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• Procter leads Northants response against Derbys

  19-04-2025 20:22 via bbc.com
  
  Northants skipper Luke Procter impresses with bat and ball on the second day of their County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire.
  
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• Provider fined £1.4m for drinking water failures

  16-05-2025 14:40 via bbc.com
  Failures by the water firm are "scandalous and a complete disgrace", the environment secretary says.
  
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• Council controlled by Reform UK meets for first time

  16-05-2025 10:23 via bbc.com
  Reform UK leads West Northamptonshire Council after winning 42 seats in the recent local elections.
  
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• Relief as treatment for rare condition is extended

  16-05-2025 07:29 via bbc.com
  Brineura has added years to the life of an eight-year-old boy with Batten disease, his mother says.
  
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• 'A changing room allows men to express feelings'

  16-05-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  Ex-pro footballer Marc Richards is preparing to play against Sands United in a charity match.
  
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• Councillor's wife appeals against Southport tweet jail term

  15-05-2025 18:12 via bbc.com
  Lucy Connolly tells the Appeal Court she never intended to incite violence against immigrants.
  
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• Saints' Munga aims to become role model like Itoje

  15-05-2025 14:13 via bbc.com
  Northampton lock Chunya Munga wants to emulate England captain Maro Itoje by becoming a role model for youngsters of West African heritage.
  
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• 'Outdoor learning boosts children's confidence'

  15-05-2025 13:55 via bbc.com
  Teacher Charlotte Anthony believes outdoor school trips are key to the wellbeing of young people.
  
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• Music project lifts youth in Corby

  15-05-2025 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Corby’s Project M uses music to boost youth wellbeing in a creative environment.
  
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• Man hit by tanker critically injured, say police

  15-05-2025 13:26 via bbc.com
  Officers appeal for witnesses to the crash, which happened on the A45 near Northampton on Tuesday.
  
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• Ofsted finds shortcomings at secondary school

  15-05-2025 08:37 via bbc.com
  A report highlights issues with a school's special educational needs provision and pupil absences.
  
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• Council approves plans for flat conversion

  15-05-2025 06:49 via bbc.com
  The building has been used as insurance company offices, a fertility clinic - and an eye surgery.
  
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• Youth music project 'boosts mental wellbeing'

  15-05-2025 06:48 via bbc.com
  Project M gives young people access to high-end music equipment and a chance to perform live.
  
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• What has happened to the closed Debenhams stores?

  15-05-2025 06:36 via bbc.com
  From bowling alleys and lab spaces, to town centre eyesores - what remains of Debenhams' old shops?
  
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• Nursery closed as alleged sexual assault investigated

  15-05-2025 00:10 via bbc.com
  The education watchdog suspended the nursery's registration amid safeguarding concerns last week.
  
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• Centre Odendaal to leave Northampton Saints

  14-05-2025 17:37 via bbc.com
  Northampton Saints confirm South African centre Burger Odendaal, who recently broke his arm, will leave the club at the end of the season.
  
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• From reform to reality at HMP Five Wells

  14-05-2025 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The prison praised for reform now mostly houses sex offenders.
  
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• Silverstone marks F1's big birthday

  14-05-2025 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  F1 marks 75 years with a new exhibition at Silverstone Museum.
  
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• Saints want momentum from last home league game

  14-05-2025 12:43 via bbc.com
  Northampton boss Phil Dowson sets goals of giving fans something to cheer and building European final momentum in the last home league game of the season.
  
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• The man who saved Wembley Stadium

  14-05-2025 10:01 via bbc.com
  How Arthur Elvin went from working in a tobacco kiosk to saving Wembley Stadium from demolition and running the stadium for 30 years.
  
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• Chelsea Flower Show: 'A very expensive advert'

  14-05-2025 09:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Sculptor Nicolas Moreton, from Upper Stowe, has been part of the event for 40 years.
  
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• Politician's wife jailed for X post gets appeal date

  12-05-2025 17:03 via bbc.com
  Lucy Connolly is serving two years and seven months for a post that stirred up racial hatred.
  
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• Ofsted suspends nursery over safety concerns

  12-05-2025 16:04 via bbc.com
  Ofsted shuts Child First in Moulton to investigate whether children are at risk of harm.
  
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• Families criticise 'poorly thought-out' Pip changes

  12-05-2025 15:52 via bbc.com
  Families say proposed changes to personal independence payments may impact vulnerable people.
  
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• Farmers 'will take whatever rain we get'

  12-05-2025 13:33 via bbc.com
  Many crops are "stressed" after the sunniest April on record, but apples are more resilient.
  
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• Rugby club hosts mental health day for pupils

  12-05-2025 06:26 via bbc.com
  The BBC Radio Northampton Headfest event offers children the chance to learn, relax and get moving.
  
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• Charity couple move apart to care for animals

  12-05-2025 06:26 via bbc.com
  Roy and Annie Marriott say Animals in Need's expansion has forced the move.
  
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• Rob Baxter gives Exeter ‘10-minute b------ing’ despite Northampton win - The Telegraph

  11-05-2025 20:56 via news.google.com
  Rob Baxter gives Exeter ‘10-minute b------ing’ despite Northampton win  The Telegraph
  
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• Report // Chiefs 42 – 14 Saints - Northampton Saints

  11-05-2025 20:15 via news.google.com
  
  Report // Chiefs 42 – 14 Saints  Northampton Saints
  
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• Exeter v Northampton: Five takeaways as England hopeful the ... - Rugby Addict

  11-05-2025 19:40 via news.google.com
  Exeter v Northampton: Five takeaways as England hopeful the ...  Rugby Addict
  
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