Nothing to report so far on the proposal to open the top of the street (Eastern End between M&S and St Giles Street) to traffic again. There is considerable opposition to this which the Borough Council Conservatives are ignoring or pretending doesn’t exist. If you here or see any activity please let me know – […]

RESIDENTS FROM HUNSBURY HILL  were thrilled on the evening of 6 May when councillors on the borough council’s planning committee voted unanimously to REFUSE planning permission for the extra 69 houses that Bloor Homes wanted to add to the bottom of their estate. There were many reasons, but the primary one was the access for traffic. Construction […]

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WRITTEN TO OBJECT to this proposed development (Bloor Homes application N/2013/1325 for 69 dwellings) should have received a letter dated 10/04/2014 advising you that an amended plan has been submitted for this site. This means that your previous letter of objection no longer applies, and you need to write to […]

ST JAMES RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION has organised an opportunity to see inside the St James Old Tram & Bus Depot on SATURDAY 3 MAY. Click for full details.

Match day traffic on 29 March caused hold-ups at the Thomas a Becket junction in St James, and inconsiderate parking caused local residents the usual problems. Although the traffic wasn’t as catastrophic as on 1 March, there were times when the traffic trying to leave Northampton via St Peter’s Way clashed with the match day […]

AT THE ST JAMES RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION meeting on 27 March the police reported that their ‘Blockwatch’ scheme in the flats in St James was proving very effective. This is being used to pinpoint cannabis factories, drug dealing, anti-social behaviour. Decent residents want to get rid of tenants involved in these sorts of activities, and using […]

THE FOUNTAIN ON THE MARKET SQUARE has at last been refurbished and open. The work cost about £50,000. Was it worth it? Read what the BBC have reported.

LOCAL RESIDENTS attending the March meeting of the St James Residents’ Association complained of the state of so many garages in the area. There are 1,800 empty council-owned garages in Northampton, and at a time when people are keen to rent a garage from the Northampton Borough Council, the council has many, many garages that […]

A PROTEST AGAINST THE OPENING OF THE EAST END OF ABINGTON STREET TO TRAFFIC is to take place on Saturday 29 March around lunchtime. The protest will take the form of inviting people to leave a chalk message on the street. We are assured the messages will be water-soluble and wash away in the rain […]

The next open meeting of the St. James Residents’ Association will take place on Thursday 27th March at 7.00pm at the Doddridge centre. The main item to be discussed at the meeting will be the proposed transfer of the council housing stock to an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO). The St. James Residents’ Association office […]