12 July 2010

Corby's Safer Community Team will be on Shire Lodge this week in order
to tackle alcohol related crime.

Various public bodies in the team will look to work with people on the estate
and businesses - with licensing visits and test purchases taking place.

The team's also been carrying out environmental work
with youth offenders close to Rockingham triangle today ( Monday ).

09 July 2010

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More than half of Northamptonshire County Council's staff
have been told to expect a pay freeze or pay cut.

Almost a third will see their wages drop from next year
as the Government tries to level off the amount council
staff are paid across the country.

44 per cent of staff will see there pay rise, but
public sector union UNISON have not ruled out action
over the issue.

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At least fifteen people in Corby have lost their jobs
after the Corby ink firm D and D Dispersions collapsed.

The business in St Marks Road Corby had been in town
since the mid 80s.

07 July 2010

Work's officially begining on the new Maplefields School complex in Corby.

A ceremony yesterday marked the start of construction works on the new site at Tower
Hill Road.

The County Council are spending fifteen million pounds on the project to build
a new state of the art special school that will replace current sites in
Corby and Kettering.

The new school will include specialist teaching rooms, a purpose built sports hall
and all weather pitch available for community use.

The new school has been designed to be environmentally friendly
with green features including rainwater harvesting, solar panels and a
biofuel boiler.

The school is due to be completed by September 2011.

You can see some of the artists impressions of the completed school here ( external link )

06 July 2010

Police in Corby say a man was arrested following an arson incident in town
early on Friday.

The 33-year-old was detained after officers were called to a home on Beardsley
Close on Hazlewood.

A woman was injured in the incident but was released from hospital with
the investigation continuing.

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An eight month old baby from Northampton suffered head injuries
following a serious road accident on the A43 north east of Corby
yesterday.

At around 11am a red Renault Espace and a red Fiat Punto were involved
in a collision near to the junction for the village of Bulwick.

Anyone who witnessed this incident is asked to call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174 615.

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The safer community team in the rural north of Corby
have re-visited their priorties.

They are promising to tackle speeding in Stanion, Cottingham and Gretton, nuisance behaviour in
Weldon and Gretton and doorstep crime in Cottingham and Stanion.

01 July 2010

Around 3,500 people have joined a group on Facebook to pay tribute to Dale Walker, who worked as a greeter at the Corby branch of Asda. He died suddenly earlier this week.

Facebook Tribute Page ( external website )