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The Christmas display will feature over half a million lights

First night of Model Railway Society’s Christmas display this weekend

The store was opened by Corby mayor Leanne Buckingham

Corby's first Starbucks throws open its doors to thirsty shoppers

HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough

Police crackdown on prison 'throw overs' at Wellingborough's HMP Five Wells

Jo and Leanne with the clothes swap rail

Rushden slimmers' clothes swap helps raise money for the homeless

Local people were invited to take one of the over 500 angels home

Irthlingborough decorated with knitted Christmas decorations

MP for Corby, Tom Pursglove

Corby MP Tom Pursglove receives new role in urgent reshuffle

Cinderella is being shown at the Castle until December 31

Wellingborough's Cinderella panto brings endless laughs and family fun

The panel quizzed preferred candidate Jonny Bugg (right) on what he would do in his postition of chief executive (Picture credit: Nadia Lincoln)

Decision on Northamptonshire's new fire chief delayed

Kettering General Hospital's Rockingham Wing

Section of hospital maternity ward closed after RAAC found in roof

Staff and pupils at Freemans Endowed are delighted

Inspectors say Wellingborough school on the way to an outstanding Ofsted result

Sport

George Furbank (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Big belief for Saints as they begin European campaign at Glasgow
George Furbank says Saints will take 'big confidence' into Europe after beating Saracens last Saturday.

Phil Dowson (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Saints savouring challenge of trying to win at the Warriors fortress

Tarek Haffar (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Glasgow Warriors v Northampton Saints: Full team news

Stephen Myler notched 11 points when Saints won at Scotstoun Stadium in 2015 (photo by Christian Cooksey/Getty Images)

Glasgow Warriors v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Robbie Smith is ready to return (photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Smith 'buzzing to be back' as Saints forward gets set for return to Glasgow

Crime

Court news

The latest court sentencings

George Fury was witnessed performing wheelies on a Surron electric motorcycle in Malcolm Drive, Northampton, shortly after 7.10pm on Saturday, May 20, before colliding with a brick wall.

Seriously injured man admits drink drive charge

Drug dealer Ted Shephard behind the bar of The Clubhouse at Corby Town FC.

Drug conspirator sacked from Corby Town FC role after guilty plea

Police made two arrests

Man and woman arrested after armed police raid

l-r Micah Thomas, aged 34, Marlie Ashby, aged 29 and 22-year-old Twvarnai Riviere/Northants Police

Wellingborough drugs gang members issued with 10-year Prevention Orders

Branden Kearney

Man wanted by police after allegations of assault and domestic offences

What's On

The team at Bosworth's

Bosworth's Garden Centre leads GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards Customer Vote

Pitsford Water

Pitsford Water Trail Races launched by Race Harborough

Northampton singer-songwriter Andy Crofts has released a Christmas single

Andy Crofts gets festive as Northampton singer-songwriter pens Christmas single

James Acaster at Wicksteed Park with Wicky Bear/National World

James Acaster set for three-night hometown gig run at Wicksteed Park

Retro

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Looking back at 36 pictures of shops and businesses
We’ve looked through our archives

Wicksteed Park Water Chute 1991/National World

Record your Wicksteed Park memories for oral history project

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Remember these pubs, clubs, and eateries?

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We will remember them

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Pool, darts, snooker, dominoes and skittles in the 1970s and 1980s

Health

The Mayor of Kettering has presented appreciation awards from the town to volunteers at KGH.

KGH volunteers appreciated on International Volunteer Day

The KGH Anticoagulation and VTE teams back at base with their awards

KGH teams commended in national awards for the way they manage blood clot risks

NNC's warm spaces include public buildings, community centres and voluntary groups/NNC

Here's where you can find Warm Spaces - full list of 50 sites

Gordon Campbell from Counties Crematorium with Christina Kelly from Northamptonshire Health Charity

Donation helps pave the way for bereavement spaces at local hospitals

Homes & Gardens

BN - AH-019 - Mollie from Barratt Homes with Alison (middle) and Kate (right) at Animals in Need

Animal Charity receives £1,500 donation from Northamptonshire homebuilder
Animals in Need, a Northamptonshire-based charity that helps all types of animals and birds, has received a £1,500 donation from Barratt Homes to assist with its work.

DWSM - SGB-24151 - (L-R) Alex of David Wilson Homes with Zoe and Rachel of NDAS

Domestic Abuse Charity receives £1,500 donation from Northamptonshire homebuilde...

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Health charity secure donation from national housebuilder

Hanwood Park Community meeting

Looking to the future - Hanwood Park residents gather to discuss projects, prior...

An aerial shot of the consortium at Priors Hall Park, where Vistry Group is building 264 new homes

New development in Corby set to open

Lifestyle

Wokswagon reopening 29/11/23

Chinese restaurant and takeaway re-opens on Corby’s Oakley Vale estate

Kensington Palace is beautiful at Christmas (photo: Historic Royal Palaces / SWNS)

Culture and festive sparkle in Kensington

Santa with some of the RAHC team

Santa makes his annual visit to Rothwell

Mayor of Wellingborough Cllr Valerie Anslow with staff from Curry Flavor/Mayor of Wellingborough

Wellingborough High Street 'alive and strong' as new Indian takeaway opens

People

L-r Jim Darrah and Chuck Middleton with the Corby postcards

New Corby postcards featuring iconic town landmarks given stamp of approval
Wish ‘yous’ were here!

SENsational Squad!

New Learning Disability SENsation comes to Kettering

Cornerstone is set to open as an interim library/National World

Kettering Library opening date confirmed

Business

BN - SGB-18512 - Chairman of North Northamptonshire Council, Barbara Jenney, cutting the ribbon at P

Council Chairman launches new show homes In Corby

Perkins Court after its makeover

Revamp for communal lounges of Greatwell Homes independent living schemes

Concrete barriers have been installed outside Tingdene Homes Ltd's the Bradfield Road factory in Wellingborough

Wellingborough company Tingdene Homes Ltd ceases trading with loss of 156 jobs

BHVA has won two awards

Creative arts duo delighted as they triumph at business awards

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UK Trending

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BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has apologised after she raised her middle finger to camera seconds before beginning her news bulletin. (Credit: BBC News)

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Ishmael Duncan, 24, of Kennington, south east London, has admitted blackmailing dozens of young girls worldwide into sending indecent pictures and videos of themselves by posing as a model agency scout on social media Picture: NCA/SWNS

Blackmailer made young girls send him sexual pictures and videos

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