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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.
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