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Making more of Northamptonshire's country roads single carriageway would mean they would last longer and save us all money.

That's just one of the ideas being suggested by Northamptonshire County Council, which says it doesn't have enough money to maintain all of its highways to the standard it would like.

The council could even consider closing some roads in the county which aren't used very often.

Politics Reporter Willy Gilder talks to David Farquhar, the Assistant Director for Highways for Northamptonshire County Council, and reporter Tom Percival sets the scene in the village of Tiffield.

Stuart talks to Tiffield Parish Councillor Ray Spencer, to Councillor Michael Clarke who is in charge of Highways on Northamptonshire County Council, and to Philip Gomm from the RAC Foundation.

Also:

* the number of schools in Northamptonshire with a "lollipop" crossing patrol is continuing to decline

* Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service backs a call by fire chiefs across the country for a ban on Chinese lanterns

* it's back to school in Northamptonshire after plans to expand more than 20 primary schools across the county have been approved

* a Northamptonshire man who had been found guilty of dangerous driving has his sentence quashed after the Crown decides not to contest his appeal

* a look ahead to the 3rd day of Northamptonshire's County Championship against Hampshire at Southampton

* Northamptonshire County Council launches a public weight loss campaign, and 麻豆约拍 Radio Northampton's Willy Gilder is the face of it

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