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Supermarket Wars in Thrapston + Children's Heart Unit Could Close

Sainsbury's & Tesco have rival planning applications in Thrapston being considered by East Northamptonshire Councils, & an East Midlands paediatric heart unit is under threat.

As Sainsbury's and Tesco have rival planning applications in Thrapston considered by East Northamptonshire Council, reporter Rebecca Dickson is in the town to hear from local people. Stuart talks to Robert Oxley, the Development Executive for Sainsbury's.

With children's heart surgery at an East Midlands hospital a possible victim of a Government review into the number of specialist centres across the country, Stuart talks to Ruth Morson from Kettering. Ruth's 14-year old daughter Brittany was born with a congenital heart defect and uses the unit, which is at Glenfield in Leicester. Stuart also talks to Giles Peek from the University Hospital Trust in Leicester.

Northampton Federation of Small Businesses member John Socha tells Stuart why the FSB wants the Government to take immediate action to ensure small businesses receive the financial support they need.

Councillor Mary Markham outlines the changes that Northampton Borough Council wants to make to its social housing policy, Ian Achurch from Northamptonshire County Council talks about the roll-out of superfast broadband across the county, bicycle builder Bill Pollard has this week's unusual job, & Kettering welcomes guests from its twin town of Lahnstein in Germany.

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  • Wed 4 Jul 2012 06:00

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