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Online Bullying + Cycling Safety + Campaign Launched To Save Wellingborough Prison

A county teenager talks about being bullied online, Bradley Wiggins calls for the compulsory wearing of helmets by cyclists, & a campaign to save Wellingborough Prison from closure has been launched.

A county teenager has told Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Northampton about her experience of being bullied online. Natasha tells reporter Paul Ennever what happened to her, while Stuart talks to Corby youth worker Kimberley Lawson and to author and former police officer Mike Pannett.

After Olympic Gold medallist Bradley Wiggins calls for improved safety laws for cyclists, including making wearing a helmet compulsory, Northamptonshire triathlete Melanie Ryding tells Stuart how a helmet saved her life when she had a serious accident on her bike.

Stuart talks to Lynn Holcombe, the wife of an officer at Wellingborough Prison, who has launched a campaign to save the prison from closure. Councillor Paul Bell, the Leader of the Borough Council of Wellingborough, tells Stuart that all political parties in the town have called for the closure decision to be reversed.

Plus:

Work is underway on the next phase of a footpath and cycle route in East Northamptonshire;

The "Arts Alive" group talk about what its like to be over 50 in Corby;

Oundle Town Rowing Club prepare for new recruits after the Olympics;

A big screen goes up in Beckets Park for week 2 of the Olympic Games.

3 hours

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Aug 2012 06:00

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