25 February, 2011 – A budget for 2011/12 designed to meet Northamptonshire County Council’s biggest ever financial challenge has been agreed at a full council meeting yesterday evening (24th February). Councillors voted to pass the budget which will see savings of £73 million as well as a freeze in council tax and investments into priority areas [...]
14 December, 2010 – A huge reduction in Northamptonshire County Council’s back office costs saving more than £12m over the next ten years is included in today’s budget announcements. The council has joined forces with Cambridgeshire County Council to share back office services such as HR, IT, legal services, internal audit and finance next year’s [...]
14 December, 2010 – A freeze in council tax, sweeping reductions in public spending and cash injections into priority areas form the basis of Northamptonshire County Council’s draft budget proposals published today. The proposals would see the county face up to its biggest ever financial challenge and begin its work to save up to £136m [...]
6 October, 2010 – The fight for a fairer funding deal for public services in Northamptonshire has gone all the way to Downing Street today with a letter from the county’s MPs and councillors being presented to government this afternoon. Last week the county’s seven MPs jointly signed a letter with the leader of Northamptonshire [...]
