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Inside Kettering Conference Centre, which is where last week s election was held
It was also the venue for the local election count on Friday (May 7) which saw 60 Conservative councillors elected to the 78 seats available.
Cllr Jason Smithers was elected as the new leader of the Conservatives for North Northamptonshire on Monday (May 10).
The council does not currently have a defined headquarters and staff are continuing to work from home.
Some staff are using council buildings in Kettering, Thrapston, Wellingborough and Corby.
A spokesman for North Northamptonshire Council said: North Northamptonshire Council does not have a defined HQ. At present its staff, as they have since the start of the Covid outbreak, are continuing to work from home, although some staff, that need to be in the office, are using council buildings in Kettering, Thrapston, Wellingborough and Corby alongside the range of depots we have across the area.
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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.
Bookings open for Amenity Forum annual conference
The Amenity Forum is taking bookings for its annual conference set to take place in Kettering Conference Centre in Northampton on October 21.
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