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Councillors in Wellingborough are looking at adopting an existing law which would allow them to remove animals from their land and sell them off at auction if they can't be re-homed.

Abandoned horses and ponies have long been a problem in Wellingborough. Reporter Rebecca Dickson hears about the plans from Councillor Peter Morall and Stuart talks to Jim Lucas from the Northamptonshire branch of the RSPCA.

None of the Northamptonshire towns that bid for money under the Portas Pilot scheme were succesful, but it seems they'll have a second chance. Councillor Terry Freer, the portfolio holder for planning and growth at Kettering Council, and Councillor Graham Lawman, the chairman of Wellingborough Council's development committee, both tell Stuart that they are looking at second bids.

Rob Johnston, the Midlands Regional Secretary for the TUC, talks about the possible impact of staff cuts on railway stations at Corby and Long Buckby.

Stuart talks to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, about how social policies and the influence of the church affect the country, particularly Northamptonshire.