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Northants’ bid to close 21 libraries ruled 'unlawful'Subscription
“I appreciate the real pressure the cabinet and… officers were operating under. However, this did not relieve the defendant of the need to act lawfully”
Northants votes to 'significantly reduce spending'Subscription
The council leader said that reviewing contracts with ’third party suppliers’ would remain a priority
Ex-Northants leader quits party as she rails against new members
In an explosive LGC interview Heather Smith defends her administration’s decisions and lashes out at members of her former party
Mike O’Donnell: More will buckle if financial resilience is ignoredSubscription
It was when Northamptonshire CC issued its first section 114 notice that the penny finally began to drop in the political and public mind that local government faces a deepening and immediate financial crisis.
Commissioner control warning at Northants amid £180m deficit fearsSubscription
The council released a proposed action plan on Thursday, outlining “radical service reductions and efficiencies”
Ministers should learn from Northants: history is unkind on leaders who fail to leadSubscription
The revelation of the scale of Northamptonshire CC’s financial crisis shows how its previous regime was asleep on the job.
Former Northants director later left children's trust after 'bail out' Subscription
Former Northants section 151 officer said the then director of children’s services had a “strong” reluctance to contribute to savings during a financial crisis
Revealed: Details of financial crisis warning 'ignored' by NorthantsSubscription
Criticisms of senior management and their “defensive and non-compliant behaviour” approach to tackling savings in 2015 laid bare
McArdle: Northants needs to face consequences of past actionsSubscription
Lead commissioner speaks to LGC about county council’s perilous financial state
Northants' section 114 notice: what you need to knowSubscription
A series of historic “inappropriate approaches” to budgeting are behind the decision to issue a second section 114 notice on the county council
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