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Residents vote to stop work on recreation ground improvements after concerns at costs

March 11, 2012

RESIDENTS in Hardingstone have voted for the parish council to stop work to improve the Recreation Ground amid concerns over the potential cost.
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Behind The Headlines: Looking back to go forward

March 11, 2012

TO fully grasp the potential of the future you have to understand the history of the past. Looking back is anything but a retrograde step, it can help you learn from previous mistakes and give you the perfect platform for progress.
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BREAKING NEWS: Baseball bat-wielding robber raids three Northampton shops in three hours

March 10, 2012

A baseball bat-wielding robber stole cash from two betting shops and a Co-op store in Northampton in the space of three hours.
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Northampton Saints: Mallinder hits back at idea of scrapping competition

March 10, 2012

SAINTS boss Jim Mallinder has hit back at those calling for the LV= Cup to be scrapped, saying there are plenty of positives about the competition.
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Northamptonshire care home boss who stole £300,000 from people with learning disabilities faces prison

March 10, 2012

THE ex-financial manager of a care home for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems abused her position to steal £300,000 then cooked the books to cover her tracks.
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Leaders unveil 3D vision for Northampton town centre ahead of roadshow tour to members of public

March 10, 2012

AFTER years of talking, Northampton now really does look as if it may be on the verge of major improvements.
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Pollution levels fall at former trouble spots across Northampton

March 10, 2012

POLLUTION levels in four previously blighted areas of Northampton have dropped so much, officials have said special measures to control dangerous gasses are now no longer needed.
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Beauty queens line up for grand final of Miss Northampton 2012

March 10, 2012

A GROUP of 12 women are set to battle it out for the title of Miss Northampton 2012 during a four-hour competition tomorrow.
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BREAKING NEWS: Man held after four women beaten and threatened with Samurai sword in domestic attack

March 9, 2012

POLICE officers arrested a 20-year-old man after four women were assaulted and threatened with an ornamental Samurai sword during an attack at a property in Northampton.
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Interactive 3D model will give residents a sneak preview of Northampton’s regeneration plans

March 9, 2012

RESIDENTS will today be given the chance to get their glimpse of how Northampton could look in the future, with an interactive 3D virtual model shedding new light on regeneration plans for the town.
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Politicians meet minister to discuss improvements to Northampton’s railway station

March 9, 2012

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Tibet flag-raise in Northampton prompts letter from Chinese embassy

March 9, 2012

OFFICIALS at the Chinese Embassy in London have written to the Guildhall to question the attendance of the mayor at an annual Tibetan flag raising event in Northampton.
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Northamptonshire Police suspended 20 police officers in five years

March 9, 2012

A TOTAL of 20 police officers have been suspended from duty in Northamptonshire in the past five years...and only four have returned to work.
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Last-ditch bid to save Northampton’s gasometers

March 9, 2012

OPPOSITION councillors are hoping to secure a public debate at Monday’s Northampton Borough Council meeting on the future of the town’s gasometers.
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Northampton Sea Cadet given approval to build new facilities on River Nene island

March 8, 2012

AWARD-WINNING Sea Cadets can start raising money for new facilities after a building project was given the go-ahead for their island on the River Nene.
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Deal paves way for £10m college plan

March 8, 2012

A DEAL has been struck to clear the way for Daventry to get a £10 million university technical college.
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Promotion for Northamptonshire Police call supervisor who was criticised in Dings murder report

March 8, 2012

A CALL supervisor who “breached expected standards of professional behaviour” by failing to correctly deal with a 999 call by one of the Ding family, as they were being murdered in their own home, has been given a promotion by Northamptonsh...
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‘Demolition of bus station and offices is necessary’ claims Northampton Borough Council leader during site tour

March 8, 2012

The entrance to the bus station, which many insist just needs a lick of paint, greets visitors with its usual stench of urine, graffitied walls and looming dark tunnel.
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Owner of Northampton pub becomes landlord in bid to improve image following brawl which left man blind in one eye

March 8, 2012

A PUB which had its licence suspended after a bar room brawl left a man blind in one eye, has been allowed to re-open with a new landlord.
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Northamptonshire haulage firms join fuel price protest

March 8, 2012

HAULAGE firms from Northampton supported a nationwide campaign in Parliament yesterday amid fears rising fuel prices could cripple the industry.
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Warning vulnerable tenants in Northampton may no longer have ‘home for life’ if accommodation is transferred to housing associations

March 8, 2012

VULNERABLE council tenants will face constant uncertainty about their homes if Northampton’s sheltered housing is transferred to private housing associations, a senior councillor has warned.
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