The big news stories for Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Rushden during August 2024
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Our reporters have been out and about bringing you the stories making the headlines, and here is our round-up of some of August’s biggest news stories and events.
As always, we had plenty of coverage of the A-level and GCSE results from schools across the north of the county – congratulations to everyone on your top marks!
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Hide AdOur court reporter has been busy covering numerous cases at Northampton Crown Court such as this one – men who ran four county lines in Corby busted when police smashed into trap house.


We had pictures and video from the scene when a Corby pub went up in flames on Bank Holiday Monday.
And there was sadness at the sudden closure of a popular Kettering curry house.
If you’ve missed any of these stories or other local news from August, we’ve got a handy round-up of some of the big stories here – click on the links below to read more:
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