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Northamptonshire County Council should concentrate on filling village primary schools before building others in towns.

That's the view of Eliza Hollis, the headteacher of three rural primary schools: Stoke Bruerne, Whittlebury and Tiffield. She says families living in towns simply don't know they have a choice to send their children to rural primary schools.

On yesterday's show we heard that 7,000 additional places are needed in Northamptonshire's primary schools by 2014 and two-thirds of those are needed in Northampton alone.

Stuart talks to Eliza Hollis and to Duncan Mills, the Strategic Planning Manager for Northamptonshire County Council.

Plus:

* lawyers protest at Northampton Crown Court opposing changes to criminal legal aid which, they say, will take away your choice over who represents you at a police station or magistrates court

* the Northampton Saints chairman Leon Barwell is stepping down from that role with immediate effect on health advice

* housing association alliance East 7, which includes South Northants Housing, meets senior politicians to discuss the fall out of the government's cuts to housing benefit

* reaction from BLOT - the group which opposes a wind farm between Bozeat, Lavenden and Harrold - to new Government plans for wind farm applications

* a decision by Wellingborough council to refuse planning permission for 124 homes in Irchester has been upheld by after going to appeal

* students from eight local schools take part in Honda's School of Dreams workshops at the Silverstone

* hundreds of children in care each receive a 拢25 book token from Northamptonshire County Council

* plans for a Safari Supper - a magical mystery tour of some of Northampton's finest eateries

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