Louise Hubball
BBC Look East

Members of staff at a supermarket in Kettering have put together a "cheeky" charity calendar to raise money for national and local causes.

Earlier this year one member of staff, Debby Berry, died from breast cancer and nine other women at the store have also been diagnosed with the disease.

Today they've been launching the calendar, inspired by the Women's Institute "Calendar Girls", in the Tesco store.

The story of the WI's "alternative" calendar in 1999 was later turned into a film, external and stage production.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

The South Northamptonshire MP and Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom has welcome the announcement of more than £1bn for digital infrastructure in today's Autumn Statement.

Many parts of her constituency have poor broadband connectivity, or poor mobile signal or both.

Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter

I've been checking the Autumn Statement details and there are no specific projects for Northamptonshire. 

We're going to have to wait to see how the county could benefit from the announcements, like the £1.3bn promised for road improvements. 

It will be interesting to see how much of the £392m in "Growth Deal" money for the Midlands will come to Northamptonshire.

The cash goes to Local Enterprise Partnerships and the one dedicated to the county closed in September. 

We do still have the South East Midlands Enterprise Partnership, external batting for us though.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

The new commitment made in today's Autumn Statement to invest in roads is "helpful", a Northampton packing firm says.

Among the announcements was £1.1bn extra investment in English local transport networks and £220m to reduce traffic pinch points.

Robin Chudley, chief executive of FFP Packaging based as Moulton Park, said it would help his business.

Image source, PA

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

In today's Autumn Statement Chancellor Philip Hammond announced £1.4bn aimed at delivering 100,000 new homes in high-demand areas and 40,000 new affordable homes.

However, Mark Smith, from house builders Life Space Developments in Preston Deanery, says unless more people are trained and quickly - the targets won't be met.

Image source, Getty Images

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Elsewhere in Northamptonshire:

• The Northampton Chronicle & Echo features, external Northampton woman Tracey Topping, who has lost nearly 18 stone in two years
• While, builders at Priors Hall Park in Corby have reassured existing residents that their homes are not affected by foundation issues, reports the Northamptonshire Telegraph, external.

The National Living Wage (NLW)  will increase from £7.20 to £7.50 in April next year, the chancellor has confirmed. 

"That’s a pay rise worth over £500 a year to a full-time worker," he says. The NLW has replaced the minimum wage for workers aged over 25.

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

Philip Hammond is a very different chancellor to George Osborne - he's not as showy, he doesn't have leadership ambitions - so it was always going to be the case that this mini budget would be "big picture" stuff with very few local announcements. 

But we will all be affected by what he's said today and the view at Westminster is that when it comes to investment, the East is likely to be one of the main beneficiaries.

Science and research parks in Cambridge, Norwich and Ipswich will be in line for the extra funding for research and development, some of the many mobile and broadband "not spots" across the region can expect to benefit from the increased funding confirmed today, we might get some of the money for new housing and the commitment to east west rail, and an express roadway from Oxford to Cambridge will make it much easier to get about and do business. 

The details will emerge in the days and weeks to come.

Critics will say it isn't enough, but for a region that feels it's been underfunded for many years, anything extra will be welcome.

It looks like it's good news on the funding front for Justice Secretary Liz Truss...

It's the news we were expecting, thumbs up for Oxford-Cambridge expressway.

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Martin Borley
BBC Radio Northampton

A recommendation on whether or not to take legal action against some of the companies involved in the design and construction of the Corby Cube is to be put to borough councillors in the New Year.

It follows a behind-closed-doors meeting last night.

The £48m civic building opened in November 2010 but was £13m over budget. It is home to council offices, a library, theatre, register office and cafe.

Last night a, cross party group of councillors met with senior council officials and lawyers to decide whether to try to claw back some of the overspend by taking legal action. It's unclear which businesses - if any - the council might take action against or, indeed, if there are any grounds for action.

As expected, the council is not saying what the recommendation is until after it's been referred to the One Corby Policy Committee in the New Year.

Chancellor Philip Hammond is in the process of delivering his Autumn Statement... BBC East political correspondent Andrew Sinclair is in Westminster.

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

Chancellor Philip Hammond will shortly deliver his Autumn Statement, a kind of mini budget.

On a national level it is probably the most important budget statement for six years, as the new administration outlines its priorities as we prepare for Brexit.

But don't expect lots of local announcements. 

Whilst George Osborne had leadership ambitions and loved to name check as many local bits of spending as possible, Mr Hammond is a very different person. He believes in outlining the big picture and leaving it to others to reveal the local detail in the days and weeks to come. 

We will all be affected by the expected fuel duty freeze, as well as by any tax cuts or increases. We already know that money is going into science and research as well as in tackling poor broadband and mobile phone provision and it's very likely that some of that will come our way. 

But anything else? Watch this space.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

The Super Sausage Cafe in Pottersbury on the A5 has won a national search to find Britain's best cafe, external.

It beat off competition from 475 other cafes with more than 3,500 members of the public voting for the Northamptonshire eatery.

Image source, Google

The cafe, which is popular with bikers, was bought by owners Chris and Gail Murray in 2009.

As well as the coveted title they have also won a trip to New York.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

How much pizza is eaten between 04:00 and 06:00?

Quite a lot it seems as a takeaway pizza shop in Northampton may lose it licence for opening later than allowed because the owner said that is when he makes the most money.

The owner of Millennium Pizza and Kebab on Abington Square said that knew his licence only allowed him to open until 04:00, but between then and 06:00 he would take more than £200 whereas other times it was "considerably less".

The police visited the premises while it was still open past its licensing hours and also viewed customers going in out of the shop after 04:00 on CCTV.

In their submission to the Northampton Council Licensing Committee the police say that the owner is "putting profit before the law". 

The review of the licence will be heard next week, external.

Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport

It was 100 years ago today that Northampton Saints half-back William West died of the wounds he recieved on the last day of the Battle of the Somme in France.

He left behind a wife and four children in Canada. 

You can find out more about his story in a special documentary with former Saints player Lennie Newman, or watch the video below.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Councillors in Wellingborough have unanimously opposed recommended changes to the boundaries of the Wellinborough parliamentary constituency, currently held by conservative Peter Bone.

Image source, PA

Under the proposals from the Boundary Commission, external, Wellingborough would lose part of the current seat to Kettering, Daventry and Northampton South.

But Irthlingborough would move into Wellingborough from the Corby and East Northants constituency.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Grenson shoes, from Rushden, has been featured in the New York Times Style magazine, external, in a piece looking at the 150-year-old shoe company.

The article focuses on the company's owner - designer Tim Little - and also features photos of the factory by British photographer Martin Parr, external.

Earlier this year the company opened their first overseas stores in New York.