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A man has been charged with sending racist tweets to two Northampton Town football players.

Ben Townsend, 25, from Cheltenham, allegedly sent the messages to Adebayo Akinfenwa and Clarke Carlisle, who is also chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.

He will appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court next month.

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A two-year-old girl has died after being found in a lake at Billing Aquadrome earlier this year.

Mandi Munhuwa from Northampton went missing for a short time before being found in the water on the 10th March.

She was taken to Northampton General Hospital before being transferred to Glenfield Hospital for specialist treatment where she died on 10th May.

An inquest and post-mortem examination will be held in due course.

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A 25-year-old man from Cheltenham remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of sending racist tweets to two Northampton Town footballers.

The club have released a statement.

We became aware of some tweets that had been sent to our players on Wednesday evening and we immediately notified the police.

"As this is a live investigation it would be inappropriate for us to comment further.

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Clubs and bars in Northampton could soon be forced to close earlier, in an attempt to crack down on alcohol-related problems.

The council and police are considering limiting the trading hours by imposing an early morning restriction order. Clubs and bars claim the new measures could make the current situation worse, but police insist action is needed to reduce alcohol-related trouble.

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A man from Northampton has been jailed after he raped and assaulted a women, who was walking alone close to the the town centre. 36 year old Gintas Burinskas, of Victoria Road, was sentenced to ten years in prison after admitting the charges at Northampton Crown Court.

Detectives have paid tribute to the victim who, they said, showed "tremendous courage" throughout the trial.

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It might be the capital of shoes in this country but its the first time Northampton has hosted an international conference on its specialist subject.

'The World at Your Feet Conference' brought together experts from across the world to celebrate the design and significance of footwear.

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A Northampton art student, Peter John-Morton, has got rather attached to his final year subject.

As art projects go, his is unique and taking up almost 24 hours a day of his time.

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A stately home near Northampton has recreated an unusual building in its ten acre gardens.

The Bog House at Lamport Hall is an 18th century toilet, which would have been used by garden staff.

Inside there are three seats but there are no partitions between them.

Visitors to the Hall are allowed to look at the new exhibit but they're not allowed to use it.

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A two-year-old girl from Northampton is fighting for her life in hospital after being found in a lake at Billing Aquadrome in Northamptonshire.

The incident happened at around 4:30pm on Sunday. The toddler had been reported as missing.

Staff at the holiday park gave life-saving treatment before medical staff arrived.

She is currently being treated at the Glenfield Hospital in Leicester and is said to be in a critical condition.

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