Northampton Chronicle & Echo Morning Update 14 February, 2025

The latest headlines from the Northampton Chronicle & Echo

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00:00This is your morning update for Friday the 14th of February 2025, brought to you by the

00:07Northampton Chronicle and Echo.

00:11Outrage as Northamptonshire family mourning the death of seven-year-old daughter told

00:16to remove decorations from grave.

00:20The Sadler family buried their daughter Lottie in an adult plot at the Brackley Town Council's

00:25Horser Road Cemetery, with the hope of sharing the plot when they passed away.

00:32Work begins on new state-of-the-art primary school for 420 pupils on outskirts of Northampton.

00:40Overstone Park Primary School, which will be part of the Northampton Free School Trust,

00:45will be based on the Overstone Lays housing development, and is expected to open to pupils

00:50in April 2026.

00:52A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Tuesday, February 11th, at the site of the non-selective

00:58state-funded school, which will boast ICT and DT facilities, as well as a covered play

01:04area and an amphitheatre.

01:08Beavers released at Neen Wetlands by Rushden Lakes are first in Northamptonshire for 400

01:14years.

01:15The water-loving mammals were last seen in the county four centuries ago.

01:22Wilson's Hannah Mohamed selected as one of eight everyday heroes to feature in London

01:27Gallery.

01:28As a nation, we are humble.

01:32Wilson's Welsh Open bid over as he loses out to O'Connor.

01:36The Kettering Potter and reigning world champion was beaten at the last 32 stage, going down

01:43four, three to fellow Englishman Joe O'Connor in Llandudno.

01:50Culinary charity champions supporting community causes.

01:54The Big Hearted Business, which runs an award-winning culinary collection of pubs and venues in

01:58the county, is supporting Kettering Food Bank, collecting multiple donations at all its locations

02:05to help support those most in need.

02:10ComSave membership surges as record numbers turn to credit unions for financial support.

02:16Credit unions have never been more popular or more critical, according to new Bank of

02:20England findings.

02:24The UK and Ireland tour of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile comes to Northampton's Royal

02:29and Derngate as part of a nationwide tour.

02:33A brand new stage adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie novel can be seen at Royal

02:39and Derngate this autumn.

02:43For more news, go to northamptoncron.co.uk.

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