Northampton Chronicle & Echo Update 5 November, 2024

The latest headlines from the Northampton Chronicle & Echo

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00:00This is your morning update for Tuesday, the 5th of November, 2024.

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

00:11It's a sad day. Major jewellers announced Northampton Town Centre closure after 48 years.

00:18A major jewellers is leaving Northampton Town Centre after 48 years,

00:23and the son of the founder says it is a sad day that their flagship store is set to shut.

00:31New luxury designer fashion shop moves closer to opening at iconic site in Northampton.

00:37Plans are progressing for Flannels, part of the Frasers Group,

00:41to open at the former Thackery store on Wellingborough Road.

00:46League One strugglers sack manager after poor runners chairman offers his resignation.

00:52Shrewsbury Town have sacked head coach Paul Hurst after nine months in charge.

00:59Owner of Indian restaurant in Northampton fined after employees found to be sleeping in loft space.

01:06Suraj Pathak, care of of Mewa Haveli restaurant in Wellingborough Road,

01:10appeared at Northampton Magistrates Court on October 29th,

01:14after he was charged with breaching the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005.

01:21The 48-year-old is the owner of the Indian restaurant and pleaded guilty to the charge

01:26after the protection team at Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, NFRS,

01:32acted on intelligence and found that the loft space at the premises

01:36was being used to house several of its employees.

01:41The most booked restaurants in Northamptonshire in October 2024, according to Open Table.

01:48Each month, website Open Table analyses more than 400,000 new diner reviews

01:54and sorts them by category to help foodies discover new favourites.

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