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- UK 'will defend Falklands properly'
- PM urges more women in boardrooms
- Bank set to add £50bn economy boost
- Three admit abuse at care home
- Redknapp 'hasn't thought about' job
- Ofsted boss outlines rating changes
- Mills denies playing voicemail
- £4.5m skills cities fund launched
- Award for Harry the Apache pilot
- Man arrested in US over 1993 raid
- BBC boss backs more 'older' women
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- Watchdog warning over defence cuts
- Elderly man dies after dog attack
- Junk food ads 'aimed at children'
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Term Time
Jordan comes up trumps in contest
A pupil from Irthlingborough Junior School came up trumps when he was announced as the winner of a police run competition.
Park Safe Be Safe - Parents are urged to park safely by schools
Young children went out on patrol with the police to remind their parents about parking safely outside their schools.
Exhibition takes you back to school days
An exhibition of school and classroom memorabilia has opened at a county museum.
Glennis Hooper - Government moved the goalposts
Back in September 1976, aged twenty one, I started my teaching career in full-time employment at Whitefriars Junior School in Rushden and spent 18 very happy years there before moving on to other posts and other schools in the county.
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Academy change plan is postponed
A school is delaying its plans to convert to academy status so it can concentrate on improving standards.
Crafty skills at workshop
PEOPLE are being taught the skills to make do and mend at a selection of classes and workshops.
Police give pupils lesson on safety
Youngsters at Olympic Way pre-school were given a lesson in safety when they were visited by police officers this week.
Little Sherlocks find the missing rabbit
Children became detectives during Little Sherlocks Days to investigate the mystery of a missing rabbit.
Little Lego engineers build miniature village
Young creators designed a village of Olympic proportions at a special workshop.
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Award makes it game on for Ray
A talented teacher has been rewarded for his groundbreaking use of technology with a prestigious award.
International player inspires footballers
An England footballer inspired girls at a district football tournament.
Teenagers eye proms glitz at our big show
It is the pinnacle of the school year and the coming of age for pupils leaving behind the classroom.
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The youngsters who put care into carer
There are 59,000 people who care for an elderly or sick loved one in northamptonshire, including 7,000 young carers.
Park Safe Be Safe - Driving home a safety message
Motorists are having an important safety message driven home thanks to new signs in Corby.
Brighter future for Pen Green
The Pen Green children’s centre is looking to the future a year after it was told huge cuts would be made to its budget.
New classrooms will make learning fun
Pupils at a Corby school will have plenty of space for lessons and fun after two classrooms were transformed.
Park Safe Be Safe - Police action on school parking
Police took action to stop drivers parking irresponsibly outside a school after parents said they feared for pupils’ safety.
8 commentsTwo more schools sign up as young detectives
MORE pupils have been recruited into an ever-growing army of Young Detectives using ‘pester power’ to fight crime.
Courses to help the unemployed
NEW courses are available to help unemployed people find their way back into work.
Learn something new on courses
CURIOS and collectibles, and creative art are the subjects of two courses being run by the Workers Educational Association this month.
New vice-principal for academy
ONE of the county’s best-performing schools has appointed a new vice-principal.
New Tresham boss reveals his vision
The new principal of Tresham College has said bringing the ageing Wellingborough campus up to the standards of its neighbouring sites in Corby and Kettering is among his objectives.
Pupils present cycle path sign designs
Pupils from Rushden Community College are pictured with a sign which they helped to create for the new Greenway Cycle route.
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Weather for Kettering
Thursday 09 February 2012
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Cloudy
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