Q. What could we do differently?

Earlier this year you told us what service areas were most important to you and where you thought we could make financial savings.  We’ve already put some of your suggestions into practice. YouChoose is already changing the way we view and prioritise our services and at the moment your feedback is being used to inform [...]

Q. How could you, local people, communities and voluntary groups, get involved in helping out in your community?

What the comprehensive spending review has demonstrated is that significant change in local public services is inevitable. Moving forward, we will have to focus more around our statutory duties and public’s priorities. To balance this with the other things we do, Northamptonshire County Council has a concept called helping you to help yourself. For example, our [...]