Council-owned firm funds lavish events in Northamptonshire

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Northamptonshire County Council met on Thursday to discuss cuts to services

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Northamptonshire County Council has held crisis meetings over its budget

A county council has launched an external investigation after an internal audit revealed public money had been spent on lavish events.

NEA Properties which belonged to Northamptonshire County Council paid thousands for a rugby club hospitality box and a vintage bomber flypast.

An audit of how the company was run was carried out internally in 2017 after concerns were expressed by a whistle-blower.

Two councillors were its directors.

The latest move comes after a joint investigation by the Local Democracy Reporting Service and the BBC into the financially strapped local…

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