Monthly Archives: April 2012

YOU don’t need to be Albert Einstein

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Blog form Cllr. Palethorpe

Northampton Defend Council Housing is pleased to read and comment on the the blog form Cllr. Palethorpe http://davidpalethorpe.com/2012/04/21/northampton-labour-opposition-to-stock-transfer-lee-mason-leader-of-labour-group/ IT READS IN FULL: Northampton Labour Group ++++++ PRESS RELEASE ++++++ (For Immediate Release) At full Council on Monday Labour will be … Continue reading

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Funding of £1.9m BUT you can’t know the details

Funding of £1.9m BUT you can’t know the details We requested the bid and any supporting statements in relation to the councils Empty Homes funding. In response to our request we are informed that’s commercial information and could harm the … Continue reading

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WHY ARE INTRODUCTORY TENANTS’ STILL BEING MISINFORMED

As at 18th April 2012 Northampton Borough Council is still issuing the following Tenant Handbook Minutes of the 12th March Council : He (Northampton Defend Council Housing) queried who would be entitled to vote if the future of the housing … Continue reading

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Local Papers warrant public support

Local Papers warrant public support Local Papers can be a great resource for campaigns, and can play a very important roll in bringing important issues out from the shadows and into the light so all can see the facts. Housing … Continue reading

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Nice sentiments but the wrong facts

Nice sentiments but the wrong facts The Leader and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats at Northampton Borough Council have put a motion for the next Council meeting. Text of the motion:   (vi) Councillor Beardsworth to propose and Councillor Meredith … Continue reading

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ITS GOOD TO BE LOW?

Northampton Defend Council Housing Void Watch  Paget House We have been monitoring this for some time we put out a press release on the numbers standing empty with no tenants, and no rental income, pointing out that we need more … Continue reading

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Councillor Tony Clarke – OUR COUNCIL HOMES ARE NOT FOR SALE

  In the Spring Boroughs spring newsletter Tony writes:   Our two Council’s Borough and County provide little service these days to tenants on Spring Boroughs, we can’t even afford street lights! But selling peoples homes from under their feet … Continue reading

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Other links that are worth a read on the issue of our homes

Other links that are worth a read on the issue of our homes   http://tonyclarkeindependent.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/just-say-no.html   http://davidpalethorpe.com/2012/04/10/why-labour-is-saying-no-to-large-scale-housing-transfer/   http://davidpalethorpe.com/2012/03/07/housing-policy-will-it-be-the-conservatives-nemesis/    

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Residents newsletter – Hand Off Our Homes

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