Northampton Chronicle & Echo Morning Update 20 October, 2025

The latest headlines from the Northampton Chronicle & Echo

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00:00This is your morning update for Monday the 20th of October 2025.

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

00:11Construction begins on 217 new homes in busy residential road in Northampton.

00:18Residents remain worried about traffic chaos.

00:22Construction has begun on 217 new homes at the end of a busy residential road in Northampton.

00:29Residents say they remain worried about the impact on traffic.

00:35Northampton's £54.5 million.

00:38North West Relief Road wins award despite still being closed two months after completion.

00:45Northampton's £54.5 million.

00:49North West Relief Road, NWRR, has won a regional civil engineering award

00:54even though it remains closed to traffic two months after it was finished.

00:59Drug dealer taken off Northampton streets to start five years in jail.

01:05A drug dealer who sold Class A drugs in Northampton has been jailed for more than five years.

01:13Meet the gold winners at the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards 2025-26.

01:20The awards once again shone a spotlight on local culinary excellence

01:25by recognising and celebrating the county's brilliant people, places and producers.

01:33Celebrate autumn and spooky season at Cherry Lane Garden Centres.

01:38Kickstart your cosy autumnal activities and spooky season

01:41with some exciting upcoming events at Cherry Lane Garden Centres.

01:48Northampton MPs welcome the return of Sure Start style services to West Northamptonshire.

01:54Northampton MPs Lucy Rigby and Mike Reader

01:58have today celebrated the return of family and community services to West Northamptonshire.

02:03Former Huddersfield defender joins League 2 outfit after brief training stint with Northampton.

02:12Josh Ruffles has signed for League 2 Shrewsbury Town after a brief stint training with Northampton.

02:20Drug dealer taken off Northampton streets to start five years in jail.

02:25A drug dealer who sold Class A drugs in Northampton has been jailed for more than five years.