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Mayorhold Car Park Will Not Reopen: 1,073 Spaces Gone
Mayorhold multi-storey is closed for good after a survey found corrosion across the building. Its 1,073 spaces were a quarter of the town's council total.
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Events
What's On in Northampton: Diwali on the Square, Then the Racecourse Fireworks
Diwali fills the Market Square on 31 October, the Racecourse fireworks follow on 1 November. First: pumpkin farms, Delapré ghost hunts, Othello and Saints.
Northampton
Earl Spencer Primary Lockdown: Arrest After Threat Call
A London man, 46, was arrested after a threatening call put Earl Spencer Primary into lockdown. Police say there is no ongoing risk to the school or the area.
Northampton
John Lobb Factory Plan, St Peter's Way: Comments to 15 Oct
John Lobb wants to leave Westminster Works for a new 4,831 sqm factory behind Horizon House, St Peter's Way. Comments close 15 Oct; decision due 18 Nov.
Bonfire Night
Daventry Fireworks: Sat 31 Oct, Free, Gates 6pm
Daventry Town Council's free display is at Parker E-ACT Academy on Saturday 31 October 2026. Gates 6pm, last entry 7.15pm, fireworks 7.30pm. No parking on site.
Bonfire Night
Brackley Fireworks 2026: Sat 31 Oct, 7pm, Free, No Tickets
Brackley's free fireworks are on Magdalen College School field on Saturday 31 October at 7pm, no tickets, with hot food, bars and live entertainment first.
Daventry
Malabar, Daventry: 237 More Homes Approved, 63 Affordable
Councillors approved 237 more homes at Malabar off Staverton Road on 22 September, taking the Daventry estate to 655 of 1,100. The mix, rents and concerns.
Northampton
Dallington Grange: 270 Homes, 10% Affordable, Say by 8 Oct
David Wilson Homes wants to build 270 homes on Parcel B3 at Dallington Grange, 27 of them affordable. Comments close 8 October. Why the share is 10%, not 35%.
Christmas
Delapré Abbey Christmas 2026: Light Trail, Grotto and Fair
Delapré Abbey's grotto is £15 a child and £5 an adult from 28 November; the light trail runs 27 November to 3 January from £12.50. Fair: 21 and 22 November.
Christmas
Father Christmas in Northampton 2026: Steam Trains, Grottos
Santa Specials on the Northampton and Lamport Railway run weekends from 29 November, Delapré's grotto opens 28 November, Lamport Hall is £20 a child. All dates.
Christmas
Christmas Markets Near Northampton 2026: Dates and Prices
Delapré Abbey's fair is 21 and 22 November, Daventry's market the same day, Brackley's on 28 November and Lamport Hall's in December at £6. None on the square.
Business
New Businesses in West Northants: 57 Firms, 3 Weeks
57 new companies registered in West Northants between 20 August and 9 September, led by services and online retail, plus the local firms now in liquidation.
Planning
West Northants Planning This Week: 89 Applications Listed
A 30,857 sq m warehouse at M1 J18, solar panels on Royal & Derngate and nine homes in West Haddon lead this week's 89 applications. Comment dates for each.
The Northampton Wire covers Northampton, Daventry, Towcester, Brackley and Silverstone, reporting from the public record and keeping the area’s practical information accurate and in one place.
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- Northampton house prices: what homes in NN1 to NN5 actually sold for this year, by property type, from Land Registry data.
- Trains to London: 50 minutes on the fastest service, what a season ticket costs, and the slow-train trap that costs commuters 21 minutes each way.
- Parking and roadworks: the premium parking zone, which car parks are closed, and every council tariff in the town centre.
- Things to do in Northampton: the free shoe museum, five Green Flag parks, and what each day out costs.
- Planning news: the 27 sites the draft Local Plan earmarks for 14,725 homes, and where the biggest ones are.
Every one of those pages sits in Local Info, and every fact we publish is linked to its official source, so you can check it yourself.