Northampton Chronicle & Echo Morning Update 26 June, 2025

The latest headlines from the Northampton Chronicle & Echo

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00:00This is your morning update for Thursday 26th June 2025, brought to you by the Northampton

00:08Chronicle and Echo.

00:11Plans submitted for the next 233 homes of huge housing estate on edge of Northampton.

00:19Proposals have been unveiled for 233 new homes as part of the next stage of development at

00:25Norwood Farm between Harpole and Dustin.

00:30Mystery surrounds when construction is going to start on £12 million leisure hub in Northampton

00:37Town Centre.

00:39The stack development, set to transform the former Market Walk shopping centre, was supposed

00:44to begin this summer.

00:48Main Northampton Town Centre Road closed as police deal with concern for welfare call.

00:53Campbell Street is closed both ways between Oasis House and Barrack Road this afternoon,

00:59Wednesday, June 25th.

01:03West Northampton's council validate planning application for Northampton Town to develop

01:08land at Sixfield Stadium.

01:10West Northamptonshire council have validated a planning application for Northampton Town

01:16Football Club to build a warehousing development on the land next to Sixfield Stadium.

01:21Three Tausestrian hockey players represent Wales in Spain.

01:28Their performance shone during three selection trials that took place over the winter.

01:32Dramatic moment class are drug importers chased across beach after 28-mile boat pursuit.

01:41Watch the video embedded in this article to see the boat run aground with Border Force officers

01:46giving chase.

01:47Two Northamptonshire site managers pick up prestigious NHBC Quality Award.

01:56William and Mihai are among 15 site managers from Persimmon Homes to achieve this distinguished

02:01award this year.

02:02Why you'll see more staff using phones and iPads at NGH from this weekend?

02:10It is because from Saturday, June 28th, the Trust is launching its new electronic patient record

02:17EPR system.

02:21Northamptonshire Pub named best in East Midlands at the National Pub and Bar Awards 2025.

02:27Organised in conjunction with Pub and Bar magazine, the National Pub and Bar Awards showcases the

02:34UK's finest pubs and bars, each year crowning the best venues within 94 counties across England,

02:41Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

02:46For more news, go to northamptoncron.co.uk.

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