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Bus Station Planning Decision Due

Northampton Borough Council's planning committee will tonight consider a planning application for the town's new bus interchange at the Fishmarket.

Northampton Borough Council's planning committee will tonight consider a planning application for the town's new bus interchange at the Fishmarket. Reporter Rebecca Dickson talks to Michael Barlow and Alan Jones from the Bus Users Group and Stuart hears from Steve Bird from Stagecoach, one of the company's that uses the bus station.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published its Minimum Income Standard report which says that a quarter of the UK's population now live below the minimum income standard. Stuart talks to Derry Miller from Age UK Northamptonshire and to Dawn Thomas from Northampton, who is a mother to two sons.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has announced 39 of its regional offices are to close - including one in Northampton. Stuart talks to Victoria Ford from the DVLA and to Richard Cotterill from the PCS Union.

As part of our continuing series about the logistics industry in Northamptonshire, Stuart talks to Tim Bagshawe, Head of Investment for the Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership.

Wellingborough Conservative MP Peter Bone explains why he's going to vote against the Gonvernment's plans for House of Lords reform.

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Tue 10 Jul 2012 06:00

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