Our live coverage through the daypublished at 18:00
Local Live has finished for today, but we'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the latest news, weather, sport and travel for Northamptonshire.
Summary
Updates for Monday, 8 February 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Tuesday
Our live coverage through the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Chilly night and day tomorrowpublished at 17:52
Dan Holley
BBC Look East weatherIt will be a windy night with a few scattered showers, and it will become cold as temperatures fall to 1C (34F).
Much of Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells, but there will be a chance of one or two showers with temperatures peaking at 7C (45F).
Group protests over plans for housing on Desborough’s nature-rich Ise Valleypublished at 17:44
A group of protesters held a walk across Desborough’s Ise Valley over the weekend to show their frustration over an application for the building of more than 300 houses in the town, external.
Headlines: Mereway roadworks delayed... Jobs boost for Silverstonepublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Sarah Foster
BBC Radio NorthamptonIf you're catching up:
- Delays on Mereway in Northampton will continue after the heavy rain brought scheduled roadworks to a standstill over the weekend
- A company which provides crowd management and event staffing has secured a contract with Silverstone Circuit
- A reconstruction of the murder of David Brickwood in Northampton will be shown tonight on BBC One's Crimewatch
Cobblers manager Chris Wilder says he works for 'good people'published at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Joe Townsend
BBC Radio Northampton sportNorthampton Town boss Chris Wilder dismissed any chance of leaving the club for the vacant Barnsley job.
He told me how he was happy at the Cobblers and that he worked for "good people".
Travel: Problems on London Midland trains to and from Birminghampublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
BBC TravelThe line to and from Birmingham New Street and Northampton, and Long Buckby, on London Midland is currently facing delays of up to 40 minutes due to problems with overhead wires near New Street.
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End of twitter postWork on St Giles Street to begin this monthpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Pete Cooper
BBC Local LiveWork, set to take over a year, to put in new pavements, street light and trees into St Giles Street, Fish Street and St Giles Square will begin later this month.
The £3m scheme will start on Monday, 22 February, but will pause between October this year and the end of January so businesses are not disrupted by roadworks over the Christmas period.
Chris Wilder: There's been a 'big change' at Northampton Town over last two yearspublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Joe Townsend
BBC Radio Northampton sportIt's been quite a turnaround over the last two years for Northampton Town, going from bottom of the league to the top.
The Cobblers manager, Chris Wilder, told me there has been a "big change" at the club...
Police win award for scrutinising stop-and-search powerspublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Northamptonshire Police have won an international award for the introduction of a panel to assess stop-and-search.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Reasonable Grounds Panel was set up 18 months ago to scrutinise the grounds for stop-and-searches and the officers that have carried them out.
In that time eight Northamptonshire officers have had their powers taken away.
Wilder 'happy' at Northampton Town despite Barnsley linkpublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Joe Townsend
BBC Radio Northampton sportNorthampton Town manager Chris Wilder has dismissed reports linking him to the vacant Barnsley managerial job, telling me he's going to get his "head down and get on" with the job at the Cobblers.
Image source, Getty ImagesBristol City appointed Barnsley head coach Lee Johnson as their new boss last week, and Wilder told me he wasn't surprised to be linked with the job as it was "20 minutes from my house" - but added he is "happy" at Northampton Town.
Headlines: Family 'won't rest' until killer brought to justice... Delays on Mereway to continuepublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Sarah Foster
BBC Radio NorthamptonHere are the top stories this afternoon:
- The son of a Northampton man murdered in his own home says his family "won't rest" until his father's killer is brought to justice
- Delays on Mereway in Northampton will continue after the heavy rain brought scheduled roadworks to a standstill
- A company which provides crowd management and event security has secured a contract with Silverstone Circuit
Tri-weekly black bin collection proposal: The key questionspublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporterI've been out in Daventry District to talk to people about plans to collect general waste - that's put in a black wheelie bin - once every three weeks from 2018. These are the answers to the most common questions I've been asked...
What about nappies? Councillors are considering a separate nappy collection
The recycling flies all over the street - what are they going to do about that?Open boxes would be replaced by one wheelie bin for all recycling. This would be collected once a fortnight
What about food waste?This would stay a weekly collection
And what about garden waste?This would become optional, but you would have to pay - potentially £35
Saints hoping to turn in a good performance 'for the fans'published at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Pete Cooper
BBC Local LiveNorthampton Saints' director of rugby Jim Mallinder said he hopes their 27-23 victory at Harlequins can lead to "good consistency and some wins".
Image source, Getty ImagesMallinder said his side "need a performance for the fans" against London Irish at Franklin's Gardens next weekend.
No charges against four others in Corby multi-storey car park blaze casepublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Craig Lewis
BBC NewsFour other people who were on police bail - aged 12, 17, 19 and 20 - will not face any charges in relation to a fire at a multi-storey car park in Corby.
Three boys, two aged 14 and one 13-year-old, are set to appear at Wellingborough Magistrates' Court charged with arson on Thursday, police revealed today.
Residents from nearby flats had to be evacuated as a result of the fire in December 2014.
Boys charged with arson over Willow Place multi-storey car park fire to appear in courtpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Craig Lewis
BBC NewsThree boys charged with arson in relation to a fire at Willow Place Shopping Centre in Corby will appear at Wellingborough Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
Image source, Richard CunninghamThe boys, two aged 14 and one 13-year-old, previously appeared at Wellingborough Youth Court on 14 January.
Six fire engines and more than 30 firefighters attended the incident blaze at a multi-storey car park at the centre in December 2014.
Further closures on Mereway due to heavy rainpublished at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Pete Cooper
BBC Local LiveThere will be a further overnight closure tonight on Mereway in Northampton as roadworks continue. Unexpected heavy rain last night delayed scheduled road marking work.
There will be a full closure of Mereway between the Queen Eleanor roundabout and the Towcester Road junction from 20:00 until 05:00 tomorrow.
Currently one lane westbound is closed from Queen Eleanor roundabout to the supermarket roundabout for "safety reasons" as there is not adequate line marking.
Event management firm to create 200 jobs at Silverstonepublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Event management firm SHOWSEC have announced the creation of more than 200 jobs after signing a four year contract with Silverstone.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe company will provide event stewarding and security services at the Northamptonshire venue after working at the track in 2015.
Northampton Town go from adrift at the bottom to clear at the top in two yearspublished at 13:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
Pete Cooper
BBC Local LiveTwo years ago today Northampton Town lost 2-0 to Plymouth at Sixfields and were six points adrift at foot of the table...
Now the Cobblers are five points clear at the top...
Weather: Rain and windy at timespublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
A cloudy start this morning was captured by BBC Weather Watcher 'Tire view' in East Haddon.
It will be a very windy afternoon with blustery showers.
Top temperature of 7C (45F).
Kingsthorpe church ready for demolitionpublished at 13:04
Pete Cooper
BBC Local LiveYesterday saw the last service at Kingsthorpe Methodist Church in its current building. The church is currently being emptied ready for demolition.
This is the preliminary architect's drawings of what will replace the building.
As yet no planning application has yet been submitted, but it is possible it will contain plans for housing and retail units as well as the church.
