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Olympic Legacy + Campaign Against Quarry Near Oundle

How will the legacy of London 2012 benefit Northamptonshire? Plus, a campaign against a quarry near Oundle & the Lib Dem candidate for Police Commissioner.

How will the legacy of London 2012 benefit Northamptonshire? Stuart talks to Ian Pragnell, President of the Northampton Swimming Club, to Paul Griffiths, Chief Executive of Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce and to Julia Schumacher, the Business Manager at Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership.

Reporter Rebecca Dickson goes to Wicksteed Park in Kettering where the owner Olive Wicksteed talks about the park's Velodrome - one of the oldest in the country.

As we follow the Olympics through radio, the newspapers, social networks and the many extra Olympics TV channels, Stuart talks to Hilary Scott, Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Northampton, and to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Media Correspondent Torin Douglas.

People living in Upper and Lower Benefield, near Oundle are planning a campaign against a quarry proposed for land between the villages. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Northampton's East Northamptonshire reporter Martin Borley hears from local residents.

Paul Varnsverry, former Northampton Borough Councillor, has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Northamptonshire's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Stuart talks to Mr Varnsverry and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Northampton political reporter Willy Gilder explains the background to the PCC elections in November. Other candidates are Lee Barron for Labour, Adam Simmonds for the Conservatives, and two independents - Matt Stockdale and John Norrie.

Also:

A former dancer from Daventry blames extreme dieting when she was younger for her weak bones;

Blues Week 2012, taking place at the University of Northampton.

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