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Looking into the face of crime
VICTIMS of crime in Northamptonshire are coming face-to-face with the crooks who carried out the offences in an innovative project that could be rolled out across the UK. The system, which is known as...
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Police officers’ pedal power for child cancer charity
SIX senior local police officers have taken to their pushbikes to help raise money for a children’s cancer charity. The officers cycled from Whitehaven to Whitby in aid of the Earls Barton-based...
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County ‘crisis response’ team claims accolade
JUST a month after the county council-owned Olympus Care Services company enjoyed its first birthday, it has another reason to celebrate – thanks to the success of its Crisis Response Team at the...
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Watch my Chops – Dog Training for a great relationship with your dog!
We have been talking to Watch my Chops dog training to find out why fun, professional and positive dog training is the way forward and why a new sport called TD Rally is a great way of achieving this....
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Learn to paint in a glorious garden
LOCAL artists seeking inspiration for their craft are advised to visit the county’s Kelmarsh Hall for the forthcoming popular ‘Painting in the Garden’ workshops. Kelmarsh’s resident artist, Maureen...
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Kilimanjaro? Been there . . .
. . . WELL, actually, the group of youngsters who have scaled the 19,341 feet that Kilmanjaro soars to haven’t really been to that famous Tanzanian mountain in person – but on Friday they were doing...
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Grants offered for crime-busters
COMMUNITIES aiming to curb criminal behaviour and support victims are being offered grants to help them in their neighbourhood crime-busting quest. Northamptonshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner,...
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Helping to bring Pocket Park to life
CHILDREN from Cottingham CofE Primary School were making the most of the sunshine recently, planting bulbs in a new Pocket Park in the adjoining village of Middleton. The Pocket Park has recently been...
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Foul subject brings out the best in artistic pupils
SOME truly inventive and artistic youngsters have made doggie poo a work of art! Well, not literally . . . Pupils of Irchester Community Primary School took part in a competition to design a poster...
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New man joins our Force
NEW Assistant Chief Constable Russ Foster (pictured) has joined Northamptonshire Police this month, taking on responsibility for specialist crime and operations. ACC Foster joins us from Derbyshire...
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University ranks in top 50
THE University of Northampton has risen 39 places above last year into the Top 50 in the latest national Guardian League Table for 2014; jumping to 47th place. This significant rise continues to...
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GET ON YOUR BIKE TO SAVE CHURCH
AN 86-YEAR-OLD man who suffers from a lung disease and spends much of his life on an oxygen machine is planning a Tour de France-style fundraiser event for his local church – which needs to raise a...
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BAFTA-nominated film-maker to attend Film Northants
A LAUDED film director from Northamptonshire is to return to his roots to present an award to county movie-makers following in his footsteps. David Morris, along with his sister, director/producer...
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College celebrates Prince’s Trust milestone
TRESHAM College celebrated delivering its 200th Prince’s Trust Team programme with a special event earlier this month. The Prince’s Trust Team programme gives unemployed 16 to 25 year olds the skills...
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Millennium Green has a field day!
DESBOROUGH Millennium Green has been awarded Queen Elizabeth II Field in Trust status. Fields in Trust is a UK-wide charity dedicated to protecting and improving outdoor space for sport, play and...
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Finedon organ in tune with lottery funding
A 300-YEAR-old organ built for the Private Royal Chapel and court of Queen Anne around 1705 has received timely intervention to ensure its future – a grant of £43,200. The organ, at the Church of St...
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Match day event on offer
FOR county football lovers, a great day out is on offer by Northampton Town Football in the Community (NTFITC). It is giving the chance for people with Downs Syndrome aged 5+, and their...
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Silver award for green concept
GARDEN borders are mostly colourful collections of sweetly-flowering annuals mixed among lush perennials. But the local winner of a major award at the RSH Hampton Court Palace Flower Show last month...
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Not forgotten – Jim returns to remember fallen comrades on VJ Day anniversary
JIM Clark lay helpless under a relentless barrage of Japanese heavy artillery. Pinned down in shallow ditches, his battalion slogged it out for 14 days under the fury of a formidable and desperate...
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Expert aids church rescue fund
WELL-known author and authority on church artefacts, Roger Rosewell, attracted an interested audience to his talk on medieval church wall paintings earlier this month at St Peter’s Church, Raunds. Mr...
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