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00:00 This is your morning update for Thursday the 18th of April 2024.
00:07 Brought to you by the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.
00:12 Permission for a massive 19-person house in multiple occupation, HMO, in Northampton has been approved at appeal after the council refused the scheme last year.
00:24 The three-storey house at 1 Holly Road already hosts nine people, however plans to redesign the internal layout to increase the amount of bedrooms from nine to eleven have now been given the go-ahead by the planning inspectorate.
00:40 Here are the nine councillors who have backed a vote of no confidence in the council leader.
00:46 An extraordinary meeting will be held at the start of next month to allow elected members to vote on their confidence in West Northamptonshire Council WNC leader Jonathan Nunn.
01:00 Plans have been unveiled to transform a former casino in Northampton town centre into a high quality NHS dental practice.
01:10 Proposals have been submitted to West Northampton's council WNC to convert the former gala casino unit, which has been closed for seven years, into a dentist surgery.
01:23 A major street in Northampton town centre is still closed following a huge fire eight months ago and no one in charge is saying anything about when it will reopen.
01:34 Bridge Street has been partially closed since August 23rd following a massive fire at the former Fat Cats Cafe and Balloon Bar building.
01:45 A man is wanted by Northamptonshire Police over allegations of driving whilst disqualified and without insurance.
01:53 Northamptonshire Police is appealing for information regarding the location of Robert Preboy.
02:01 More Northamptonshire families have opted to formally remove their children from school as new figures show a surge in the number of children being educated at home.
02:11 The number of home educated students in Northamptonshire has almost tripled over the last decade. Freedom of Information requests, FOI, reveal.
02:22 A drunken woman who launched a racist tirade at a Nigerian taxi driver during a ride home in Northampton has been jailed for 10 weeks.
02:32 Louise Flannery, 43, and a male friend were being picked up from St Giles Street to an address in Malcolm Close on May 22nd, 2023, when an argument broke out about the driver's route.
02:47 The founder of a new private gym for over 50s has praised her first four months open in Northampton as "better than she could have imagined".
02:57 JP4 Fitness is dedicated to helping members reach their goals in a fun and motivating environment without the restrictions of a typically busy gym.
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