According to a newspaper report dated 14 June 1862 which focuses on the extravagances of the fair, the fugitive slave John Anderson was described as being educated in the Corby British School,[6] giving the town an unusual link to slavery in the United States. In March 2018, following suspension of the County Council arising from its becoming insolvent, due to financial and cultural mismanagement by the cabinet and officers, the then Secretary of State for Local Government, Sajid Javid, sent commissioner Max Caller into the council, who recommended the county council and all district and borough councils in the county be abolished, and replaced by two unitary authorities, one covering the West, and one the North of the county. Find out more about page archiving. Recently the theatre started screening films, twice a week and including current mainstream releases and the best in world, independent and art house cinema. [26] These proposals were approved in April 2019. Corby Borough Council … [2] This was on the same day as other local elections. An annual Highland Gathering featuring traditional Scottish sports, music and dancing is held in the town. Corbyn has repeatedly stressed that there is no place for either racism or religious bigotry in the Labour party but the chief rabbi has received a strong letter of support from Anil Bhanot, a founder member of the Hindu Council UK and now its director of inter-faith relations. Since the 1980s the unemployment rate has returned to a level closer to the national average (2.7% in October 2005). We only have one Labour Council leader in the whole of Northamptonshire and he has just been recognised as the councillor of the year at a prestigious independent award from the national bodies the ‘Local Government Information Unit’ and ‘Churches, Charities and Local Authorities’. 230 new homes have been built in Corby since 2010 as part of regeneration of the borough. [40] A report in 2012 revealed that the Cube was built with dangerous design flaws and almost double its original estimated costs and a capacity of only half of what was planned. It is the largest party in the UK with over 500,000 members, with a … 39.3% have no GCSE-equivalent qualifications at all. [51] In 2011, 5567 people registered their ethnicity as 'Other White' or 9.1% of the population. This article is about the town in England. [50] The borough of Corby has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the East Midlands, outside of the metropolitan boroughs (unitary authorities), although Lincoln is very similar. Two other prospective candidates for the May elections have also been dropped. This was on the same day as other local elections. (Source: Melody Maker, 1984), According to the 2001 Census 1.7% of the population are non-white and the average age of the population (37.2) is slightly lower than the average for England and Wales (38.6). Roger.". A former dance teacher, supermarket worker and charity fundraiser, Butcher had served on Corby council since 2007 and was elected Mayor of Corby in 2010. Labour for St George Divison, West Northants Unitary. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since 1979. By the end of 1981 over 5,000 jobs had been lost from British Steel in Corby, and further cuts took the total loss to 11,000 jobs, leading to an unemployment rate of over 30%. It is recorded in 1851 that the accent spoken in the northern parts of Northamptonshire would be more recognisable as a "West Country dialect". The population of Corby town is expected to double in the next 30 years through housing on large estates such as Prior's Hall, Little Stanion, Oakley Vale and Great Oakley. It is located 23 miles (37 km) north-east of the county town, Northampton. [27] Elections for the new authorities were due to be held on 7 May 2020 but these were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]. The Corby steelworks made a notable contribution to the war effort by manufacturing the steel tubes used in Operation Pluto (Pipe Line Under the Ocean) to supply fuel to Allied forces on the European continent. Sources close to Mr Corbyn tell The Telegraph he will reject role on … Elections for Corby Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Corby, were held on 3 May 2007. Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (* 26.Mai 1949 in Chippenham, Wiltshire) ist ein britischer Gewerkschaftsfunktionär und Politiker (Labour Party, Mitgliedschaft seit Oktober 2020 suspendiert).Seit 1983 vertritt er den Wahlkreis Nord-Islington im britischen Unterhaus.Von 2015 bis 2020 war er Parteivorsitzender und Oppositionsführer.Nach der verlorenen britischen Unterhauswahl 2019 erklärte … Corby Borough Council, The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, Northants, NN17 1QG. At the 2010 general election, the sitting Labour MP Phil Hope lost the seat to writer Louise Bagshawe, the Conservative Party candidate, who became Louise Mensch after her marriage the following year. The Labour politician has previously written to Boris Johnson and raised the issue of at least one company bussing in agency staff from as far afield as London. Corby was granted the right to hold two annual fairs and a market by Henry III in 1226. A further 103 are planned for and funded through a combination of grants, right to buy receipts, housing reserves and borrowing against the HRA. The Scrutiny Review was chaired by the Labour councillor and former Mayor of Corby, Mary Butcher. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since 1979. [30] Scottish migration to Corby has created a unique population in the borough. Public Health Northamptonshire. In 1931 Corby was a small village with a population of around 1,500. Corby Borough Council, The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, Northants, NN17 1QG. JEREMY Corbyn is set to announce a £75bn pledge to build 150,000 homes-a-year paid for by taxing Britain’s highest earners. Fairline Boats were manufactured here. Corby Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc 13 years 3 months Administration and Cash Office Manager Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc May 2016 - Present 4 years 9 months. The campaign was criticised by residents in the county proud of the Northamptonshire name. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. [59] The judge found in favour of 16 of the 18 claimants, the oldest of whom was 22 at the time of the ruling. The local area has been worked for iron ore since Roman times. Elected Member for Lodge Park (Labour) CORBY BOROUGH COUNCIL May 2015 - Present 5 years 9 months. Cllr Tom Beattie. Currently there are five secondary schools in Corby: Brooke Weston Academy, Lodge Park Academy, Corby Business Academy, Kingswood Secondary Academy and the newly opened Corby Technical School which opened to students in an old unused primary school in September 2012 with the new building completed and opened in November 2013. [39], November 2010 saw the opening of the Corby Cube, a major development in the town centre. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Corby_Borough_Council_election&oldid=997833512, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 January 2021, at 13:02. [53] In addition Parkland Gateway, the Borough's £50m investment situated adjacent to Willow Place and including a new Olympic-sized swimming pool and civic hub (due for completion in November 2010), is being built following its approval in January 2007. Dave Hill. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, which it had held since 1979. There is also a limited peak time service running north to Oakham, Melton Mowbray, East Midlands Parkway and Derby.[46]. In 2014, Corby held a mock referendum in the run up to the Scottish independence referendum.