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00:00 This is your morning update for Thursday 4th April 2024.
00:06 Brought to you by the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.
00:12 A judge has banned drug dealers and troublemakers from stepping foot in a Northampton home.
00:18 Northampton Magistrates Court heard how the privately owned property in St George's House,
00:23 Atimer Close, had become a magnet for crime and was causing misery for nearby residents.
00:32 West Northamptonshire Council confirms the removal of Daventry Banksy's pothole signs
00:37 as these are classed as fly posting.
00:41 Daventry Banksy has been displaying hand-painted boards in and around Northamptonshire over
00:46 the last three weeks, criticising WNC over the state of the roads in the county in an
00:53 effort to pressure the council into taking action.
00:58 An outdoor ABBA tribute night will take place at a Northampton stadium this summer.
01:03 Waterloo, a tribute to ABBA, is heading to Cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens on Friday
01:10 June 14th 2024.
01:13 Show Planner is behind the show, which is touring across the UK and promises a night
01:17 of feel-good dancing and singing for audiences.
01:23 A Northamptonshire village pub, which launched a crowdfunder to aid refurbishment amid rising
01:28 costs, has smashed its target within four days.
01:33 The Tollemarsh Arms in Harrington, better known as 'The Tolly', launched a crowdfunder
01:38 to raise £30,000 in 30 days for a refurbishment, or Tolly 2.0.
01:47 Following reports from members of the public that fly tips were taking longer to be cleared
01:52 than expected, West Northamptonshire Council has issued guidance on how best to report
01:58 these issues to see them resolved swiftly.
02:01 The best way to alert the council to a fly tip is by reporting it online, and the reporter
02:07 will be prompted to answer a series of questions.
02:13 A Wellingborough man has pleaded guilty to stealing a golden toilet worth £4.8m from
02:19 Blenheim Palace.
02:21 Appearing via video link at Oxford Crown Court, James's Jimmy Sheen, 39, pleaded guilty to
02:28 burglary, converting or transferring criminal property and conspiracy to do the same.
02:36 A family-run Northamptonshire farm, described as a 'quintessential English gem', is set
02:42 to open to the public for only a second time this weekend, so this is not an opportunity
02:47 to miss out on.
02:49 Slapton Manor Farm, located in the rural South Northamptonshire countryside, has been run
02:55 by four generations of the Smith family since 1924.
03:00 The working farm is still going strong with a farmstead steeped in history, including
03:05 a 12th century manor house and parish church.
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