Newcastle 46-31 Northamptonpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2017
A Sonatane Takulua hat-trick sees Newcastle score seven tries in an impressive win against Northampton.
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Updates on Friday, 17 February 2017
Council staff are told to work in libraries as new HQ is not ready
Dementia support groups to close
Northampton Museum prepares to close for expansion
Ellie Robinson to collect MBE at Buckingham Palace
Newcastle 46-31 Northamptonpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2017
Our live updates through the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
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We'll be back with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel on Monday from 08:00.
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Northampton-based barrister disbarredpublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
A barrister has been disbarred from the profession after being convicted of harassing his partner.
Sanjay Roy, a family lawyer at Northampton Chambers, was stripped of the right to practise at a Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Service (BTAS) hearing.
He was handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence at Nottingham Crown Court in July after pleading guilty to putting a woman in fear of violence by harassment.
Roy made his partner refer to him as "master" during a controlling relationship, the court heard.
He was also said to have beaten his victim with a belt buckle, poured iced water on her head, as well as taking over her Facebook page and accessing her email and bank accounts.
Roy is able to appeal the tribunal's decision.
Overnight weather: Generally dry and cloudypublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weatherA few spots of drizzle around this evening and overnight but generally it will be dry and cloudy across the BBC East region.
Where we get any breaks in the cloud we could see some mist and fog developing.
Light south to south-westerly winds and temperatures down to about 5C (41F).
A mild and cloudy start to Saturday and it could take a little while for any mist and fog to clear, although we're likely to see some sunny intervals developing eventually.
Highs of 12C (54F) and a light southerly breeze.
Get a full forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.
Watch Ellie Robinson getting her MBEpublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local LiveAnd here's the moment the 15-year-old Northampton Paralympian picked up her MBE...
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End of twitter postEllie Robinson describes picking up MBE 'surreal'published at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local LiveNorthampton schoolgirl Ellie Robinson, who won gold at her first Paralympics in Rio last summer, has received her MBE at Buckingham Palace.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 15-year-old beat her swimming hero, Ellie Simmonds, to win gold in the S6 50 metres butterfly last summer.
Robinson said picking up the accolade was "amazing" and "quite surreal".
"I had to try hard not to be so nervous," she said.
"It has been a whirlwind, going from qualifying, being selected, being in with a chance of a medal and then winning."
The swimmer, who has achondroplasia - known more commonly as dwarfism - says she is currently focusing on her GCSEs and then wants to compete at the World Championships in Mexico.
The investiture was carried out by the Prince of Wales.
A6 closure to be extendedpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Stuart Bailey
BBC NewsAn extra mile of the A6 near Desborough and Rothwell is to be closed this weekend as repairs to a damaged road bridge continue.
Gaps were found under the road surface on both sides of the carriageway during a routine inspection on 18 January.
Engineers decided to dig under the bridge, which crosses the River Ise, and shore up its foundations.
From 08:00 on Saturday the closure will be extended to cover the mile north of the Desborough/Braybrooke roundabout, to the B576 junction.
It's hoped this section will reopen by Monday's evening rush-hour, with the entire A6 closure lifted by the end of the month.
football Don't let Gary down!published at 14:45
#PeoplesCup
Media caption, Gary Lineker invites you to take part in the People's Cup
Here's one from our friends at BBC Get Inspired. I dedicate it to someone very close to me who, it is fair to say, is something of a fan of Mr Lineker - and has a life-size cardboard cut-out of him that I carried across the piazza at Media City.
Anyway, Gary would endorse the sentiment that it’s not too late to enter this year’s FA People’s Cup - as long as you do it by the deadline anyway - and that is at midnight on Sunday.
Entry is completely FREE, there are categories for everyone AND you can enter either as a team or an individual player.
Find out all the details here.
Why not match these mums?published at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
#PeoplesCup
Six months ago, many of these mums were just watching their kids play.
Now they're getting ready to play in the FA People's Cup....
Media caption, FA People's Cup 2017: Football mums will show daughters how it's done
It’s not too late to enter this year’s FA People’s Cup – the deadline to sign up is midnight on Sunday.
Entry is completely FREE, there are categories for everyone AND you can enter either as a team or an individual player.
Find out all the details here.
A look at the paperspublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Stuart Bailey
BBC NewsElsewhere in Northamptonshire:
- The Northamptonshire Telegraph says, external there have been no reports to police about alleged sexual abuse or kidnap incidents near Corby swimming pool, despite speculation on social media.
- The Northampton Chronicle and Echo, external has a CCTV image of a man police want to speak to after someone reached over the counter of a shop to steal a mobile phone.
- The creation of a local lottery to raise money for good causes in the Daventry area has moved a step closer, reports the Daventry Express, external.
Dementia support groups to closepublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Stuart Bailey
BBC NewsDementia support groups across Northamptonshire are being closed because of a cut in funding by the county council.
The Alzheimer's Society says the authority is cutting support for eight dementia cafes and three activity groups where people can share experiences and get advice.
The groups have been running for the past six years but will close at the end of March.
Image source, ThinkstockService users in Corby have told us the services are important to them...
Quote MessageThe main thing is meeting up with friends. Without that kind of place we wouldn't meet these people. When the cafe stops it'll be very sad. People don't understand the care and comfort it gives us."
Gladys Williams, Uses the cafe in Corby because her husband has dementia
Quote MessageI go to the cafes because we get vital information and meet like-minded people. It gives us a couple of hours' break. You've got someone to tell your troubles to."
Margaret Telfer, Uses the dementia cafe in Corby
A spokesman for Northamptonshire County Council said it is "continuing to support people with dementia through a range of specialist residential placements, domiciliary care, respite, and information and advice services".
The authority suggested the Alzheimer's Society could run the cafes with financial support "from other sources or client contributions".
But Sally Grundy, from the charity, said: "The contribution we'd need from service users would be so significant that this isn't an option."
A cloudy afternoon in Northantspublished at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
It's mostly cloudy but dry this afternoon in Northamptonshire, with a top temperature of 10C (50F).
It might not be as sunny as yesterday, but that hasn't discouraged our BBC Weather Watchers from snapping away...
HQ delay staff told 'work in libraries'published at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
The existing Northamptonshire County Council HQ has been sold and must be empty by the end of March.
Read MoreCompetition among Cobblers players 'raises performance'published at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Stuart Bailey
BBC NewsCobblers defender Gabby Zakuani says he's back to full fitness and is relishing competition for places, after recovering from a hamstring injury.
He's been away since the start of January, captaining the Congo side in the Africa Cup of Nations, but picked up the injury during their first game.
Image source, Getty ImagesZakuani says he'd like to be involved in Saturday's game at Southend.
"My main focus is my fitness and I'm fit now. So it's about, when I do get the opportunity, stamping my authority again," he said.
"Competition for places is good because it keeps everyone on their toes and I'm happy because it raises my performance levels and everyone else's."
BBC Radio Northampton will have full commentary from Roots Hall tomorrow. The build-up starts at 14:00.
Saints make two changes for Newcastle trippublished at 12:36 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Stuart Bailey
BBC NewsNorthampton Saints have made two changes to the side that lost at Bath for Sunday's trip to Newcastle.
Api Ratuniyarawa and Calum Clark join the second row and back row respectively.
Ben Nutley and Juan Pablo Estelles come onto the replacements bench.
Fly-half Stephen Myler said Newcastle possess plenty of threats.
"I think they're looking to play an expansive game which encompasses all the back line and the forwards," he said.
"So we've got to prepare for that, but we've also got to put ourselves on them."
BBC Radio Northampton will have full commentary from Kingston Park on Sunday. The build-up starts at 14.30.
Museum prepares to close for expansionpublished at 11:44 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Stuart Bailey
BBC NewsNorthampton Museum and Art Gallery is getting ready to close down for well over a year ahead of its major expansion.
It'll be closed from Sunday, then displays will be dismantled and objects put into storage.
The new-look museum is expected to open in autumn next year, though an exact date isn't yet known.
Image source, Northampton Borough CouncilImage caption, Artist's impression of the new-look museum
Once finished, the new museum will have:
- An extension including new galleries and a glass atrium linking the buildings
- A new temporary exhibitions gallery in the old Gaol Block
- New shoe galleries
- A Great Hall events space
- Schools and activity space
- A shop and selling gallery
- A café
Anna King, cabinet member for community engagement and safety at Northampton Borough Council, said: "During the extension and renovation, we will be running an appeal to expand and enhance the collection, and we have already been approached with donations linked directly with Northampton's heritage."
Most of the work will be funded through the £8m proceeds from the controversial sale of the Sekhemka statue in 2014.
Alcohol stolen in cricket ground break-inpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Stuart Bailey
BBC NewsBurglars have stolen alcohol from a bar at Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.
The break-in at the Abington Avenue ground happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A set of keys was also taken and a door pulled off its hinges in the terrace area.
Police are looking for two men described as wearing hooded tops, tracksuit bottoms and trainers.
Some council staff being told to work in libraries as new HQ not finishedpublished at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Stuart Bailey
BBC NewsSome staff at Northamptonshire County Council are being advised to work in libraries and at home because the authority's new headquarters has yet to be fully built.
Workers are having to leave John Dryden House, which has been sold, by the end of March, but the council's new headquarters at Angel Square in Northampton is not finished due to delays.
It's led to criticism from workers union Unison, which says the move has left a number of staff without an office, although it's not yet clear how many people are being affected.
Image source, GoogleAbout 1,600 staff have been working at John Dryden House on the outskirts of Northampton, which is one of the county council's largest bases.
The new Angel Square HQ was expected to be ready by the end of last year, but the completion date is now forecast to be 6 March.
However, the delays have meant the council is now unable to move all its staff over to the new site until the end of April.
Unison says some John Dryden staff have been told to use "touchdown bases" at County Hall in the interim or work from other places, including at home or in libraries.
The authority says the move has been carefully planned and new technology means staff can be "more flexible" when it comes to where they work from.
Ellie heads to Buckingham Palacepublished at 09:04 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Stuart Bailey
BBC NewsIt's yet another big day for Northampton swimmer Ellie Robinson.
She'll receive her MBE from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace later.
The 15-year-old won a gold medal at last summer's Paralympics in Rio.
She triumphed in the S6 50m butterfly final with a Games record.
Ellie was then named in the New Year Honours list and won the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award in December.
Friday's weather: Mild start with sunshine laterpublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017
Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weatherThere's a spring-like feel in the air today with a dry start and brighter spells developing, perhaps with some sunshine in places.
There will also be light winds everywhere and it'll feel very mild with highs today of 11C, 52F.
Check the latest forecast for where you live at BBC Weather.
