The Diamond Jubilee Weekend Starts Here
How Northamptonshire is marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Weekend, how local business is being affected by it - plus how Northamptonshire Police deal with complaints.
How Northamptonshire is marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, and the effect the Jubilee weekend is having on business in the county. Stuart talks to Paul Griffiths, Chief Executive of Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce, while businessman Aldo Gallone tells reporter Rebecca Dickson that his Gallone's ice cream company is in for its busiest weekend ever.
Local police and ambulance services offer advice about how to stay safe through the festivities & two Northamptonshire doctors who volunteer their time to support emergency ambulances tell Stuart about their work which will see them receive the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal.
Paul Marlow, community fundraiser for the Lakeland Hospice at Corby, talks about the Sunset Walk taking place at Rockingham Motor Speedway on Wednesday, while squash players Paul Norris and Ian Croft explain why they're aiming to break the world record for the longest ever squash match this weekend. It's in memory of Niamh Curry, who suffered from neuroblastoma.
Rebecca reports from the White Hart pub in Great Houghton where locals are preparing to mark the Diamond Jubilee by cycling from Buckingham Palace back to the village on Sunday.
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