Temporary disruption to Microsoft systems

13 November 2026

West Northamptonshire Council is currently experiencing disruption to some of our systems following a global outage affecting Microsoft services.

The Council is assessing the impact of the outage, with Outlook and email services currently affected.

Residents can continue to contact the Council by telephone, and the website remains available.

Work is ongoing to establish the full extent of the disruption, and further updates will be shared as more information becomes available. 

Thank you for your patience and understanding while work is ongoing to address the issue.