Northampton Chronicle & Echo Morning Update 19 April, 2024

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00:00 This is your morning update for Friday the 19th of April 2024.

00:06 Brought to you by the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.

00:10 The leader of West Northamptonshire Council has announced that he is stepping down.

00:16 The announcement by Jonathan Nunn came after further allegations were made against him in an article by the BBC.

00:26 An atrocious road in Northampton town centre has been called the worst in town for potholes

00:32 and the council has revealed there is no specific date yet to fix it.

00:37 The road surface in Derngate has been slammed as atrocious due to it being full of potholes and patchy repairs.

00:45 When it comes to culture and tourism, Northamptonshire has a lot to offer.

00:53 From its rich history to its vibrant culture, the county is home to innovative and successful businesses,

00:59 historic sites, landmarks and proud heritage waiting to be explored.

01:05 The final phase of a £54.5 million relief road could be complete by March 2025, as the second phase nears completion.

01:18 Work started in March 2022, on phase two, of the North West relief road which will run around the North West corner of Northampton.

01:28 Five vehicles were seized and more than 30 motoring offences detected by police during one day of action at a Northampton retail park.

01:39 On Thursday April 4th, officers from Northamptonshire Police were joined by DVSA and His Majesty's Revenue and Customs

01:47 at Neen Valley Retail Park in Toaster Road.

01:51 Two men have been jailed for more than 27 years in total, after an 11-year-old was dragged out of bed during a robbery in Northampton.

02:02 Paul Gregory Delaney, aged 44, previously of Wareham Road, Birmingham and Ashton Lee Williams, aged 33,

02:10 previously of Northampton, appeared at Northampton Crown Court on March 23rd to be sentenced,

02:16 after previously pleading guilty to a series of charges.

02:20 Cobbler's defender, Arkin Odimayo, has confirmed that he would like to stay at the club beyond this summer,

02:29 but conversations over a new deal are yet to take place.

02:33 The 24-year-old joined the club on a two-year deal in the summer of 2022,

02:39 and played 22 games last season as Town 1 promotion from League 2.

02:44 Last tickets remaining on Steam Dreams Railco day trip from Northampton to Chester.

02:52 The Incredible Journey departs London Euston at 8.20am, picking up passengers in Milton Keynes Central at 9.30am.

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