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00:00 This is your morning update for Tuesday, 16th April 2024.
00:06 Brought to you by the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.
00:10 Further calls have been made for the leader of West Northamptonshire Council to resign over allegations made in a national publication.
00:20 An extraordinary meeting has been requested by the opposition calling for the resignation of Council leader Jonathan Nunn.
00:30 Northamptonshire authorities have published their plans to improve local roads over the next few years
00:37 as the first tranche of funding from the scrapped HS2 project has been revealed.
00:43 A programme of pothole repairs and road resurfacing projects has been announced by West Northamptonshire Council, WNC.
00:53 A group of 40 bereaved parents are demanding immediate action to tackle the unacceptable and disproportionately high number of young driver and passenger deaths on UK roads.
01:05 The parents, whose children were all killed by cars driven by young drivers, have formed a campaign group called 'Forget Me Not Families Uniting'
01:15 and they are calling on the government to save young lives.
01:20 Here's all the land West Northamptonshire Council has sold off in the past three years, pocketing them a whopping £15 million.
01:28 This newspaper submitted a 'Freedom of Information' request to WNC asking for data on all land parcels or properties sold by West Northamptonshire Council since April 2021, when the local authority was formed.
01:46 Take a look inside this popular bar and restaurant in Northampton which has had a top-notch refurbishment.
01:53 The well-known Tuck-In restaurant in Wellingborough Road has officially reopened following three-month internal transformation works.
02:02 A 19-year-old man has been sent to a Young Offenders Institute after 45 raps on heroin and crack cocaine were found in his bedroom.
02:14 Abraham Ogunpolu of Herbert Street appeared at Northampton Crown Court on April 3rd where he pleaded guilty to three offences before being sentenced.
02:24 As primary school offer day approaches, what were the hardest schools in West Northamptonshire to get into last year?
02:33 Nervous parents will find out on Tuesday, April 16th, what school their little one will be attending in September this year.
02:43 A 31-year-old man is wanted by Northamptonshire Police after he was charged with a drugs offence.
02:49 Adrian Demire is wanted on warrant after failing to appear at court.
02:54 The lock is having so much fun that he can't wait to get to Cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens every day.
03:03 "If you can't get motivated by what is going on at the minute, then you are in the wrong job really," Moon said at this week's media session.
03:13 The newly refurbished club offers a premium and holistic wellness destination for Northampton residents of all fitness abilities.
03:22 Upgrades reflect the latest fitness trends in strength training with state-of-the-art equipment including an upgraded gym floor and equipment with Elico Prestera rig, TechnoGym resistance and cardio equipment and the latest Watt bikes.
03:40 For more news go to northamptoncron.co.uk and for more videos check out shotsTV.com
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