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2019 Big Picture
Just a quick reminder that this major fund-raising event concludes on Saturday 30 March at 12.30 to 3 pm with the Prize Draw & Auction.
There are still a few tickets remaining at £40 each, guaranteeing you an original donated artwork. And Auction items can be viewed at www.jsfineart.co.uk
Please see the attached for full details or turn up on the day and be part of this unique event.
Thank you... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 19:16 by Alan Youel
Next MCNP Meeting
The next MCNP will be 23rd April at 7.30pm in the Primary School.
This meeting will focus on the following main subject areas:
1. Local housing need. Existing housing need surveys/ papers. Current specific local need information. LPA guidance.
2. Legal update on playing fields.
3. Criteria to assess housing sites – to agree an assessment criteria for identifying which sites could be identified for... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 21:00 by Alan Youel
Apology after Council Tax billing error
South Northamptonshire Council is today apologising to residents for a billing error in their Council Tax.
Residents of South Northamptonshire will be receiving replacement Council Tax bills in the next week or so after the originals were issued with incorrect figures.
Last week around 36,000 bills landed on doormats around the district, but due to human error the figures were calculated incorrectly.... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:08 by Alan Youel
MCNP Meeting tonight
Great turnout at the Primary School MCNP meeting tonight.
An overview of the neighbourhood plan process and a review of Middleton Cheney Development Options Group questions, led on to lively debate and discussion.
Many thanks to all who attended.
Click here to see the presentation, and here to see the site selection slides.
Posted: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:57 by Alan Youel
Dedicated PCSO Scheme
As part of our joint working and empowering communities initiatives, you can sponsor a PCSO who will be dedicated to your area.
Your dedicated PCSO will work within your local policing team and will be directly accountable to the local policing Sergeant.
The local Sergeant will work with you as a sponsor to identify local priorities and will meet with you on a regular basis to ensure the community's... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 20:22 by Alan Youel
Nuisance neighbour fined in Towcester
A tradesman has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 in fines and costs after refusing to clear plumbing waste piled on his drive and front garden along a quiet residential street in Towcester.
On Monday, 11 March, the resident of Herbert Gardens on The Shires Estate in Towcester was fined £500 at Northampton Magistrates' Court having claimed he was not guilty of breaching an Enforcement... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:19 by Alan Youel
Momo Challenge - Info And Advice For Parents
The Momo challenge is the latest in a series of online challenges that emerge and cause enormous concern. Sometimes the challenges are more myth than reality but that doesn't reduce the worry.
What is the Momo Challenge?
The Momo character — the disfigured face attached to a bird's body — was, in fact, a prop named 'Mother Bird' made in Japan three years ago for an art exhibition. Its sinister... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:25 by Alan Youel
Courier Fraud
A number of Northamptonshire residents have recently received scam calls from persons pretending to be Police Officers from the Metropolitan Police. To substantiate this claim, the caller might be able to confirm some easily obtainable basic details about the victim such as their full name and address. They may also offer a telephone number for the victim to call to check that they are genuine; this... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:24 by Alan Youel
Farthinghoe Bypass Petition
Please see below a link to a private petition started today in Farthinghoe in support of a much needed & long overdue bypass.
We believe that we are currently the closest we have ever been to securing funding & that such a petition could help us tip the scales
We are therefore contacting all of our friends at neighbouring councils to seek their support & the support of their inhabitants
Any... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:21 by Alan Youel
District council sets final budget
A budget to protect and grow the environment, communities and businesses while seeing the district through the reorganisation of local government in Northamptonshire, has been approved by South Northamptonshire Council (SNC).
Set alongside its 2019/20 Business Plan, SNC approved a budget of £14.6million to deliver services to the 36,067 households in the district; including waste and recycling,... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:33 by Alan Youel
