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• Sheltered Housing Support Service review discussed at Cabinet

  Published on Wednesday, 07 November 2012

  Northampton Borough Council’s Cabinet will discuss proposals to change the Sheltered Housing Support Service and the outcome of the public consultation on Wednesday, 14 November.

• Drop-in sessions to help residents reduce fuel costs

  

  Published on Wednesday, 31 October 2012

  Northampton Borough Council and the Community Law Service are holding a series of drop-in sessions across the Borough to raise awareness about keeping warm this winter and helping to reduce fuel bills

• Sheltered Housing Support Service consultation closes on Monday

  Published on Tuesday, 18 September 2012

  Consultation on the proposed changes to the Sheltered Housing Support Service closes on Monday, 24 September.

• Residents move into first council houses to be built in 20 years

  

  Published on Tuesday, 08 February 2011

  Eight families will move into their brand new council houses this week, the first to be built in a generation and each with some fantastic money-saving features.

• Outline plans to transform Eastfield and Thorplands delivered to homes

  Published on Wednesday, 20 October 2010

  Maps showing the parts of Eastfield and Thorplands that might be affected by a £100 million PFI bid to regenerate the two estates have been delivered to residents by Northampton Borough Council.

• New council homes development gives apprentices valuable work experience

  Published on Thursday, 14 October 2010

  Four apprentices from Moulton College have been getting to experience what it is like to work on a building site over the last few weeks.

• PFI newsletter gives residents latest news

  Published on Tuesday, 10 August 2010

  Residents of Eastfield and Thorplands are set to receive the latest PFI newsletter direct to their homes.

• Work gets underway to build new council homes in Northampton

  Published on Friday, 16 April 2010

  Preparation work to transform a derelict garage site into eight new family-sized homes in Kings Heath is about to start.

• New heating systems for flats

  Published on Thursday, 18 February 2010

  Next week work will start that will see hundreds of homes in Spring Boroughs become warmer and more environmentally friendly.

• Cash incentives for downsizing tenants

  Published on Wednesday, 03 February 2010

  Cash incentives are available for Northampton Borough Council and housing associations tenants willing to downsize to smaller properties in order to free up much needed family accommodation.

• Council expected to approve new tenancy agreement for tenants

  Published on Tuesday, 02 February 2010

  Councillors meeting next week (10 February) are expected to back a move to update Northampton Borough Council’s housing tenancy agreement.

• Council go-ahead for bid to transform Eastfield and Thorplands

  Published on Thursday, 17 December 2009

  Thorplands is to join Eastfield as the second estate to go forward as part of the Northampton Borough Council’s £100 million bid to government to transform homes and neighbourhoods in east Northampton

• Council tenants asked to comment on five-year plan to invest in their homes

  Published on Tuesday, 15 December 2009

  Council tenants are being invited to comment on a draft strategy that deals with how the council proposes to invest its available resources for improving their homes over the next five years.

• Thorplands recommended as second estate to be transformed

  Published on Tuesday, 08 December 2009

  Thorplands is being recommended as the second estate to be transformed in East Northampton as part of Northampton Borough Council’s £100 million bid to government to improve homes and neighbourhoods.

• Council issues fire advise in wake of flats fire

  Published on Monday, 07 December 2009

  Advice on what to do if there is a fire in your home is being issued to Northampton Borough Council tenants who live in flats in the wake of the arson attack at flats in Coverack Close last week.

• Opportunity for Northampton tenants to have their say about changes to the council’s tenancy agreement

  Published on Monday, 23 November 2009

  NBC tenants are being invited to a drop in session this month about proposed changes to their housing tenancy agreement that will update and spell out more clearly their rights and responsibilities.

• Northampton Borough Council granted Possession Order

  Published on Friday, 20 November 2009

  Northampton Borough Council was granted an immediate Possession Order against a former tenant at Northampton County Court last week (Friday 13 November).

• Flats get new roofs

  Published on Tuesday, 17 November 2009

  Work to replace the roofs of flats Stitchman House and Cordwainer House has now begun as part of Northampton Borough Council’s drive towards creating better places for people to live.

• More choice for council housing applicants

  Published on Friday, 23 October 2009

  Northampton Borough Council�s Choice Based Lettings scheme is being expanded to include private rented properties to meet the growing demands for social housing.

• Green light for council bid to build more social housing

  Published on Friday, 16 October 2009

  Councillors meeting last night (14 October) approved a second bid to government to build another six much-needed family-sized homes in Northampton.

• Public to help decide which Northampton estates are transformed

  

  Published on Thursday, 08 October 2009

  Northampton Borough Council is calling for the residents of four east Northampton estates to help it decide which two areas should be included in a £100 million bid to improve homes and neighbourhoods

• People of Kings Heath are invited to have their say about eight new houses

  Published on Monday, 28 September 2009

  Professionals from the Estate Renewal and Housing Strategy teams will be at Kings Heath Community Centre on Thursday, October 1 to discuss the architects plans with the public.

• Council asked to give go-ahead on multi-million pound investment in east Northampton

  Published on Friday, 31 July 2009

  Eastfield and at least one other estate in East Northampton are set to be transformed if councillors meeting next week (5 August) decide to proceed with a revised £100 million bid to government.

• Council bid to improve homes wins through to next round

  Published on Friday, 24 July 2009

  Homes in east Northampton are one step closer to being transformed thanks to a successful first-round bid to government for £208 million.

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