The big news stories from Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Rushden during April 2023

April has been a busy month with plenty of breaking news including fires, rescues and incidents.

But one story has really got our readers talking this month with video footage of the moment a man thought he saw the bearded monk ghost between Corby and Kettering.

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, the video is not to be missed!

Our emergency services have been called to numerous incidents in recent weeks, including helping rescue a woman from the water at Rushden Lakes and four Corby Co-op staff being injured in an incident on Easter Sunday.

Officers were also called to reports of a collision involving a Land Rover Defender and a group of five pedestrians at about 5.20am in Kettering town centre earlier this month.

Over in Corby, ANPR cameras will be installed in George Street where traffic infringements are regularly reported.

And after the pay-to-use garden waste collection service began across the whole of the North Northants Council area on April 3, we asked you how it was going…people were keen to have their say!

We’ve also had an update on plans to dual another section of the A43 between Northampton and Kettering, which is undoubtedly good news for anyone who uses this notoriously busy road.

And finally, we love to share pictures from our archive so check out this month’s galleries including some great shots from Corby Business Academy over the years as well as looking back at shops and businesses across the area.

If you’ve missed any of these stories or other local news from the past month, we’ve got a handy round-up of some of the big stories here:

1: Watch the moment a man thought he saw the bearded monk ghost between Corby and Kettering

2: Looking back at 42 pictures of Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Rushden area shops and businesses

3: From Southwood to Queen Elizabeth School to Corby Community College - looking back at the school that became Corby Business Academy

4: Emergency services called to incident at Rushden Lakes

5: Four Corby Co-op workers taken to hospital after emergency services rush to Welland Vale shops

6: GBH suspects released on bail after five pedestrians hurt in Kettering Land Rover crash

7: Corby's George Street to finally get ANPR cameras after 23,000 traffic infringements in just six days

8: Sticker subscriptions a 'shambles' - your verdict on new garden waste bin service for North Northants homes

9: Next £28m phase of Northampton to Kettering A43 dualling could start within three years

10: New owners promise to build on 'great food experience' after taking on Northamptonshire's Beckworth Emporium

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