The term “adverse possession” is used in English land law to describe how someone or a legal entity…
Do you know your ACV from your elbow? The Northants CALC Asset Mapping project (AMP) carried out in…
Audit Deadline Approaching All, I repeat, ALL, parish and town councils and parish meetings must ap…
Bigger Fines Possible for Littering and Fly-Tipping The Department for the Environment, Food and Ru…
D-Day 80 6 June 2024 marks the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day landings and parish and town councils…
Following on from the article above, when, and how should a councillor declare their interests in m…
Article by Lesley Sambrook Smith Neither unitary council has indicated that wholesale devolution is…
All parish and town councils must prepare accounts in accordance with the legal requirements. The p…
Energy Buying Partnership Our partner, Clear Utility Solutions (CUS), is excited to announce that i…
A typical parish or town councillor might have two or three passwords associated with their role as…
Receiving an email that starts with the words “I wish to make a complaint about…” is enough to stri…
Let’s consider two relatively straightforward questions… Q1. What is Northants CALC? Northants CALC…
Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships that bring together NHS organisations, local author…
Local Council Clerk Week Next week (10 – 14 July 2023) is Local Council Clerk Week , a week of cele…
Article by Sally Romain, Chair of the Northants Litter Wombles The Northants Litter Wombles (NLW’s)…
Many parts of Northamptonshire have “planning confines” or “village envelope”, essentially an imagi…
The peer review of West Northamptonshire Council’s (WNC’s) planning service conducted by the Planni…
Every parish and town councillor is required to disclose certain interests, including their occupat…
Parish and town councils are essentially people organisations. Their success depends on the calibre…
Shining a Spotlight on Rural Community Needs In collaboration with key stakeholders, Northamptonshi…
Speed Of Planning Decisions The Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) in Northamptonshire are North Nor…
An article by Chris Moses, Managing Director, Personnel Advice & Solutions Ltd. As we approach the…
It’s an interesting year to look at precepts. On the one hand we have the cost-ofliving crisis, whi…
Schedule 12, Part III, para 14(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 provides that “ The parish meeti…
The Circuit Does your council have a defibrillator? If so, it must be registered with The Circuit,…
Working For You & With You As I agreed with one clerk this week, there is no such thing as a quiet…