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Council considers solar panels

May 25, 2011

District councillors in East Northamptonshire are considering whether to approve plans for a solar farm.
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Ding murder TV plea gets 19 calls

May 25, 2011

Detectives investigating the murder of a family get 19 calls reporting sightings of the prime suspect following an appeal on BBC Crimewatch.
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Caterers in rat infestation fined

May 24, 2011

A Wellingborough catering company is fined for storing food in a warehouse overrun by rats.
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Council’s Big Society Sweden trip

May 24, 2011

A delegation from Northamptonshire travels to Sweden to see what the Big Society project could learn from the Scandinavian country.
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Playing field petrol bomb blast

May 24, 2011

A petrol bomb thrown over a hedge on to a Northamptonshire school playing field lands near pupils having a PE lesson.
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Saints pair agree deals in France

May 24, 2011

Northampton confirm the departures of full-back Bruce Reihana to Bordeaux and fly-half Shane Geraghty to Brive.
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Live – Northants v Leicestershire

May 24, 2011

Live scorecard from day one of the County Championship Division Two match at Northampton.
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Hospital plans to shed 310 jobs

May 23, 2011

Northampton General Hospital outlines plans to axe hundreds of jobs as part of its savings programme.
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No RFU action against Cockerill

May 23, 2011

The RFU will not take action against Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill after allegations he abused match officials against Northampton.
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Water firm makes supplies pledge

May 23, 2011

Anglian Water writes to MPs across the east of England to reassure them that reservoirs are 90% full.
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Five jailed over ‘Supergran’ raid

May 23, 2011

Five men admit their part in a jewellery raid in Northampton in which a handbag-wielding pensioner intervened.
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Ding murders appeal on Crimewatch

May 23, 2011

The murder of a family of four in Northampton will feature on the BBC's Crimewatch television programme.
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Family to discuss road safety

May 23, 2011

The parents of a teenager killed in a car accident are to discuss road safety with the Transport Minister.
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VIDEO: Street lights switch-off protest

May 23, 2011

Hundreds of people turn out in Corby to protest as street lights are turned off in Northamptonshire to save £2m.
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Midfielder Mills signs Bath deal

May 23, 2011

Bath City sign former Rushden & Diamonds midfielder Gary Mills on a one-year deal.
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Five out of five for super Saints

May 23, 2011

Northampton Saints maintain their grip on the Northants League Premier Division with a fifth straight win.
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‘New identity’ of murder suspect

May 22, 2011

Police investigating the Ding family murders in Northampton believe key suspect Anxiang Du may have changed his identity or changed his appearance.
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Divers airlifted over bends fears

May 22, 2011

Three divers from Northampton are airlifted to safety after one of them started to show symptoms of the bends off the Dorset coast
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Universities discuss fee charges

May 21, 2011

Heads of universities in the East of England which are planning to charge the maximum fee have spoken to the BBC about their decision, the Politics Show in the East reports.
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New CCTV images of murder suspect

May 21, 2011

Police investigating the murder of the Ding family in Northampton release new CCTV images of suspect Anxiang Du.
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Land ‘scams’ techniques revealed

May 21, 2011

The strategies used to sell strips of land to unwary investors have been outlined to the BBC by a former landbanking broker.
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