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Wellingborough Prison staff in tears over closure

Reaction continues to yesterday's announcement by the Secretary of Justice Kenneth Clarke that Wellingborough Prison is to close.

Yesterday's announcement of the closure of Wellingborough Prison has been greeted with shock and surprise. Stuart talks to Glen Banks, who worked at Wellingborough Prison for 13 years and now runs a project dealing with young offenders, and also to Clive Bevan, another former employee at the prison.

Also today:

more on the EMAS ambulance closures;
increase in dog attacks on postmen;
Desborough skate park could close;
digging where Northampton Castle once stood;
cafe culture in Kettering;
guerilla knitting in Northampton.

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Wed 18 Jul 2012 06:00

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