Conservative Party in Northampton South 'not aware' of source of donations made to its general election campaign
Work begins on derelict hospital
Campaign launches to raise awareness of social isolation
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BBC Look East weather
Staying fine but the clear skies will mean temperatures dropping to 0C (32F).
A chilly start tomorrow but then another fine day with sunny spells with highs of 14C (57F).
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BBC Local Live
A Northampton charity has helped to provide prosthetic limbs to some of the poorest people in the world.
The Northampton Punjabi Association was set up three years ago by a local businessman to help raise funds for charities in the UK and India.
The group's Prosthetic Limb Project has now provided help to children and adults in northern India.
Seven-year-old Krishna (above) was unable to use his legs due to a blockage in his brain affecting the nerves. Now, with a leg brace, he is able to support himself and take small steps.
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Thirteen cyber-stalking offences have been reported in the county since Northamptonshire Police launched a new approach to tackle online abuse.
This week is National Stalking Awareness week, and the campaign has highlighted the fact that one in five women in the UK will be stalked in their lifetime.
Last month, the county's force launched a new strategy to tackle the problem.
An artist who has taken an unusual approach to celebrating St George’s Day, external will be back touring Northampton on 2 April.
Plans to relocate a Kettering Post Office branch to "significantly" extend opening hours have been given the go-ahead, external.
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The remains of five lambs have been found in a field on the outskirts of Northampton.
They were discovered on Saturday in a field just outside the village of Little Brington, on the road towards Great Brington.
The police are asking anyone with any information, or who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area, to call 101.
Further calls were made for Northampton South MP David Mackintosh to "pay back" £30,000 of donations, external to his election campaign after links emerged between the money and the firm given the rights to develop Sixfields.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
There is a power cut in the Moulton area of Northampton, with close to 1,000 homes affected.
Western Power, external says it hopes to restore power by 21:00.
Conservative MP John Redwood says the government should do all it can to save steel jobs, but should not "give false hope to people".
Tata Steel is selling its UK business, including its site at Corby, which employs 578 people.
Stuart Ratcliffe
BBC Look East
The matron in charge of the home birth team at Northampton General Hospital says the maternity unit was "very proactive" in encouraging women to have their babies at home, leading to the creation of the dedicated team six years ago.
Matron Paul Briody said the service, which held a party yesterday, had "grown and grown" mainly due to "word of mouth".
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BBC Radio Northampton
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BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter
The Conservative Party in Northampton South says it was not aware of the source of donations made to its general election campaign.
It comes after we revealed the fighting fund of MP David Mackintosh was passed money from a company being investigated over the disappearance of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money.
Yesterday, the BBC reported £30,000 in donations to David Mackintosh's election campaign fund was sent from 1st Land Ltd. The company, which is now in liquidation, received loan money that originated from Northampton Borough Council and was intended for redevelopment at Sixfields.
There is no definitive evidence the council's loan money found its way into the election campaign.
In a new statement, the Northampton South Conservative Association says it was not "aware of a common link between the three donors and 1st Land".
Mr Mackintosh has told us he welcomes the investigations into the missing cash earmarked for the town's football stadium.
Two men stole a 95-year-old woman's handbag after one of them tricked his way, external into her home.
It is a sunny day across Northamptonshire. Here is the scene in Irthlingborough, as captured by BBC Weather Watcher 'Tony the Tiger'.
There will be a little more cloud around this afternoon, but it should feel nice with a high of 13C (55F).
There are more details on the BBC Weather website.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Liam Condron, from Age UK in Northamptonshire, says a new campaign to tackle social isolation is long overdue.
Age UK, along with the county council, has launched 'Get Connected' , externalwith a series of events this week.
Mr Condron said it was important that loneliness was now "higher up the agenda". "For a long time we thought that loneliness was something we could do nothing about," he said.
Stuart Ratcliffe
BBC Look East
The home birth team from Northampton General Hospital has been celebrating its sixth year, with a party for families.
The hospital boasts one of the highest rates of home births in the whole country, with around 4% of mothers under its care having their babies delivered at home, while the national average is 2.3%.
Work has started on the derelict St Edmund's Hospital site in Northampton to turn it into a care home and retirement village. The site has been empty since 1998, and has been hit by vandalism and fire.
Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport
League Two champions Northampton Town are back in action tonight, facing Crawley at Sixfields.
It'll be something of a start of a four-game lap of honour, after the Cobblers clinched the title with a 0-0 draw away to Exeter on Saturday.
Image source, PAChairman Kelvin Thomas has also revealed plans are being made for an open bus tour on 8 May.
He said it would be a "fitting finale to a wonderful season".
