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Man seriously injured in Rushden

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Girl, 15, robbed in Kettering

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The Higham Road bridge.

Section of A45 between Rushden and Wellingborough to close for EIGHT MONTHS

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Trial date set for Corby man charged with break-ins at pubs in Northamptonshire

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CCTV released of Rushden Christmas lights theft

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Northamptonshire councillor in charge of children's services given the chop

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Who’s been sentenced from Barton Seagrave, Corby, Earls Barton, Irthlingborough, Kettering, Oundle, Rushden and Wellingborough

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Corby councillors decided last night to start a community governance review, which should lead to the creation of a Corby town council.

Corby Town Council looking likely

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Pedro the pet chihuahua is lost in Northamptonshire today.

Pet chihuahua loose near Northampton after owner is involved in car crash

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Saints' game at Timisoara Saracens in December was cancelled due to heavy snow

Northampton Saints v Timisoara Saracens: Tom Vickers' big match preview

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Dylan Hartley has been left out of England's initial Six Nations squad (picture: Kelly Cooper)

Boss Jones confident injured Saints star Hartley can still feature in Six Nations

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Dom Barrow starts for Saints against Timisoara (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Barrow back from injury as Saints take on Timisoara

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Captain Liam Dolman returned to action for AFC Rushden & Diamonds in the 1-1 draw with Lowestoft Town last weekend. Picture by Alison Bagley

Dolman's return a 'massive positive' for Diamonds

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Battling qualities have been instilled into the Steelmen

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Kettering Town 2 Biggleswade Town 3 - Five Things We Learned

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Wilson's Masters hopes ended by rival Trump

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BASKETBALL: Titans boys avenge earlier defeats

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Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C. Picture: David Jackson

Explosive Wolverton gig shows greatness beckons for Fontaines D.C.

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The most anticipated games of 2019 part 2

Console Corner: 10 most anticipated games of 2019 part 2

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Drink less, drink better: The Thinking Drinkers

Ten of the best things to do in Northampton and beyond this month

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Clearing away the snow from Northampton's Drapery at its junction with Gold Street are four workmen with shovels. The lorry in the middle of the road is steam-powered which must have provided a welcome warming presence during the harsh winter of 1947 which began on January 21st. Several cold snaps brought wide-spread chaos with coal shortages at power stations resulting in domestic electricity supplies restricted to a chilly nineteen hours a day. Crops rotted in fields adding extra hardship on top of rationing, still in place after the Second World War. 'The thaw in Mid-March caused widespread flooding throughout the UK.

Looking Back: Northampton in the snow

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These are Northamptonshire's most exclusive postcodes

These are the 10 most expensive streets in Northamptonshire

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The queue for Adnitt's new year sale snakes down The Drapery, Northampton, on January 1, 1965

Looking Back: New year in Northampton

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