Northampton Chronicle & Echo Morning Update 28 August, 2024

The latest headlines from the Northampton Chronicle & Echo

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00:00This is your morning update for Wednesday the 28th of August 2024, brought to you by

00:07the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.

00:12One person taken to hospital following late night serious assault in Wellingborough Road.

00:18The incident happened on bank holiday Monday, August 26th, just before 10pm.

00:25Harry's legacy is cemented, but there is more to do.

00:29Harry Dunn's family speak out five years on from tragic death.

00:33In 2019, the 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed close to RAF Croughton by an American

00:39driver who was driving on the wrong side of the road.

00:45Northamptonshire Postmaster helps to raise £60,000 to refurbish run-down Northampton

00:51Village Playground.

00:53Kislingbury Playing Fields, home to football, cricket and bowls clubs, has a playground

00:58for children, but much of the equipment has been there since the association was set up

01:03in the 1970s and is now broken beyond repair.

01:09Mystery surrounds councillor's departure from Tory party after incident, as leader keeps

01:15details quiet.

01:18Councillor Louisa Fowler, who represents the Towsester and Road Ward, has confirmed to

01:23Chronicle and Echo that she has left West Northamptonshire's Conservative Party and

01:28has become an independent councillor.

01:33Resigned Northamptonshire cop would have been sacked without notice after inappropriate

01:37behaviour towards female colleagues.

01:40Daniel Atkinson, who was based at Western Favell Police Station, was subject to a virtual

01:45gross misconduct hearing held by Northamptonshire Police virtually at Wooten Hall on July 15th

01:522016, 2024.

01:55The hearing heard that Atkinson is alleged to inappropriately touched five female colleagues

02:01while they were front seat passengers in a police vehicle Atkinson was driving.

02:08Ten pounds compensation on offer for handing in zombie and machete knives to police stations

02:13in Northamptonshire.

02:16Northamptonshire Police is taking part in a national surrender and compensation scheme,

02:21which will run until Monday, September 23rd.

02:24From September 24th, it will be illegal to possess, sell, manufacture and transport zombie-style

02:30knives and machetes.

02:35Battling Point at Spennymoor stands bracketly in good stead for big home clash.

02:40The Saints have been handed a hugely difficult start to the Vanarama National League North

02:45season, with their most recent fixture coming at Spennymoor Town.

02:52Thirty-one pictures of visitors enjoying classic cars at Silverstone Festival 2024 over bank

02:58holiday weekend.

03:00Silverstone Festival took place from Friday, August 23rd to Sunday, August 25th, with headliners

03:07such as Busted, Olly Murs and Sophie Ellis-Bexter.

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