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The first draft budget for West Northamptonshire Council was approved for consultation by the Shadow Executive on 5 January 2021 and now they are seeking views on the proposals for when the council comes into existence in April 2021.

Please visit the website below for further details. The closing date for consultations is 2nd February 2021.

West Northamptonshire Council Draft Budget 2021-22 Consultation – Future Northamptonshire – Citizen Space

If you have any queries, comments or would like a copy of this questionnaire in another format (including paper, easy read or large print) you can contact West Northamptonshire Council by email, post or telephone. Their contact details are as follows:

Email address: futurenorthants@northamptonshire.gov.uk

Telephone: 0300 126 1000

Postal address:

• Budget Consultation Response
• West Northamptonshire Shadow Authority
• Consultation & Engagement Team
• One Angel Square
• 4 Angel Street
• Northampton
• NN1 1ED

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What would you pay for police and fire services?

 

Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold has launched a budget consultation to ask people about their priorities for the county’s fire and police services, and how much they would pay towards them.

 

The PFCC has responsibility for setting the budget for both Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and Northamptonshire Police. The budgets are made up from money raised through the council tax and from central government grants.

Around 18% of the total council tax bill paid by a Northamptonshire household goes towards policing and fire services.

 

Budget setting for the next financial year is now taking place and the Commissioner is considering the level of council tax precept to set for police and fire.

 

Both police officer and firefighter numbers in Northamptonshire have grown significantly:  there are now 1367 police officers compared to 1170 four years ago, with plans for a further 130 officers in the next two years.  This has enabled the number of police officers working in neighbourhoods and rural crime to be increased.

 

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service has recruited 20 firefighters, with a further 12 to be recruited to brand new posts and begun a programme of investment to replace outdated fire appliances and equipment.

 

This year’s budget is likely to be more challenging, set against the context of the pandemic and its effect on the financial situation and the local and national economy.

 

Now the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is asking people to share their priorities and asking their views on the level of the police and fire precept for the coming year.

 

Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold said: “Both fire and police services in Northamptonshire have seen significant investment over the last few years, thanks in no small part to the contribution and support of local people through their council tax.

 

“I know that the pandemic has had a major impact on everybody in the county. It has affected our improvement plans and progress and of course, it could well affect the level of income we receive. That will be hard for Northamptonshire Police and much more difficult for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, that came across to my governance with a very poor financial position.

 

“We are looking at ways to ensure that we always give value for money and I have already reduced my own costs. I have asked the Chief Constable and Chief Fire Officer to work more closely together to share services and buildings both to be more effective and more financially efficient.

 

“This year more than ever, I want to hear from people about their priorities and what they think about the service they receive from police and fire. This will help me to plan and find ways of building on and sustaining the improvements and growth that we have achieved.”

 

The consultation can be found https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WCNHXRM  and the deadline is 11 January 2021.

 

All responses will be considered by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner in deciding the level of council tax precept.  The Commissioner’s recommendation will be considered by the Police, Fire and Crime Panel on 4 February 2021 at a meeting held in public.

 

 

 

NHS England and NHS Improvement has launched the next phase of the latest ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign which focuses on the NHS 111 service as a new way to access A&E.

 

If you have an urgent but not life-threatening medical need, make sure you contact NHS 111 first rather than going straight to A&E. If you do need urgent care, then NHS 111 can now book you in to be seen quickly and safely in A&E.

 

As well as this, NHS 111 is also able to direct to or book an appointment at Urgent Treatment Centres, access to Out of Hours GP Services, pharmacies, emergency dental services and walk-in clinics.

Contacting 111 first will also help the NHS to keep you safe by maintaining social distancing and ensure that you receive the right care in the right place, in a more timely and safe way.

 

If you or your loved one have a life-threatening illness or injury then you should always use 999 and if you do arrive at A&E without contacting NHS 111 you will still receive medical care, with emergency treatments prioritised.

Just think 111 first. When you think you need A&E, contact NHS 111 by phone or online at https://111.nhs.uk/

 

Further information about NHS 111 First is available at www.northamptonshireccg.nhs.uk

 

 

Residents across Daventry District are being offered support to recycle as much as possible over the Christmas and New Year period.

That support includes an extra collection of the blue-lidded recycling bins during the Christmas period, as well as a kerbside collection of real Christmas trees in January.

 

Daventry District Council (DDC) is reminding people of the following schedule changes:

• Collections which would have been due on Christmas Day (Friday 25 December) will instead take place on Sunday 27 December
• Collections due on New Year’s Day (Friday 1 January) will instead take place on Saturday 2 January
• Everyone will receive an extra collection of their blue-lidded recycling bin in either the week beginning Monday 21 December or the week beginning Monday 28 December, depending on their collection schedule
• There will be a fortnight-long break in the garden waste service starting Monday 21 December, to allow residents to receive their extra recycling collection.Details of the extra recycling collection, as well as day changes for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, are printed on the collection calendars which were sent to households across Daventry District in August.People can also check what bins to put out each week by using the ‘What’s my collection day’ tool at www.daventrydc.gov.uk/recycling or by downloading the free Daventry District Council app from Apple’s App Store or the Google Play store.

  DDC is also reminding people of the range of items that can be recycled in the blue-lidded bin, including sweet tins and foil-free wrapping paper and Christmas cards. As a rule of thumb, wrapping paper that can be torn is probably made from paper and can therefore be recycled.

  If people find they have too much recycling for their blue-lidded bins they should put it in clear or white bags and place it next to their bin on collection day.

  People are also advised to make good use of their weekly food waste collection, remembering it can be used to recycle leftover raw and cooked foods, including vegetable peelings, egg shells, out-of-date food, plate scrapings, solid fats, meat and fish bones. Please do not put any liquids in the caddy.

  Black bins containing general waste will continue to be collected on a three-weekly cycle, and residents are reminded to make good use of the recycling services, as bins with raised lids, or additional bags left at the side of the bin will not be collected.

  Residents can put their real Christmas trees out for recycling on their first garden waste collection day after January 10.
  People do not need to be subscribed to the garden waste service to have their trees collected – simply place it next your bins on your usual collection day. Subscribers can choose to chop up their tree and put it in their garden waste bin if they prefer.

  Garden waste collection days are listed in the calendars sent to all households in August or can be checked at www.daventrydc.gov.uk/recycling or on the mobile app.

  There are no communal collection points for real Christmas trees, but trees can be taken to household waste recycling centres.

  For more information about recycling services and changes over the festive period, please visit www.daventrydc.gov.uk/Christmas

  

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