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Beat Bus Schedule - April 2025
South Northants Neighbourhood Beat Bus and Community Surgeries
Our Neighbourhood Team will be out and about with the Neighbourhood Beat Bus inAPR:
Wednesday 16th April – Towcester & Roade
10:00 to 12:00 - Library (Rhyme Time 11 – 11:30am), Roade
13:30 to 14:30 - Islington Rec, Towcester
15:00 to 16:00 - The George Inn car park, Tiffield
Wednesday 23rd April –... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 21 Mar 2025
Community Responder Volunteer. Can you help make a difference to older people?
The Community Responder Volunteer Service provides company, reassurance and lowlevel support to an older person in their own home, when a delay is anticipated for Primary or Secondary care support. It can be a worrying time when older people are waiting for further support at home, our volunteers are that much needed "friendly face" for up to two hours. Read More »
Posted: Tue, 25 Feb 2025
Do you support someone with a disability or long term health condition? Who cares for you?
Northamptonshire Carers are a registered charity supporting unpaid Carers across and
within the Northamptonshire county boarder.
Working in partnership with North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) and West
Northamptonshire Council (WNC), we are embarking on a 'roadshow' of 'One Stop Shops'
for Carers across Northamptonshire, funded by the Accelerating Reform Fund.
The purpose of this roadshow is to help people... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 21 Feb 2025
LITTLE HOUGHTON PLAYING FIELD, LODGE ROAD, CLOSED SATURDAY MORNING, 8TH FEBRUARY
The Little Houghton Playing Field on Lodge Road will be closed on Saturday morning, 8th February, due to necessary maintenance work being undertaken. Read More »
Posted: Sun, 9 Feb 2025
Neighbourhood Beat Bus and Community Surgeries
The Neighbourhood Police team will be out and about with the Beat Bus in February 2025:
Wednesday 12th February 2025
10am to 12pm - Outside Ninas Store, Bugbrooke
3pm to 5pm - The Village Green, Nether Heyford
Wednesday 19th February 2025
10am to 12pm - Towcester Forum
1.30pm to 2.30 - Outside Village Hall, Shutlanger
3pm to 4pm - Canal Car Park, Stoke Bruerne
Wednesday 26th February 2025
8.30am to 9.30am -... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 28 Jan 2025
New Well Being Service launched by West Northamptonshire Council
Formerly the Supporting Independence Programme, the new WNC Wellbeing Service, is working alongside Adult Social Care to support individuals, free of charge, to prevent and/or delay any decline in independence. Working with individuals on a one-to-one basis, they can provide tailored, in-house support in several areas of their life and aim to maximise all the support on offer in their local community,... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 25 Jan 2025
Clifford Mill Planning Application
Following the rejection of the planning application last year by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) a revised retrospective application was submitted for a change of use of land at Clifford Mill for the siting of external containers, HGVs and coaches. Little Houghton Parish Council objected to both this and the original application due to the potential affect of heavy vehicles driving through the... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/enabling-remote-attendance-and-proxy-voting-at-local-authority-meetings?utm_source=Friday+mini+eUpdate+-+06%2F12%2F24&utm_medium=Email Read More »
Posted: Tue, 10 Dec 2024
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner launches consultation on public safety plan and precept funding
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone has launched an online consultation on her draft police, fire and crime plan, which sets the blueprint for police and fire services in Northamptonshire. The survey also asks people for their views on the police and fire precept – the amount paid towards local police and fire services through the council tax - which will go towards... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 2 Dec 2024
Love Food Hate Waste
Food Waste and Climate Change
Did you know? ...
In the UK we waste a quarter of all the food and drink we buy! This is responsible for producing 18
million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year (imagine 36 million standard sized water butts
full of petrol on fire) which contributes towards climate change.
Food Waste Prevention
One of the best things we can do for the environment and our wallets is... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 20 Nov 2024
