Family of soldier awarded VC speak of his bravery
The family of a soldier from Northamptonshire who has been awarded the Victoria Cross have been speaking about his bravery.
Study says Corby is a youth unemployment hotspot
A new study out today says Corby is the worst hotspot in the country for youth unemployment.
Soldier from Kettering killed in Afghanistan
A soldier from Kettering has been killed whilst on duty in Afghanistan.
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Tories walk out after Thatcher 'disrespect'
Conservative councillors in Corby have condemned some Labour colleages as 'sick and disrespectful' after they disrupted tributes to Baroness Thatcher in a meeting.
The Tories got so angry they walked out after some Labour colleagues interrupted a tribute speech last night by wandering in and out of the chamber. Here's Matthew Hudson's report.
Arrest in nightclub murder investigation
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a nightclub manager from Corby. The body of David Ross, who was 39, was found in a hotel room in the town in December. Officers are continuing to appeal for information over his death.
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Family of soldier awarded VC speak of his bravery
The family of a soldier from Northamptonshire who has been awarded the Victoria Cross have been speaking about his bravery.
Read the full storyWork begins at Westminster for Corby Labour MP
The newly elected MP for Corby has arrived to begin work at Westminster today.
Andy Sawford and two other Labour by-election winners were welcomed by Ed Miliband outside the House of Commons.
Andy Sawford won a 7,000 plus majority to take the seat formerly held by the Conservative Louise Mensch.
Names of Corby by-election candidates announced
The list of candidates in the running for the Corby by-election seat has been released.
Fourteen candidates will be considered, following the resignation of Louise Mensch in August.
The names of the candidates:
- Andy Sawford, Labour
- Christine Emmett, Conservative
- Jill Hope, Liberal Democrats
- Jonathan Terence Hornett, Green Party
- Margot Parker, UK Independence Party
- Gordon Riddell, British National Party
- Ian Francis Gillman, Independent
- David Laurence Bishop, Elvis Loves Pets Party
- Dr Rohen Kapur, Young People's Party UK
- Adam Ismael Lotun, Democracy 2015
- Mr Mozzarella, Independent
- Peter John Reynolds, Cannabis Law Reform
- Chris Scotton, United People's Party
- David Wickham, The English Democrats - "Putting England First!"
Date for Corby by-election confirmed
The date for the Corby by-election has been announced as November 15th.
The by-election was forced by the decision of Louise Mensch, who secured a 1,951 majority in 2010 to quit the Commons and move to the US with her family.
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£36 million campus opens in Corby today
A £36 million pound campus in Corby will officially open today. The new campus at Tresham College of Further and Higher Education has replaced a number of existing college sites around the town.
Corby voters give reaction to Cameron speech
Outside the conference hall in Birmingham today, a key group of voters was listening to David Cameron's every word.
In November they will go to the polls in Corby in a by-election sparked by the resignation of MP Louise Mensch.
Click here to find out what they thought of the speech.
Cameron to campaign in Corby
The Prime Minister David Cameron will be visiting Northamptonshire today, in the run up to the by-election for the Corby and East Northamptonshire seat.
It follows Tory MP Louise Mensch's resignation over the summer. The seat is a target for Labour.
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A6014 Oakley Road in Corby closed in both directions due to an accident between Cecil Drive and Gainsborough Road.
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