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image captionCouncillors meeting in County Hall approved massive cuts to jobs and services across Northamptonshire in August 2018
Two new councils formed following the financial collapse of an authority which spent £53m on new headquarters do not have anywhere big enough to conduct full council meetings.
The lack of large enough council chambers means the new authorities will have to pay to hire venues.
image captionOne Angel Square in Northampton cost £53m to build, but does not have a council chamber
The authorities will take over services not only from the old county council, but also from the seven district and borough councils across Northamptonshire, which were also scrapped as part of the local government reorganisation.