PEOPLE ARE BRINGING RUBBISH INTO ST JAMES James from outside the area and dumping it in the private alleyways behind the houses. LOCAL residents have had enough of this. Because it’s private land, the council can’t just clear it away like flytipping in public areas. 1. If you spot people dumping rubbish, take a photo […]

THERE ARE SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN ST JAMES that have been left empty for too long. THE BAKERY Shop in St James Park Road is one. This is full of rubbish, which is a fire hazard and attracts rats. Homeless people are starting to sleep there. ANOTHER neglected building is a boarded up house on Weedon […]

THE PROPOSALS TO OPEN A NEW FREE SCHOOL at the current Police HQ in Wootton Hall in Mereway has been criticised by LibDem Councillors. Lib Dem county council leader Brendan Glynane has been contacted by the head of a school near the Wootton Hall site concerned about poaching pupils. The site has been supported by […]

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.

NORTHAMPTON HAS GOT AN EXTRA £1.5m from the coalition Government to patch up local roads. Given the appalling state of the roads in Northampton it’s not much, but better than nothing. As your local councillor I have been told that I can choose to patch up just one out of two roads in my Sixfields […]

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 […]