The comic honoured Wicksteed Park with a meringue mock-up on The Great British Bake Off last year.

Harry Dunn will be among the Northampton Town fans remembered as cardboard cut-outs make up the crowd.

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Northampton Town and Colchester United have reported no cases of Covid-19 among players in the latest round of testing., external

Both clubs are to take part in the League Two play-offs with Colchester meeting Exeter and Northampton facing Cheltenham, with the first legs to be played tomorrow.

The results will be a relief to both clubs, as a positive test - and subsequent self-isolation - would have effectively ruled individuals players out of the entire play-off campaign.

• BBC Sport: Colchester United
• BBC Sport: Northampton Town

Exeter and Cheltenham also returned no positive tests.

The second leg of the semi-finals are set for 22 June and the winners progressing to the final at Wembley on 29 June.

Four League Two clubs return to action for play-offs unlike any before, with the outcome defining their entire season.

• The Northampton Chronicle and Echo report, external that police are investigating the stabbing of a man on wasteland last week
• Meanwhile the Northamptonshire Telegraph writes, external that there was a fire on Gainsborough Road in Corby overnight

A cross-party motion recognises the "outstanding services" provided by health workers.

People recall fond memories of Wicksteed Park as the Northamptonshire site goes into administration.

The charity that owns Wicksteed Park says that without "urgent and significant support, Wicksteed Park will not survive as we know it".

The company that runs the park called in administrators yesterday, blaming a collapse in income caused by the coronavirus lockdown.

An online fundraising campaign has already attracted the attention of tens of thousands of people.

Oliver Wicksteed, chairman of the trust that owns the park and the grandson of its founder, said he was "overwhelmed" by the public sympathy.

Rugby Players Association chairman Mark Lambert calls for mediation to help resolve the pay dispute.

A petition is calling for a statue to be built in Kettering in honour of William Knibb.

• The Northampton Chronicle and Echo, external write that Northampton Saints are set to feature in a new Netflix series, looking behind-the-scenes at the Premiership club
• Meanwhile, the Northamptonshire Telegraph, external report that armed police were called to an incident in Oundle

Northampton players Andy Symons, Fraser Strachan and Devante Onojaife will leave the Premiership side at the end of June.

Artists, performers and community groups are being encouraged to take part in a socially distanced celebration of Northampton’s LGBTQ community on 18 July.

It comes after this year’s Pride parade was cancelled due to the coronavirus lockdown.

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Northampton’s Pride committee is inviting LGBTQ people to share their story, external as part of a motivational, art installation campaign by submitting 200 words, or recording a video.

The submission could be covering areas such as coming out, living and being part of Northampton's LGBTQ community and what Pride means to them.

Entries will be shown at the virtual Pride event, which will be streamed by the council on social media.

Northampton will see parking charges reintroduced in all its council multi-storey and surface car parks from Monday 29 June.

Parking charges were removed at the end of March in response to coronavirus, ensuring key workers could access free parking in all borough car parks, external throughout the town centre.

The free parking for NHS staff will continue so they can carry out their duties unhindered.

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Jonathan Nunn, council leader, said: "Much as we might like to consider extending free parking further, our available funds have already been significantly impacted [by coronavirus].

"If we don’t reintroduce charges at this stage there's a danger it will begin impacting on other vital services.”

Northamptonshire County Council, external reintroduced on-street pay and display charges yesterday.

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An Elvis tribute act has helped a couple mark their golden wedding anniversary at home.

Dave and Ang from Rushden spoke to BBC Radio Northampton after their planned trip to celebrate the marriage milestone in Las Vegas had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.

But the Elvis fans were at least treated to a surprise visit...

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Exeter City manager Matt Taylor says League Two play-off sides are facing their most critical coronavirus tests this week.

A man is arrested after the woman was pronounced dead at the scene in Kettering by paramedics.

Hospital paperwork says the patients did not have Covid-19 but care home tests came back positive.

Hollywood Bowl, which has seven locations across the East of England says its centres will reopen from 4 July.

The 10-pin bowling alley firm has sites in Peterborough, Norwich, Stevenage, Wellingborough, Basildon and two in Watford.

They are among 54 centres that will reopen for the first time since the UK entered the coronavirus lockdown in March.

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Cheltenham and Colchester take first-leg leads in their respective League Two play-off semi-finals - relive the action.