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23 February 2012 Last updated at 17:04 ET

County cuts 400 jobs to save £28m

Conservative-run Northamptonshire County Council is proposing to cut 400 jobs and reduce police budgets in a bid to save £28m from its budget next year.

Blast cut town centre electricity

An electrical fault is blamed for a "small" explosion which disrupted power supplies to hundreds of homes and businesses in a Northamptonshire town.

Funds for electric charge points

A scheme to install electric charger points in a Northamptonshire town gets £40,000 to start the project.

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