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Northampton beat Cardiff for first English win bbc.in/4ib7OfD

Champions Cup: Northampton Saints 28-12 Cardiff - Prem club wins Champions Cup opener

Northampton edge to a nervy Champions Cup pool win against tenacious Cardiff at Franklin's Gardens.

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England prop Iyogun signs new Northampton contract bbc.in/47YAaEX

Manny Iyogun: England prop signs new Northampton Saints contract

Northampton Saints loosehead prop Manny Iyogun signs a new contract with the Prem champions.

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Hospital recognised for tiny pacemaker work bbc.in/4jLH73B

Northampton hospital recognised for tiny pacemaker work

The device is 93% smaller than traditional pacemakers and weighs about two grams.

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Corby metal pollution may harm people, says study bbc.in/4hZFpJa

Corby metal pollution may harm people, says Earthwatch Europe

However, the Environment Agency says it has not found evidence that could cause significant harm.

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Grimsby Town 0-2 Northampton Town bbc.in/4k2liwr

Grimsby Town 0-2 Northampton Town: League Two stats & match report

Northampton lifted themselves out of the relegation zone with their first away win of the season, beating out-of-form Grimsby 2-0 at Blundell Park.

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Justice project helps with village flood defence bbc.in/4zuS8KW

Justice project helps with flood defences in Weedon Bec

Offenders help move sandbags to protect a village from flooding in the future.

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Lottery grant 'hugely important' for closed museum bbc.in/4dFNjpR

Lottery grant 'hugely important' for closed Kettering museum

The building is still closed for repairs three years after its roof was damaged by heavy rain.

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Cobblers land used to clear club's £20m debt bbc.in/4z4hlMz

Northampton Town land used to clear club's £20m debt

Former chairman Kelvin Thomas says the development area behind the stadium is owned by a new firm.

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Hospice experience 'not what people expect' bbc.in/4s61rP0

Lakelands Hospice in Corby experience 'not what people expect'

Anne attends weekly hospice sessions in Lakelands Hospice in Corby to socialise with other patients.

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Rushden & Diamonds phoenix club target FA Cup first bbc.in/4B932b5

AFC Rushden & Diamonds target FA Cup first round proper

AFC Rushden & Diamonds are ready to "write history" by reaching the FA Cup first round proper, the club's captain says.

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Man jailed for charity theft at snooker star's home bbc.in/4yUuXdj

Man jailed for burglary at snooker star Kyren Wilson's home in Northamptonshire

A burglar is sentenced after cash destined for a children's cancer charity is taken from Kyren Wilson.

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School programme tackles online abuse in football bbc.in/4yUxgNB

Northampton school programme tackles online abuse in football

Northampton Town Community Trust hopes the scheme will help students recognise harmful behaviour.

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Why is it so hard to reapply for a blue badge? bbc.in/4ysHwLY

'They call us liars': The struggle to reapply for a blue badge

After an amputee was turned down for a new blue badge, others tell the BBC of similar struggles.

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'I went from losing my sight to styling the stars' bbc.in/4igjy1p

Wellingborough hairdresser who lost his sight now styles stars

JJ Savani says his life changed when a mystery donor paid for him to do a barbering course.

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Travis Perkins dip in sales blamed on 'uncertainty' bbc.in/3UxD4gR

Northampton's Travis Perkins sales dip amid economic uncertainty

The building materials group cites "challenging market conditions" for a fall in revenue.

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Downing Street Christmas honour for farmers bbc.in/4ipqngf

Downing Street Christmas honour for York and Liskeard farmers

A tree grown in York and a wreath from Liskeard will take pride of place at No 10 this December.

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Salem, the three-legged cat, is celebrated in books bbc.in/4s5nhSN

Salem, the three-legged cat, is celebrated in Daventry stories

Salem, a much-loved town cat that died this year, will be remembered in stories by local authors.

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Mum critical of delays to ADHD and autism assessments bbc.in/4jj5vcs

Mum critical of ADHD and autism assessment delays in Northamptonshire

The charity ADHD UK backs parents and says "it's outrageous, because life doesn't stop".

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Bids sought to fill community transport gaps bbc.in/4jTVy5o

Bids sought to fill community transport gaps in West Northants

Council appeals for interested parties to apply for £100,000 funding after Towcester bus link ends.

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Boy, 13, arrested after car crashes at bridge bbc.in/4zyrFMF

Teenage boy, 13, arrested after Kettering bridge crash

A road is closed and a teenager is arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent.

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