An independent, news provider for Northamptonshire. Described as ‘excellent’ by Private Eye.https://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lukpfjzyxk2gExclusive from us today. Farage makes false claim about Northants council savings. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/not-true-nigel-farage-makes-bogus22 Jul 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukpfjzyxk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lu6xfj53yc22https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/former-tory-council-leader-in-court17 Jul 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6xfj53yc22https://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lthplvvqmc2iNorthants Reform UK accused of being ‘paper tiger’ as despite national announcements they decide staff CAN continue to work from home. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/national-politics-colliding-with08 Jul 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthplvvqmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lt56l7yopk2wOne year on from its election success, things have turned sour for Labour in Northants. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/friday-brief-labour-mps-foul-mouthed04 Jul 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt56l7yopk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lsj76hlpa22pNorthants Exclusive from us today https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/council-boss-who-sat-on-incompetent26 Jun 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsj76hlpa22phttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lsglb3awdk2eSickening mismanagement and questionable decisions, as three major in Northampton social housing projects fail. Calls for a public inquiry as just 24 homes built at cost of £25m. And many more millions needed to be spent to recover the situation. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/its-a-major-scandal25 Jun 2025 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsglb3awdk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lpmqeibcbc25https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/court-of-appeal-dismisses-hate-tweet20 May 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmqeibcbc25https://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lp2op3pwzk25And another one https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/reform-uk-has-nothing-to-say-on-councillors13 May 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2op3pwzk25https://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lom5f2hrec2nDelighted if you would follow @wearecawn.bsky.social advice and subscribe. It’s going to be an interesting few weeks/months/ years in Northants under Reform’s control and we’ll be there to report and investigate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lom5f2hrec2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lo6nh7c6uk25It’s local elections in Northants. If you’re interested follow our blog. First impressions are that Reform look v happy! https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/its-election-results-day-follow-the02 May 2025 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6nh7c6uk25https://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3llycctpf722ghttps://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/friday-brief-rushton-fire-that-killed04 Apr 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3llycctpf722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lkvaxrxdp222https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/four-police-officers-served-disciplinary21 Mar 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvaxrxdp222https://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lk4jjjimh22gNew from us today. One person who won’t be getting elected to West Northants as a Reform UK candidate. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/reform-uk-wannabes-political-bid11 Mar 2025 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4jjjimh22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lj5l4mh5a22rWe’ve spoken to the mothers whose stories are told in new Netflix drama Toxic Town and ask are there other health issues in Corby that need to be investigated? www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/toxic-town https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/toxic-town27 Feb 2025 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5l4mh5a22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3liphmz44qc2fhttps://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/friday-brief-unitary-councils-accused21 Feb 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3liphmz44qc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3liphlgb4bs2fhttps://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/serving-councillor-admits-to-sex21 Feb 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3liphlgb4bs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lih7o4ujes2khttps://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murdering18 Feb 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lih7o4ujes2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lhjjnlmtuc2xwww.nnjournal.co.uk/p/expelled https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/expelled06 Feb 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjjnlmtuc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lhedi7jo5s2zAs Reform UK begins to poll as the country’s most popular party here is the Northants take. It now has 7 branches and took 18 per cent of local votes in last year’s general election. May’s local elections will be telling of how far or not they’ve come since then. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/reform-uk-has-momentum-for-northants04 Feb 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhedi7jo5s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lh265qaoss2fNorthants Police has had a scandal ridden couple of years. The new chief constable hopes to make the service better. Read our report. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/i-will-do-everything-i-can-do-make31 Jan 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh265qaoss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lgswbyxmzk2pSubscribe to NN Journal for independent news about Northamptonshire. Here’s today’s post sent to readers via email. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/can-north-northants-really-wait-another28 Jan 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgswbyxmzk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lgi7e5btnk2hhttps://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/friday-brief-suspended-councillor24 Jan 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgi7e5btnk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lgfhziiybc2fExclusive from us today about the tragic death of a mum who died after a routine scan at Northampton General https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/mother-of-seven-died-at-northampton23 Jan 2025 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfhziiybc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lgasyrhfj22rhttps://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/controversial-3m-loan-to-shopping21 Jan 2025 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgasyrhfj22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lfpl4u2wi22jIs there any mileage left in the south Midlands devolution deal? https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/devolution-gone-south14 Jan 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpl4u2wi22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lffqbc2kjs24https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/friday-brief-pop-concert-costs-council10 Jan 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffqbc2kjs24https://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lfevmlafec2xNorthants councils are apparently the Millwall of local government - as no-one likes them. They’ve decided they want to go ahead with talks to set up a south Midlands strategic authority, but whether their neighbours want to join with them is up in the air. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/devolution-fast-track-approved-by10 Jan 2025 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfevmlafec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3leu7brltus2rhttps://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/friday-brief-northants-police-officers03 Jan 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3leu7brltus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3lerhzt5vlc22Today marks four years since NN Journal began. We’ve had many scoops and investigations during that time and hopefully many more to come this year. Here’s today’s story https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/new-year-new-devolution-plans02 Jan 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerhzt5vlc22https://bsky.app/profile/nnjournal.bsky.social/post/3ld5frtwuo42lThere have been four murders in four weeks in Northants. https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/northants-police-launches-second12 Dec 2024 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:dof2q37ep5534cqigpsepgip/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5frtwuo42l