FA Cup: Brackley hoping for 'memorable occasion' at Blackpool
Caroline Densley
BBC Radio Northampton Sport
Brackley Town manager Kevin Wilkin says he hopes his players' hard work over the past couple of weeks will pay off as they face League Two Blackpool tomorrow in the FA Cup second round.
Kevin Wilkin says he knows it's going to be another difficult tie at Bloomfield Road, but said the third round is a "dream" and hopes that "friends, family and supporters can enjoy the day and hopefully we can make it a memorable occasion".
Local paper round-up: Charity shop break-in, fly-tipping near Daventry, Kettering's Apprentice star
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Elsewhere in Northamptonshire:
The Chronicle & Echo reports a distraught charity worker is appealing for donations after hundreds of pounds of designer jackets and goodwill money was stolen from a shop in Northampton.
Meanwhile, the Northamptonshire Telegraph says Kettering's Apprentice candidate Karthik Nagesan (below) will be in town at the weekend to help launch a range of Christmas goods made by special school pupils.
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Any extra funding for UTCs would be 'wrong', says teaching union
Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) says the government focus should be on colleges and sixth forms rather the University Technical Colleges (UTC), despite some UTCs struggling to recruit students.
The BBC has seen a letter that shows the government is considering asking councils to write to parents explaining other schooling options including UTCs. The letter also says the UTCs should be able to widen their catchment to outside their relevant local authorities.
But Gordon White, from the NUT in the county, says post-16 is suffering.
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Quote Message: College and sixth forms have had funding cuts, so to increase funding to a new group of institutions for which there is no demonstrable need is wrong." from Gordon White Northamptonshire NUT
College and sixth forms have had funding cuts, so to increase funding to a new group of institutions for which there is no demonstrable need is wrong."
Legislation needed to help University Technical College pupil recruitment, says head
Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter
The principal at Silverstone University Technical College (UTC) says the government needs to do more to help with student recruitment.
The colleges, which specialise in particular subjects, take students from the age of 14 at a time when teenagers don't usually move school. In places such as Daventry, UTCs are falling short of recruitment targets.
Neil Patterson, from Silverstone UTC, says the government needs to step in.
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Quote Message: There needs to be legislation to force schools to allow UTCs into them to give them proper information about their options." from Neil Patterson Principal, Silverstone UTC
There needs to be legislation to force schools to allow UTCs into them to give them proper information about their options."
North, Picamoles and Hanrahan all return for Saints
Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport
France number eight Louis Picamoles and Wales wing George North return to the Northampton Saints side following their autumn internationals.
Also returning for the game at arch-rivals Leicester is JJ Hanrahan coming in at centre...
The boss of Brackley-based Mercedes, Toto Wolff, said searches for a replace of world champion Nico Rosberg, who earlier announced his retirement, starts on Monday.
But who might be in contention for a place alongside Lewis Hamilton...
Yesterday we mentioned composer Benjamin Till, from Higham Ferrers, set off on a 100-mile walk that will take him from the start of the River Nene in Badby to its end in Wisbech.
For five days he'll listen to the river to hear its sounds and pitch to help him create the piece, titled Source to the Sea.
Leicester will look to Freddie Burns to continue his excellent form in directing affairs from fly-half while George Worth will play in the most significant game of his fledgling career so far.
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Saints will be able to compete but on the season so far, Tigers have more about them around the field.
Bring it on.
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What a day!
You can read more on Nico Rosberg's retirement from Formula 1 on the BBC Sport website. Remember at the beginning of the week we were only celebrating his world title for Brackley-based Mercedes.
There is plenty of sport over the weekend though and this is how you can follow it:
We'll round it all up on Monday - so until then, have a good evening and weekend.
Weather: Risk of frost tonight, staying dry tomorrow
Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather
This evening will be rather cloudy with some showers clearing eastwards.
Clear spells will develop and bring the risk of a frost in places and the odd fog patch. Lows of -1 to 4C (30 - 39F).
Saturday will be a little cloudy at times, but staying dry with some bright or sunny spells.
Chance of an isolated shower in eastern counties, with highs of 7C (45F).
There's more at BBC Weather.
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Prisoners moved from London to a jail near Daventry have been blamed for a "sharp rise" in violence at the site.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found standards had declined at HMP Onley and declared it unsafe.
The watchdog found conditions worse than in 2012, with staff blaming relocated London prisoners and gang issues for a near-tripling of assaults.
The National Offender Management Service said tackling the decline in safety was the governor's top priority.
FA Cup: Brackley hoping for 'memorable occasion' at Blackpool
Caroline Densley
BBC Radio Northampton Sport
Brackley Town manager Kevin Wilkin says he hopes his players' hard work over the past couple of weeks will pay off as they face League Two Blackpool tomorrow in the FA Cup second round.
The non-league side have already beaten League One Gillingham, with Jimmy Armson scoring a hat-trick in round one.
Kevin Wilkin says he knows it's going to be another difficult tie at Bloomfield Road, but said the third round is a "dream" and hopes that "friends, family and supporters can enjoy the day and hopefully we can make it a memorable occasion".
Local paper round-up: Charity shop break-in, fly-tipping near Daventry, Kettering's Apprentice star
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Elsewhere in Northamptonshire:
Any extra funding for UTCs would be 'wrong', says teaching union
Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) says the government focus should be on colleges and sixth forms rather the University Technical Colleges (UTC), despite some UTCs struggling to recruit students.
The BBC has seen a letter that shows the government is considering asking councils to write to parents explaining other schooling options including UTCs. The letter also says the UTCs should be able to widen their catchment to outside their relevant local authorities.
But Gordon White, from the NUT in the county, says post-16 is suffering.
You can see inside Silverstone UTC and get more on this issue on Sunday Politics East, this Sunday at 11:00 on BBC One.
Legislation needed to help University Technical College pupil recruitment, says head
Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter
The principal at Silverstone University Technical College (UTC) says the government needs to do more to help with student recruitment.
The colleges, which specialise in particular subjects, take students from the age of 14 at a time when teenagers don't usually move school. In places such as Daventry, UTCs are falling short of recruitment targets.
Neil Patterson, from Silverstone UTC, says the government needs to step in.
North, Picamoles and Hanrahan all return for Saints
Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport
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Also returning for the game at arch-rivals Leicester is JJ Hanrahan coming in at centre...
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Musical river walk back under way
Yesterday we mentioned composer Benjamin Till, from Higham Ferrers, set off on a 100-mile walk that will take him from the start of the River Nene in Badby to its end in Wisbech.
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You can see more by clicking on his Twitter feed above.
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Chris Egerton
BBC Leicester Sport
Leicester will look to Freddie Burns to continue his excellent form in directing affairs from fly-half while George Worth will play in the most significant game of his fledgling career so far.
Saints will be able to compete but on the season so far, Tigers have more about them around the field.
Bring it on.
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BBC Leicester Sport
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Given their record of two defeats in 14 you could argue Leicester take the better approach.
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