Northampton Chronicle & Echo Morning Update 20 June, 2024

The latest headlines from the Northampton Chronicle & Echo

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00:00This is your morning update for Thursday the 20th of June, 2024.

00:06Brought to you by the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.

00:11Hometown Coffee Shop invests in expanded new premises.

00:16Bewitched Coffee, owned by former Northampton College student Matt Fountain,

00:21opens its latest premises in Grosvenor Shopping Northampton on Friday,

00:26relocating from the upper mall to the ground floor next to Michael Jones Jeweller.

00:33North Northampton's council told it's a fine line in disaggregation,

00:38so neither council is put in financial jeopardy.

00:42Clare Edwards, the interim finance director for NNC,

00:46told The Room that the position on disaggregation is not good for either party

00:51and could fundamentally put council finances at significant risk

00:55if the agreed split is wrong.

01:00Review, I went to an ABBA tribute night at Franklin's Gardens and it was one of the best I've seen.

01:06Waterloo performed at the Cinch Stadium on Friday, June 14th,

01:11to many fans of the Swedish supergroup who came dressed for the occasion.

01:17Pictures, take a look inside this new fine dining restaurant and cocktail bar just opened in Northampton.

01:24New fine dining establishment Cartel opened its doors at the site of the former Old White Hart pub in Far Cotton.

01:34Take a look at Northamptonshire's private gardens, open to the public this summer.

01:40But in Northamptonshire's villages, home to small and large private gardens,

01:45a growing number of garden owners are sharing their lifetime passion with the locals

01:50and the benefits for people's well-being.

01:54Defender Jordan Willis commits future to Cobblers by signing new contract.

01:59The 29-year-old centre-back joined the club as a free agent last October,

02:04initially penning a short-term deal, but he extended his stay with a fresh contract in December

02:10and went on to make 28 appearances in total during the 2023-24 season.

02:1951-year-old receives community resolution after referee assaulted at youth football tournament in Northamptonshire.

02:28The tournament took place at Road Football Club in Hyde Road on Sunday, June 9th

02:34and was for under 13 teams, meaning players were around 12 years of age.

02:41Northamptonshire Halloween attraction Dr Frights picks up prestigious prize,

02:462024 tickets to go on sale in July.

02:50After accepting the accolade at ScareCon in Newcastle on June 5th,

02:55Robert Gray, co-founder of Dr Frights Halloween Nights,

02:59expressed his gratitude and pride in receiving the award at Europe's only trade show

03:05for the scare attraction and horror industry.

03:10For more news, go to northamptoncron.co.uk

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