Northamptonshire

American

[nawr-thamp-tuhn-sheer, -sher, nawrth-hamp-] / nɔrˈθæmp tənˌʃɪər, -ʃər, nɔrθˈhæmp- /

noun

a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2,365 sq. km).

Northamptonshire British

/ nɔːθˈhæmp-, nɔːˈθæmptənˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

Northants. a county of central England: agriculture, food processing, engineering, and footwear industries. Administrative centre: Northampton. Pop: 642 700 (2003 est). Area: 2367 sq km (914 sq miles)

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Jo Haywood first went to the Daventry Community Larder in Northamptonshire as a shopper and for the past two years has volunteered to run the service.

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They have been granted conditional bail and put into local authority care, Northamptonshire Police added.

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The University of Northampton and West Northamptonshire Council said student safety was a priority and both organisations would continue working together to assess options.

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West Northamptonshire Council said it was "shocked and saddened" by the incident and also encouraged people to come forward with any information.

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St Andrew's Healthcare said it had reported the cases subject to Northamptonshire Police investigations to the force and launched internal investigations.

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