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Bungalow to be turned into children's care home
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A Hunsbury property will become accommodation for children after plans were approved by a council
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Your guide to the 2025 World Conker Championships
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King Conker is in action again - after rumours he used a steel horse chestnut in 2024 proved untrue.
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Delayed decision on retirement flats goes to appeal
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A council has yet to decide if a planning application filed in 2021 can go ahead or not.
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Toxic Town mums make plea for whistleblowers
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Families affected by the toxic waste scandal are calling for a public inquiry and full apology.
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East of England news quiz of the week
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From cheeky signs and a puppy DNA test to Celebrity Traitors, how many questions can you get right?
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Man whose death sparked murder investigation named
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Northamptonshire Police refers itself to a police watchdog over previous contact with David Morgan.
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Drunk driver jailed for bench crash death
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A 76-year-old man was sitting on a bench when he was hit by a car and died two months later.
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Reform UK retains seat on local council it runs
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Lee Duffy won with 754 votes, which was 38% of the votes, with the Labour Party coming second.
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Imam pleads guilty after teens married in mosque
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Ashraf Osmani admits charges relating to allowing two 16-year-olds to wed at mosque.
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Saints must start fast against Leicester - Freeman
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England wing Tommy Freeman says Northampton Saints must impose their game on Leicester Tigers from the outset in Saturday's East Midlands derby.
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Vintage store to be converted into eight-bed house
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Councillors rubber-stamp the decision, despite opposition regarding parking and fear of crime.
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Businesses hail retail crime crackdown a success
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Police officers are also targeting anti-social behaviour, drugs and violence in the town centre.
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Weekend closure for A14 bridge joint removal
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National Highways says the A14 eastbound will be closed from 20:00 BST on Friday to 06:00 on Monday.
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Woman arrested in murder probe over man's death
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A 38-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in his 70s, police say.
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Ex-traitor says celebrity 'can't be worse than me'
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Linda Rands from Hitchin responds to "cheeky" reference by one of the new celebrity traitors.
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Young people create council's first youth charter
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One Northamptonshire teacher calls the youth charter "groundbreaking".
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Send backlog to be cleared by January, says council
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West Northamptonshire Council says it has invested and recruited teams to help with the backlog.
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Families upset as toxic waste site data withheld
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Dozens of families in Corby suspect industrial pollution caused childhood cancers.
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Police officer dies of head injury, inquest hears
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The inquest of Faizaan Najeeb is adjourned until April 2026.
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Water bills to rise further for millions after appeal
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Five water companies win permission for higher bills as they seek more investment to fix outdated infrastructure.
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