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Actor Warwick Davis visits Pen Green Children's Centre, Corby, where the support group Little People UK is holding a weekend workshop and other events. The organisation has been created to help those affected by dwarfism.
Pictured are founders (L-R): Warwick & Sam Davis, Fiona Reilly, Joanne Armstrong & Chris Brenchley.

The Chron takes a closer look at the work of a new support group for families affected by dwarfism

STILL giggling infectiously, Charlie Moule crawled out of a large cardboard box where she had been playing hide and seek, before graciously submitting to being measured by her mother.

The Chron finds out what it’s like living in a family of 11

EVERY day Judy Whitmore prepares meals for around 11 people, tackles summits of washing and the piles of ironing which come with having nine children . . .

Acting teacher Nicholas Scrivens giving a voice class to his students at Northamptn University.

The Chron investigates how you can take lessons to improve the way you talk – and your prospects in life

‘AN Englishman’s way of speaking absolutely classifies him, The moment he talks he makes some other Englishman despise him.’

So sings Professor Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady and it seems that many people would agree.

Park rangers Vikkie Maloney, Debbie Samwell and Rachael Bignell at Delapre Abbey.

The Chron spends a day in the life of Debbie Samwell, Delapre Park’s new ranger

EVEN when cleaning graffiti off a dog poo bin, park ranger Debbie Samwell remains cheerful and smiling.

The Chron looks at the minefield of posting your views on websites

WHEN writing for a newspaper, a million points of consideration shoot through the mind when bashing out a story on a computer keyboard.

The World at Your Feet exhibition at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery as part of the cultural olympiad.
Rebecca Shawcross with a Chinese bound foot shoe.

The Chron looks at a new exhibition about how footwear can reveal your cultural background

“DON’T judge a man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins.” This proverb hung in my best friend’s house when I was a child, and at the time I couldn’t quite get my head around the concept of how wearing someone’s shoes could help you understand their life or circumstances.

Northampton Central Library in Abington Street.
Some of the computer facilities at the library.

The Chron looks at what the future holds for the Northamptonshire’s libraries

LIBRARY users across Northamptonshire last year breathed a sigh of relief when plans to close eight of the county’s 36 libraries were called off.

Consultant anaesthetist Jeremy Stone practises medical procedures on life size dummies at Northampton General Hospital which are able to speak, blink and breathe like real patients.

The Chron looks at how a state-of-the-art simulation suite is helping our medical staff be prepared for anything

THE “patient” I have been allowed in to see at Northampton General Hospital is a little on the quiet side, I have to admit.

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Balmoral Pharmacy in Kingsthorpe, Northampton

The Chron investigates whether our local pharmacists could be the answer to relieving the pressure on hospitals and GPs

FROM GPs offices to the board room at Northampton General Hospital, they are talking about it and, you can be assured, worrying about it.

Funzone Holiday Play Scheme sessions at Lings Forum courtsey of Northampton Borough Council

The Chron looks at ways to enjoy the half-term holiday with breaking the bank

WE have reached one of those points in the year again, which kids love and parents can find pretty expensive.

The Chron looks at how apprenticeship schemes are helping the county’s young people

THE WORLD could very well look like a bleak place to today’s school leavers.

Phil Vickers from Barclaycard who deals with cases of online fraud.

The Chron looks at the action being taken to protect us from financial theft

LAST week a message appeared in several Chronicle & Echo email inboxes, apparently from Northampton North MP Michael Ellis.

The Chron investigates sham marriages taking place in the Northamptonshire

WHEN most genuine brides get married, their walk up the aisle is usually the culmination of months - if not years - of planning, and several days worth of beautification routines.

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Charles Dickens 1858

The Chron looks at Northamptonshire’s links with one of the country’s most famous writers

DURING the Christmas period, millions of viewers plonked themselves down on sofas around the country to tune in to thrilling instalments of the BBC’s Great Expectations.

Pictures of the Queen and other Royal Family for Lynn News Wrap

The Chron remembers the moment 60 years ago that Her Majesty ascended to the throne

BY the age of 25, most people will have felt the burden of some sort of responsibility fall on their shoulders, and often they will have felt too young for it.

An exhibition by artist Clare Abbatt called Step Into My Shoes is on show at The Northampton Museum.

The Chron spotlights a new exhibition about significant expeditions made on foot

THERE is something very haunting in the look captured in the eyes of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s men, within the photos of Herbert Ponting.

Feature on previous Northamptonshire jails with the police archivist Richard Cowley.

The Chron looks back at what life was once life for Northampton’s prisoners

“GLUM”, “poorly lit” and “outdated” were just some of the words the Chronicle & Echo’s crime reporter used to describe the cells in Northamptonshire Police’s Campbell Square custody suite, when he visited them this week.

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The Chron looks at the controversial issue and the arguments for and against smacking

TO smack or not to smack? It is a question that has been asked a lot recently.

Mount Pleasant Baptist group take to the streets with survival backpacks targeting homeless people.

The Chron joins volunteers helping those sleeping rough on the streets of Northampton

HER face is covered in bruises and she hasn’t eaten since last night, but Sandra is in a good mood because she has just been given a sleeping bag.

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A kickboxing grading and graduation ceremony at St David's Church Hall, the free sessions are run by PC Junior Anderson.

The Chron investigates how police are making a special effort to engage with area’s youths

Once a young person has been arrested for a crime you might think that the police’s role in the situation would be finished, but for Pc Steven Howes, who works for Northampton’s youth offending team, it only just begins.

Northampton Nene Campus Catharine Corbett, with her theory test result.
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The Chron examines plans to make the driving theory test more of a challenge

TIME was that a question asked from the Highway Code during a driving test would have been seen as enough to assess a driver’s thorough knowledge of the signs and symbols of Britain’s road system.