On October 2nd the Department of Health and Social Care announced that £240m of additional funding would be provided for councils to spend on adult social care services to help ease pressures on the NHS this winter. Of this, £2,717,108 has been allocated for Northamptonshire.

I firmly believe in protecting both the UK's vibrant ecosystem and the natural environment worldwide. Environmental and economic progress are not just compatible: they depend on each other.

The Bank of England is looking for students from secondary schools and colleges from Daventry to take part in the blogging competition run in conjunction with the Financial Times. 

The topic is ‘What is the future of money?’

Northamptonshire County Council is inviting applications for independent members to join the Northamptonshire Police and Crime Panel.

The Bank of England is looking for secondary schools and colleges from Daventry to take part in a digital media competition called Bank, Camera, Action.

Recently, I wrote to all Parish Councils asking them for their thoughts on what they see as their worries and potential opportunities for delivery of services going forward - and indeed asking them for any views they had at all.

The Armistice Festival is coming to Rugby and Daventry this November 2018 to commemorate 100 years since WW1. It has been put together by Fiona Sharp, co-director of The Wheels on Debussy.

Read the press release on the attached PDF...

As part of the UK Parliament Teacher Ambassador Programme the Education and Engagement Service will be hosting the next residential Teachers’ Institute 21 - 23 January 2019.

As you may know, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) exists to enable all of us to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage.  From their great museums and historic buildings to local parks, oral history and photographic records, HLF grants open up our nation's heritage for ever

People can now apply for an e-permit from Northamptonshire County Council as part of a new scheme, which starts at all household waste recycling centres from Monday, October 1, 2018.