麻豆约拍

At least 18 towns, villages or communities in Northamptonshire have started the process of producing a Neighbourhood Plan. The latest are Oundle and Higham Ferrers.

Reporter Martin Borley explains what Neighbourhood Plans are and Stuart talks to Sandra Mitcham, the clerk of Higham Ferrers Town Council, to John Parker, Chair of the Yardley Gobion Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, and to Ian Harvey, the network and campaigns manager for Civic Voice, a national charity which aims to make places more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive.

Plus:

* a Northamptonshire woman says she's still waiting for money owed to her after a Northampton based travel firm went bust last October

* Northamptonshire Police & the county Fire & Rescue Service are in talks about working together more closely

* Chinese New Year celebrations continue in Northampton

* the next part of the Healthier Together review of NHS services is getting under way

* on Valentine's Day, the people of Wollaston tell us what they think of the place where they live being listed as the second most romantic place in the country