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Important Issues:

The Environment Agency has declared Drought Status for Northamptonshire and neighbouring areas following the driest July on record and continuing exceptionally dry weather. To understand what this means click this link: https://www.ccw.org.uk/save-money-and-water/drought/ 


West Northamptonshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee has refused planning permission for WNS/2022/1741/EIA Furtho Pits Old Cosgrove Road, Old Stratford and Stratford Road, Cosgrove.

Furtho Pit Update from Ward Councillor, Ian McCord

WNC Planning Policy Committee are due to meet on Monday 14 September to consider the next draft of the Local Plan. Regulation 19 draft to use the jargon.
Para 6.17 of the report states this:

6.17 Land at Former Furtho Pit (Policy EC8 of the Regulation 18 Plan) – the proposed allocation of 16ha of mixed employment generating development has not been carried forward into the Regulation 19 draft of the local plan. The site was originally allocated in the South Northamptonshire Local Plan at Policy AL5 and has been subject to some change since that original allocation. This includes revisions to flood mapping and the designation of an additional Local Wildlife Site across part of the allocation in February 2026. With these technical changes the site is now not considered to be deliverable.
Further details

This is really good news. It now says that the direction of travel is to remove this from the plan. The existing SNC allocation against which the planning application was submitted still stands, but should there be an appeal this can be used to show a new line of thinking from WNC.


West Northamptonshire Council provide support and services for young and older members of the community. To see what's available, follow this link West Northamptonshire Council information.
 

Neighbourhood Policing Team issue Cosgrove Parking Notice (June 2026)
 

Excellent achievement:

Thank you from our recently retired postman, Roy Maidment

Roy would like you to know that he doesn't have Facebook and is sorry that his response has taken time, but he has been out of action.
Roy writes:

PLEASE CAN YOU THANK EVERYBODY.
THIS VILLAGE HAS MADE MY LAST TWENTY FIVE YEARS IN ROYAL MAIL THE BEST I COULD HAVE.
IF SOMEBODY SAYS FOR YOU TO RETIRE SAY NO IT'S HORRIBLE.
I KNOW I'LL MISS YOU ALL MORE THAN YOU WILL MISS ME.
PLEASE EXCUSE WRITING

ROY

P.S. THIS IS THE BEST VILLAGE AND VILLAGERS IN MILTON KEYNES.

 

The presentation to our longstanding postman Roy Maidment, was held on Tuesday 4th August at the Barley Mow. The special event was attended by many members of the community and colleagues of Roy from Royal Mail. 
The collection made in the village raised £975.00, clearly demonstrating how much Roy has been appreciated by the Cosgrove community. The collection was presented to Roy by David Smith, along with a number of sealed cards that were addressed to Roy, a list of contributors and well wishing comments extracted from the Village Facebook page.
Neal Kidwell, the union representative at Royal Mail's Kiln Farm sorting office, presented Roy with Lego vouchers purchased from the collection made by Roy's Royal Mail colleagues.
Our new post lady is Debbie, who is getting to know the village and the finer details that Roy took in his stride. Please welcome Debbie and help make her transition into the round as easy as it can be.
Below are a few photograph's from the presentation, along with Roy's thank you card, expressing his gratitude to the community.

  • Thank you card from Roy
  • Grateful and humble words
  • Roy Maidment
  • Roy, Neal Kidwell and David Smith
  • Roy, Neal Kidwell and David Smith
  • David Smith hands Roy his collection and cards.
  • David Smith hands Roy his collection and cards.
  • David Smith and Roy Maidment
  • A villager shows Roy her appreciation.
  • Friends and colleagues with Roy.
  • Friends show their appreciation.
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