TORIES COME 4th IN ST JAMES By-Election – a judgement of their dire performance at the Guildhall. – Complete failure to sort out match day traffic in St James. A problem they dismissed as ‘trivial’ – Ignoring people’s objections to reopening Abington Street to traffic at a cost of £6m. – A new but badly […]

TALKING TO PEOPLE across St James, the answers are almost always the same: ● Do something about the parking ● Stop the flytipping, and rubbish blowing about everywhere AFTER the bin men have been ● Do something about the match day traffic ● Sort out the terrible roads ● Keep the flats in good repair […]

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MOST PEOPLE won’t give it a second glance, but people in Peverel’s Way are delighted that the “Give Way” marking that stops the traffic crossing from Duston Road turning right towards Sixfields, now has a “Give Way” line that is visible again. ONE local resident commented: “When the traffic stops at the lights, we can […]

SOME local residents are complaining that they have seen underage youngsters buying alcohol in local off-licenses. THERE have also been complaints about licensed premises staying open past the times when they should be closed.

YOUNGSTERS play football in the multi games area in Victoria Park every Friday evening. At this time of year it’s not a problem, but once it gets darker it will be difficult for them to play without proper lights. THERE are streetlights on the path all round the multi-use games area, but the lights are […]

WE RAISED THE ISSUE OF THE PROPOSED NEW FREE SCHOOL on 13 May. Headteachers in the area have written to the education secretary saying that that local schools were not consulted. Three Conservatives are on the steering group. Lib Dems on the Borough Council have criticised the fact that no assessment of the effect on […]

THE ST JAMES Residents Association is operating a drop-in advice surgery at the Community Centre most Tuesdays from 10am to 12 noon. THIS is for local residents who have any queries or issues that might be troubling them. IF YOU drop into the advice surgery you will be directed to the person or a department […]

LOCAL RESIDENTS have expressed their anger at two Northampton Tory councillors, who said they didn’t think the traffic on match days was a particular problem. THEIR comments came during a debate in council on 20 March when Jill Hope, county councillor for St James, was speaking up for residents in St James demanding that the […]