattle manure, and
the loss of farmland. WNC officers are recommending the plans to be approved.
The running of
#Kettering
Leisure Village is "absolutely up to the private commercial contractor", as a report shows the council cannot legally or financially take on the facility.
Permission for a massive 19-person house in multiple occupation (HMO) in
#Northampton
has been approved at appeal after the council initially refused the scheme last year.