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June 2021
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Done: The largest lease deal in Northampton this year P2
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Delivery robots: Operator reports a ‘game changer’ year P5
Northampton is preparing to welcome its newest radio station to the airwaves this month. Chris Gregg (right) and Ian Hickling are pictured at the top of the iconic National Lift Tower, the tallest building in the town and home to the mast for Revolution Radio, which launches on June 12. Full story: Page 7.
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Put your best foot forward to help school in The Gambia P6
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Appointments: New look, more features P15
5 pages of the latest property news P27-31
A catalyst for the wider regeneration of Northampton Civic leaders have welcomed the government’s decision to award £8.4 million for the redevelopment of Market Square
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edevelopment plans for Northampton’s historic Market Square have received a £8.4 million boost. The money, awarded by the government from its Future High Street Fund, follows a bid last year by the Northampton Forward Board. It will fund Market Square’s redevelopment, which will be a catalyst to the wider regeneration of Northampton. Work will begin in summer 2022, with existing stalls to be transformed to provide a more attractive platform for independent traders, aiming to encourage greater footfall, bring a new demographic into the square and create a flexible space for other functions, events and activities. Cllr Jonathan Nunn, chair of the Northampton Forward Board, said: “It is great to have this final, firm confirmation of our funding bid for the improvement of Northampton’s wonderful market square. “The prosperity of all our towns in West Northants is of utmost importance, and as we
Cllr Jonathan Nunn look forward to a continued return to a more normal life, we know we have to help these towns to meet the needs of modern living. “This means making them places that people want to visit, increasingly for experiences and pleasure and not just for shopping as perhaps they did before.” To page 3 >>