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Would You Accept An Offender Saying "Sorry"?

A new scheme called restorative justice, where an offender has to apologise to the victime, is launched in Corby.

A new scheme called restorative justice is launched in Corby. The Corby Neighbourhood Resolution Forum, the first of its kind in the county, will train volunteers from the community to organise meetings between victims and offenders in the hope of reducing reoffending.

Reporter Carrol Weston asks people in Northampton what they think of the scheme, while Willy Gilder explains how the current justice system works. Stuart talks to Richard Monkhouse, the Deputy Chair of the Magistrates Association, and to Adam Simmonds, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire.

Plus:

* the National Audit Office publishes a critical report questioning the business case behind the high speed rail link, HS2

* Kettering Conservative MP Philip Hollobone explains why he's continuing the fight for a law to guarantee a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU

* a teenager from Daventry's calling for more support for students with dyslexia in Northamptonshire

* Grendon Church of England Primary School near Wellingborough has been given an 'outstanding' rating by Ofsted

* a church heating system pioneered at St Mary's Church in Weekley, near Kettering, has led to the establishment of a new business

* an outdoor gym is set up in Wellingborough

* Cobblers at Wembley: remembering 1997

* Cobblers at Wembley: the League 2 Play Off Trophy in the studio

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Thu 16 May 2013 06:00

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