00:00This is your morning update for Friday, the 12th of September, 2025.
00:06Brought to you by the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.
00:11Tidy Our Town. It makes me sad at the state of mind people are in. Why do you not care?
00:17In the fourth installment of this week's daily Tidy Our Town coverage,
00:21we spoke to the founder of the semi-long Womble's Jackie Balchin.
00:25Northampton's main shopping street dug up for emergency works just months after £5m facelift.
00:35Part of Abington Street outside Clark's and a section of Fish Street have been opened up this week by National Grid.
00:45Cricket Special. It's four Premier Division titles in a row for serial winners Finadon Dolben.
00:50The reigning champions wrapped up yet another crown with two matches to spare
00:56as they hammered Kettering Town by 10 wickets and second-placed Peterborough Town were beaten by Aundel.
01:05Glasgow expect stern test as Saints head to Sotstoun Stadium.
01:10Phil Dowson's men go to Scotstoun Stadium for the second of two pre-season matches
01:15ahead of next week's first competitive fixture at Saracens.
01:20Religious leader charged with allegedly allowing two 16-year-olds to marry at Northampton Mosque
01:27appears in court.
01:29Ashraf Osmani, aged 52, of Abington Avenue, Northampton,
01:34was charged last Wednesday, September 3rd, according to Northamptonshire Police.
01:42Northamptonshire Animal Sanctuary holding open day this weekend.
01:45The charity, which has been rescuing and rehoming animals for 35 years,
01:51is having an open day at Pine Tree Farm in London Road, Little Urchester.
01:58Here's why a wooden soldier memorial in Northampton is missing an arm council, says it is aware.
02:05Concerns have been raised about why the wooden carving of the unknown soldier in Dustin
02:09is missing its right arm.
02:13Amazing result for residents as potential for allotments to be turned into recreational space
02:19halted.
02:21Sue Wood moved to Overstone Gate in June this year from North Nottinghamshire,
02:25and she is just a minute away from the allotments,
02:28which were a draw for her to move to the David Wilson Homes Estate.
02:31For more news, go to northamptoncron.co.uk.
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