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00:00This is your morning update for Thursday the 5th of September, 2024.
00:06Brought to you by the Northamptonshire Telegraph.
00:11Situation nobody wants to have to face as another Rushden and Hyam pub closes for good.
00:17Management at the King Edward VII on the corner of Cromwell Road and Queen Street, Rushden,
00:23had an instant decision to make and opted to call it a day on September 2nd.
00:29A pub spokesman said,
00:31The pub has closed due to a challenging environment and, in general, a very hard time for pubs,
00:37due to less people going out with all the bill increases we now all face.
00:41Bosses highlight that, since the Covid pandemic, fewer people are spending time in pubs than before,
00:47which they insist also played a part in its eventual closure this month.
00:53School transport shambles as pupils and parents receives apology for failure of service on first day of term.
01:00Parents who rely on home to school transport have been waiting to hear from the council via email
01:06so they could make sure their children knew the time their transport would arrive.
01:12Wellingborough taxi driver has licence revoked after using mobile phone while driving.
01:18On August 10th, 2023, Kamal Hussain of Alexandra Road, Wellingborough,
01:24was driving a private hire vehicle on a booked journey with passengers under the age of 16 from Rushden to Wellingborough.
01:33Corby MP Lee Barron pitches in with pint pulling as he visits local club to support grassroots football charity.
01:41The Steelmen have stormed to a commanding lead at the top of the Northern Premier League
01:46with six wins in seven games so far this season.
01:49And Corby's MP Lee Barron was there to see his constituency side take on Worcester City in a 2-0 home win.
01:59Inquest opened into death of Jamie Hensley's fiancee, Olly Marmon, who died after fall from Wellingborough Hind Hotel.
02:07Oliver Marmon, who was known as Olly, died after falling from the third floor of the Hind Hotel in Sheep Street, Wellingborough,
02:14shortly after 11.30pm on Sunday, August 11th.
02:18The 33-year-old from Rushden was a hairstylist and was due to be married this month to his Union J singing star fiancee, Jamie Hensley.
02:29Steelbacks strive to regain T20 momentum ahead of Blast Clash with Somerset.
02:35It has been six weeks since David Willey's side wrapped up their North Group campaign
02:40with superb back-to-back victories over Big Gun's Birmingham Bears and Lancashire Lightning.
02:47Shoes made in Kettering to travel to Europe thanks to new digital passports for Loake Heritage brand.
02:54Loake shoemakers based in Wood Street, Kettering have graced the feet of Time Lord Doctor Who
03:00and sports stars including Mo Farah and Andrew Flintoff.
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