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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Kris Holland
Kris HollandBBC News, NorthamptonshireLaura CoffeyBBC political reporter, NorthamptonshireA parish council said it had reminded a member standing as a Reform UK local election candidate of its conduct code after offensive sexist and racist tweets on his old social media account emerged. East Hunsbury parish councillor Ron Firman, who is standing in the West Northamptonshire Council and parish council elections, wrote the remarks between 2017 and 2018 on X, then Twitter.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kris Holland
Wind farm fund supports rural community projectsKris HollandBBC News, NorthamptonshireGetty ImagesA defibrillator and replacement floodlights for a community football club were among the projects supported by the wind farm fund since 1 April last yearA wind farm fund has seen more than £250,000 awarded to local community groups, charities and volunteer-led organisations, a foundation said.
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2 weeks ago | 
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Long-awaited football stand set for full openingKris HollandBBC News, NorthamptonshireGetty ImagesNorthampton Town's East Stand has been almost 11 years in the makingA long-awaited stand at a League One football club will be fully opened to fans this weekend. Northampton Town Football Club's East Stand has stood incomplete since construction work stopped in 2014 due to a contractual dispute, but work restarted last summer.
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2 weeks ago | 
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Union says strikes possible at town's universityMartin Heath & Kris HollandBBC News, NorthamptonshireAnt Saddington/BBCThe University of Northampton reported that it was facing a £19m deficit last yearA union has said it is "highly likely" it will ballot for industrial action if a university facing a £19m budget deficit makes more cuts. The University and College Union (UCU) branch at the University of Northampton (UON) said it remained concerned about the institution's future.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Martin Heath |Kris Holland
A union has said it is "highly likely" it will ballot for industrial action if a university facing a £19m budget deficit makes more cuts. The University and College Union (UCU) branch at the University of Northampton (UON) said it remained concerned about the institution's future. It has called on the government to "fix the broken fee-based funding model".
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Kris Holland
Image source, Northamptonshire PoliceImage caption, A total of 381 plants in "various stages of growth" were found at the propertyBBC News, NorthamptonshireHundreds of cannabis plants have been discovered by police in a Northamptonshire village. Officers said 381 plants were found at a property on Thrift Street in Irchester. The discovery came after residents reported suspicious activity, which led to a search warrant being obtained. No arrests have been made.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kris Holland
Drugs bust sees hundreds of cannabis plants seizedKris HollandBBC News, NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire PoliceA total of 381 plants in "various stages of growth" were found at the propertyHundreds of cannabis plants have been discovered by police in a Northamptonshire village. Officers said 381 plants were found at a property on Thrift Street in Irchester. The discovery came after residents reported suspicious activity, which led to a search warrant being obtained. No arrests have been made.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kris Holland
Chief nurse sorry for children's services mistakesKris HollandBBC News, NorthamptonshireSteve Hubbard/BBCKettering General Hospital's children's services have had longstanding issuesA chief nurse has apologised for "mistakes" made in children's services at a hospital and for not learning from them "as we should have". In 2023, a BBC investigation revealed allegations spanning more than 20 years about the treatment of patients on Skylark ward, a children's unit at Kettering General Hospital.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kris Holland
Beavers make gnaw-some start to life in new homeKris HollandBBC News, NorthamptonshireAnt Saddington/BBCBeavers are the second-largest rodents in the world after the capybaraBeavers that were reintroduced to a county for the first time in more than 400 years are "settling in really well", a conservationist said. The large rodents were brought to a 17-hectare (42 acre) fenced enclosure at Rushden Lakes in Northamptonshire in February.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kris Holland
New £17m service station opens on major routeKris HollandPA MediaThe service station officially opened on MondayA new £17m service station has opened on a major route through Cambridgeshire. The facility, operated by Moto Hospitality, is located near Sawtry on the A1(M) between Peterborough and Huntingdon. Moto said the development would bring more than 100 jobs to the local area, and said about 60% of those had been filled by people living in Sawtry village.
