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Doctors in Northamptonshire say too many people are ordering prescriptions they don't need, costing the NHS locally 拢4.6-million a year.

The two Clinical Commissioning Groups in Northamptonshire - Corby and Nene - say medicine wastage is a serious problem. They say some people with repeat prescriptions order more medication than they really need and stockpile it at home, putting unnecessary pressure on other areas of healthcare.

Reporter Willy Gilder undergoes a Medicines Use Review from a local pharmacist, while Stuart talks to Ruth Brittain, a prescribing advisor for the NHS in Northamptonshire, and to Mukesh Lad, the Chair of Pharmacy Northamptonshire, the committee which represents community pharmacists in the county.

Plus:

* the breaking news of George North's probable move to Northampton Saints

* redevelopment of land next to Jackson's Lane near Wellingborough's High Street rejected by local councillors

* a new penalty points system for taxi drivers in East Northamptonshire

* the "idle women" who volunteered to make essential deliveries on the canal system during the 40's

* an international charity which started life on a kitchen table near Daventry receives a prestigious accolade in America

* community shops help tackle isolation in rural areas

* Northamptonshire first team coach David Ripley looks ahead to the new cricket season

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