A charity which took on 11 of the 40 horses says they were found in "squalid conditions".

Four safeguarding incidents have been reported since February at Arnold House in Northampton.

Striker Sam Hoskins signs a new two-year deal after helping Northampton Town win promotion to League One.

Lynda Goodman fears no-one will "get top the bottom" of how her husband caught Covid-19.

Premiership clubs will not be subject to selection penalties from the 14 August resumption, on a player-welfare basis.

Two schoolgirls start their own businesses to fight "boredom" and achieve sales around the world.

A family is "blown away" by people's generosity as thousands are raised to fund cancer treatment.

A mobile coronavirus testing unit will be operating in Northampton from tomorrow until Monday for people presenting symptoms, but they must make a booking in advance online, external.

Essential workers will be given a priority.

For tests to be effective you must be symptomatic, external and the site where they will be carried out will be revealed once a booking is made.

Jonathan Nunn, Northampton Borough Council, external leader, said: "Testing is key in our battle against coronavirus, therefore I would urge anyone who is concerned that they have any of the coronavirus symptoms to book."

Premiership Rugby says protecting "the integrity of the competition" is why clubs have a congested revised schedule.

Northampton Town defender Michael Harriman signs a new two-year contracted to remain with the newly promoted club.

The mother of teenager Harry Dunn says she fears another crash could happen outside RAF Croughton.

Matt Precey
BBC Look East

The latest number of new daily coronavirus deaths, external has been released by the government.

In the East, there was an increase of four deaths in the region's hospitals.

The total number now stands at 4,029.

• Luton and Dunstable Hospital: 2
• Northampton General Hospital: 1
• Southend Hospital: 1

The total number of Covid-19 deaths across the UK now stands at 44,602.

Detectives believe no-one else was involved in Daniel Sullivan's death in Northampton's Racecourse.

Mike Davide saw his daughter for the first time in 15 weeks but will not again for a month.

It is thought he contract to run the jail in Wellingborough will be for 10 years at a cost of £300m.

Six players and four non-playing staff test positive after the first round of Premiership Rugby's coronavirus testing.

A pop-up drive-in cinema will appear in Northampton later this month, as part of a partnership with the town's Filmhouse.

The Filmhouse at Delapre series will see socially distanced outdoor screenings at the 900-year-old abbey from 23 July to 9 August.

Movies include Back to the Future, Kinky Boots and The Greatest Showman.

It comes as Northampton Filmhouse, external remains unable to show films at its town centre venue due to government restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic.

The scheme has been made possible with support from Conservative-controlled Northampton Borough Council and tickets will go on general sale on Thursday.

• Coronavirus: Could drive-in cinemas take off in the UK?

John Salter says it was a "joyful experience" to be handed the pictures he took in the 1980s.

The latest mobile coronavirus testing unit to appear in the region is to be located in Wellingborough.

Testing, available by appointment only,, external will be possible from today until Friday at the site.

Eligibility criteria for tests have been extended to include anyone with coronavirus symptoms (a new, continuous cough; high temperature; a loss of or change in sense of smell or taste).

Essential workers will be given a priority access.

• Northampton's Roadmender is among the music venues pleading for "clarity" over when they can reopen following the coronavirus pandemic, writes the Northampton Chronicle and Echo, external
• Meanwhile, the Northamptonshire Telegraph, external reports that 12 community groups are to get a share of £7,500 raised by the former mayor of Higham Ferrers.