Northamptonshire Telegraph Morning Update 5 September, 2024

The latest headlines from the Northamptonshire Telegraph

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00:00This is your morning update for Thursday the 5th of September, 2024.

00:06Brought to you by the Northamptonshire Telegraph.

00:11Situation nobody wants to have to face as another Rushden and Hyam pub closes for good.

00:17Management at the King Edward VII on the corner of Cromwell Road and Queen Street, Rushden,

00:23had an instant decision to make and opted to call it a day on September 2nd.

00:29A pub spokesman said,

00:31The pub has closed due to a challenging environment and, in general, a very hard time for pubs,

00:37due to less people going out with all the bill increases we now all face.

00:41Bosses highlight that, since the Covid pandemic, fewer people are spending time in pubs than before,

00:47which they insist also played a part in its eventual closure this month.

00:53School transport shambles as pupils and parents receives apology for failure of service on first day of term.

01:00Parents who rely on home to school transport have been waiting to hear from the council via email

01:06so they could make sure their children knew the time their transport would arrive.

01:12Wellingborough taxi driver has licence revoked after using mobile phone while driving.

01:18On August 10th, 2023, Kamal Hussain of Alexandra Road, Wellingborough,

01:24was driving a private hire vehicle on a booked journey with passengers under the age of 16 from Rushden to Wellingborough.

01:33Corby MP Lee Barron pitches in with pint pulling as he visits local club to support grassroots football charity.

01:41The Steelmen have stormed to a commanding lead at the top of the Northern Premier League

01:46with six wins in seven games so far this season.

01:49And Corby's MP Lee Barron was there to see his constituency side take on Worcester City in a 2-0 home win.

01:59Inquest opened into death of Jamie Hensley's fiancee, Olly Marmon, who died after fall from Wellingborough Hind Hotel.

02:07Oliver Marmon, who was known as Olly, died after falling from the third floor of the Hind Hotel in Sheep Street, Wellingborough,

02:14shortly after 11.30pm on Sunday, August 11th.

02:18The 33-year-old from Rushden was a hairstylist and was due to be married this month to his Union J singing star fiancee, Jamie Hensley.

02:29Steelbacks strive to regain T20 momentum ahead of Blast Clash with Somerset.

02:35It has been six weeks since David Willey's side wrapped up their North Group campaign

02:40with superb back-to-back victories over Big Gun's Birmingham Bears and Lancashire Lightning.

02:47Shoes made in Kettering to travel to Europe thanks to new digital passports for Loake Heritage brand.

02:54Loake shoemakers based in Wood Street, Kettering have graced the feet of Time Lord Doctor Who

03:00and sports stars including Mo Farah and Andrew Flintoff.

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