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Is a text message worth the risk?
Texting while driving resulted in tragic consequences for an innocent motorist, the Evening Telegraph reported last week.
The new Hollywood?
What does Northamptonshire have in common with Hollywood, the movie-making capital of the world?
Elderly are not just an expensive inconvenience
Actress Dame Judi Dench has hit out at the treatment of older people in Britain.
At what age should you social network?
According to figures from Mintel, half of all children aged seven to 12 visit social networking websites – and nearly half (49 per cent or an estimated 970,000) of those who do, go on Facebook “every day”.
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Hand-made stitch skills have got it all sewn up
As household budgets come under even more pressure, more and more women are trying their hands at making their own clothes, soft furnishings and gifts.
From alleyways to happy days
Today’s alleyways no longer have the quaint Coronation Street-style feel as they did in days gone by.
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New blight threatens Rose of the Shires
Northamptonshire has earned the name The Rose of the Shires for a reason.
Crazy for cake!
Home baking has enjoyed something of a resurgence in recent years with more people opting to bake their own cakes and biscuits. Features editor Joni Ager finds out more about the rise of flour power.
To smack or not to smack?
Current legislation, enforced under Labour’s Children Act of 2004, says parents are allowed to smack their offspring without causing the “reddening of the skin”.
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Easing the pain of the rising cost of driving
Rising fuel prices are something drivers now take for granted.
Is benefits cap fair or misguided?
Britain’s welfare state, the brainchild of economist William Beveridge, was first introduced in 1948 but as a nation we have been supporting those who are out of work since the Poor Laws of the late 1500s.
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How a fridge and a bottle can save lives
The simplest ideas are often the best and the Lions’ Life Line seems to prove this.
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.
A little extra goes a long way for young patients
Eight-year-old Grady Stevenson is a massive wrestling fan.
