Northampton Chronicle & Echo Morning Update 12 June, 2024

The latest headlines from the Northampton Chronicle & Echo

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00:00This is your morning update for Wednesday the 12th of June 2024, brought to you by the

00:07Northampton Chronicle and Echo.

00:12General Election 2024, all the candidates standing for the four seats across Northampton

00:18and Daventry.

00:19Friday, June 7th, marked the deadline for candidate nominations, meaning the full list

00:25of candidates has now been confirmed.

00:30Woman 67, arrested in connection with allegations of sexual abuse at Northamptonshire Private

00:36School in 1970s.

00:39Northamptonshire Police say the woman from Stafford was arrested earlier today, Tuesday,

00:44June 11th, by detectives investigating allegations of abuse that are said to have taken place

00:50in the 1970s at Madewell Hall School.

00:56New primary school for 420 pupils on huge housing estate near Northampton takes next

01:03step with public consultation.

01:05Overstone Park Primary School is proposed for the Overstone Lays development, with a

01:10target opening date of September 2025.

01:14The non-selective, state-funded free school will be part of the Northampton Free School

01:19Trust, which runs Wooten Park School.

01:23Watch, parent carer urges others to fight for services which will help their child.

01:30Jane Hillier Asterisk has a 19-year-old adopted son who has a learning disability, autism

01:36and experiences psychosis.

01:41Pet goat Skippy stolen from field in Northamptonshire Village one week before first birthday.

01:47Skippy was in her owner's field between the allotments and the bowls club in Netherhayford

01:52when she was stolen on Sunday, June 9th or Monday, June 10th.

02:00Going for gold in memory of popular Crick school boy who died in tragic railway accident.

02:06The 11-year-old tragically lost his life when he was electrocuted by overhead power cables

02:12after straying into a rail freight depot to retrieve a lost football in 2017.

02:18Now Colas Rail UK has become gold partners with the Rail Safe Friendly RSF, initiative

02:25to promote rail safety to school children.

02:30Meet the world's cutest sheep who have arrived at a popular Northamptonshire Farm Park.

02:36A popular Northamptonshire children's farm have recently welcomed three of the world's

02:41cutest sheep.

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