Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 12 May 2017

  • Woman dies after A605 crash

  • Man dies following A43 junction crash

  • Daventry travellers could face eviction order

  • Cobblers announce pre-season dates

  • Northamptonshire at Leicestershire in One-Day cup

  1. One-Day Cup: Leicestershire v Northantspublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Listen to live BBC local radio commentary as Leicestershire face Northants in the One-Day Cup.

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  2. Northampton child abuse couple jailedpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 8 May 2017
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    A Northampton couple convicted of carrying out a decade of sex and drug abuse against children, including rape, have been jailed.

    Nicholas Taylor was jailed for life, with minimum term of 18 years, and Joan Taylor was sentenced to 18 years in prison at Leicester Crown Court.

    More to come.

  3. Princess Anne is back in Northamptonshirepublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    The Princess Royal is visiting the county today, less than a fortnight after her last trip here.

    She arrived by helicopter at the University of Northampton earlier and visited the town's gymnastics academy before moving on to the Adrenaline Alley skate park in Corby.

    The centre was set up by Mandy Young and her husband Paul after their son, John, was attacked while a teenager because he was carrying a skateboard.

    Paul died at the age of 24 and the park is run as a community charity in his memory. The princess is currently meeting the people who work there.

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  4. Your pictures: A cloudy afternoon in Northamptonshirepublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Northamptonshire enjoyed plenty of spring sunshine yesterday. 

    There's not as much of it around today, but our BBC Weather Watchers have been making the most of it...

    A dog in a field in Pattishall.
    A field near Kettering.
    Cloudy skies over farmland in Wadenhoe.
  5. Manhunt as two die in fatal crashpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    A man is believed to have fled after two cars collided killing two men and injuring two other people.

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  6. Corby apprentices 'could lose National Living Wage'published at 11:54 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Martin Borley
    BBC Radio Northampton

    Apprentices at Corby Borough Council could see their pay cut by a third under plans to stop paying them the National Living Wage.

    The proposal is to make sure employees who provide training to apprentices are paid more than the people they're training. 

    An apprentice working.

    Corby Borough Council currently employs 10 apprentices, though it's looking for more, and apprentices in Corby are well paid compared to other local authorities. 

    They currently get the National Living Wage of £8.45 per hour, as set by the Living Wage Foundation. Some local authorities pay as low as £3.30 an hour. 

    According to a report to councillors, some employees are getting the same rate of pay as the apprentices they're helping train. 

    The proposal is to reduce the wage of future apprentices to £5.60 in their first year. The council says the unions agree. 

    A decision is due to be made at a meeting tomorrow.

  7. Cobblers sign ex-MK Dons winger Powellpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    League One side Northampton Town sign former MK Dons winger Daniel Powell on a two-year contract.

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  8. Anti-social behaviour powers 'improve quality of life'published at 11:12 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Kettering Borough Council says its approach at dealing with anti-social behaviour aims to improve the town centre for people who live, work or visit there.

    Ten people have been found guilty of not paying fixed penalty notices for either drinking or begging under Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO).

    Campaigners call the orders "draconian" and the local Labour group says it leads to vulnerable people being fined.

    Kettering town centre

    Shirley Plenderleith, head of public services at Kettering Borough Council, said: "The PSPO gives powers of enforcement to allow us to tackle issues that are particularly relevant to Kettering town centre. 

    "The CBOs [Criminal Behaviour Orders] issued will help prevent this behaviour with the threat of a prison sentence for re-offenders. 

    "The council, together with Northamptonshire Police, are seeking to improve the quality of life for residents, businesses and visitors to the town."

  9. What's banned in Kettering?published at 11:06 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Kettering Borough Council introduced Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) in July last year, banning the following in the town centre:

    • Consumption of alcohol in the street
    • Those under 18 in the area between 23:00 and 06:00
    • Driving or using a car in an anti-social manner
    • Obstructing the highway or loitering
    • Anti-social parking
    • Unauthorised distribution of printed material and leaflets
    • Use of Skateboards, bicycles and scooters
    • Begging
    • Foul and abusive language  
    A man begging

    The Manifesto Club, which campaigns against excessive regulation of everyday life, has called the PSPO "draconian and entirely unnecessary".

    Director, Josie Appleton, said: "Every item in the PSPO targets the kind of behaviour that in itself isn't actually harmful. 

    "Begging, putting your hat out, doesn't harm anyone. 

    "It's taking criminal law into an area it really shouldn't be and the result is you end up with abuses of power and it doesn't solve anti-social behaviour or homelessness."

  10. Kettering anti-social behaviour crackdown 'not working'published at 10:46 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Ten people have been found guilty of not paying £100 fixed penalty notices for either drinking or begging in Kettering town centre.

    The fines were handed out under Public Space Protection Order powers, which the borough council brought in last July to try and tackle anti-social behaviour.

    The offenders have now been ordered to pay between £380 and £1,100 and given Criminal Behaviour Orders, banning them from drinking alcohol in public.

    Maggie Don, deputy leader of the opposition Labour group on the borough council, said fining people risked doing more harm than good. 

    Kettering town centre

    She said: "We do have a problem. We have a number of people sleeping rough. 

    "It's not that the borough council aren't doing anything.

    "They are working hard to try and help these people, to support them, to get them back into work, but fining people isn't going to make a difference. 

    "A lot of these people really need some help. It's about mental health services. If they're alcoholics, there are no support systems in place for them these days." 

  11. One advantage of this miserable, chilly weather...published at 10:21 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    BBC Weather

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  12. Fatal crash sparks search for car occupantpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Police are still hunting for a man believed to have been involved in a two vehicle crash on the A605 near Peterborough on Sunday, which left two men dead and a woman in hospital.

    Search teams after a crashImage source, paperpix.uk
    Search teams after a crashImage source, paperpix.uk
    Search teams after a crashImage source, paperpix.uk

    The cars crashed near Elton just after 02:00 yesterday.

    Ch Insp Mike Hills said: "We believe there were four people in one of the vehicles at the time of the collision; three men and a woman.

    "I'm appealing directly to the [remaining] man to get in touch with us to let us know he is OK. We are concerned that he may be seriously injured and will need urgent medical assistance."

    The driver of the second vehicle, a man in his 50s, suffered minor injuries, police said.

    The road was closed all day and only reopened last night.

  13. Northampton child abuse couple to be sentencedpublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    A couple convicted of carrying out a decade of sex and drug abuse against children, including rape, are to be sentenced this afternoon.

    Nicholas Taylor, 47, and Joan Taylor, 43, targeted children as young as 11 and supplied them with crack cocaine.

    The 84 offences occurred between 1996 and 2006, Leicester Crown Court was told.

    Nicholas Taylor and Joan Taylor.Image source, Northamptonshire Police

    Taylor, who had previous convictions for indecency, and his wife, a former prostitute, pleaded guilty to 10 charges.

    Speaking at the end of the trial in March, Det Insp Adam Pendlebury from Northamptonshire Police praised the "extraordinary courage" of the Taylors' 11 victims.

    He said: "The Taylors were master manipulators who used crack cocaine to force their victims to engage in sexual activity against their will and their actions have had a devastating impact on their victims' lives."

  14. Monday's weather: Cloudy and coolpublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Weather

    We have a northerly breeze, which will make it particularly chilly on the north Norfolk coast. 

    It'll be mainly cloudy, although in the far west there may be an occasional sunny spell this afternoon.

     Temperatures will struggle to reach 14C (57F) inland, around 10C (50F) on the coast.

    Watch my full regional forecast here:

  15. Good morning, Northamptonshirepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Hello and welcome to another week of live updates for the county.

    We'll have all the news, sport, travel and weather you need between now and 18:00.

    There's a full weather forecast coming up and, if it's anything like yesterday, we could be in for a treat.

    Here's how our BBC Weather Watchers captured the Sunday sunshine in Northamptonshire:

    Fields in Braunston.
    Canal and sunny skies in Stoke Bruerne.
    Blue flowers in woods in Radstone.
  16. Jennings continues fine form for Durhampublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Keaton Jennings scores his second One-Day Cup ton this summer to help Durham to a 19-run win over Northants.

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  17. Council plans to cut apprentices' wagespublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Their £8.45 an hour "living wage" is the same as their instructors get so it is to be cut.

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  18. Two people die and two injured in crashpublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Double fatal car crash causes A605 road closure in both directions near Peterborough.

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  19. One-Day Cup: Northamptonshire v Yorkshirepublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Listen to live BBC local radio commentary as Northamptonshire host Yorkshire in the One-Day Cup.

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