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Long-standing hospitality venue urges support during summer lull – which they have only seen post-pandemic

A long-standing hospitality venue is encouraging support from the Northampton community during an annual lull during the spring and summer months – which the team has only noticed post-pandemic. The Picturedrome, located in Kettering Road, has been run by director Chris D’Alessio since 2018. He had been the manager since 2013 and jumped at the chance of a manager’s buy out five years later.
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Michael Thompson: ‘Did you suffocate Kim and cause her death?,’ asked police in seventh interview

The police asked the defendant if he suffocated Kim and caused her death in his seventh interview following his arrest, to which he strongly denied the allegation. 55-year-old Michael Thompson, of Pinewood Road, pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of 43-year-old Kimberley Thompson – who was found dead at a home in Pinewood Road on August 9 2025.
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Michael Thompson: Murder accused was faced with allegations from Kim’s friends and colleagues in sixth police interview

The court heard that the defendant was faced with accusations from the alleged murder victim’s friends and work colleagues, which Kim is alleged to have disclosed to them, in his sixth police interview. 55-year-old Michael Thompson, of Pinewood Road, pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of 43-year-old Kimberley Thompson – who was found dead at a home in Pinewood Road on August 9 2025.
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Michael Thompson: Murder accused laughed in second police interview when asked if he was jealous, jury hears

The murder accused laughed more than once in his second police interview when asked if he was jealous of Kimberley’s online interactions with other men, the jury heard. 55-year-old Michael Thompson, of Pinewood Road, pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of 43-year-old Kimberley Thompson – who was found dead at a home in Pinewood Road on August 9 2025.
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Michael Thompson: Defendant accessed sexual videos of Kim in the hours before he allegedly murdered her

The defendant accessed sexual videos of Kimberley in the hours before he allegedly murdered her, the court heard as the schedule of events concluded on Monday (June 15). 55-year-old Michael Thompson, of Pinewood Road, pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of 43-year-old Kimberley Thompson – who was found dead at a home in Pinewood Road on August 9 2025.
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Michael Thompson: Jury hears defendant called Kim ‘wicked witch’ and the ‘insecurity’ she felt in the marriage

The jury heard that the defendant allegedly referred to Kim as “the wicked witch” and the “insecurity” she felt in their marriage, in just one of many voice notes played to the court. 55-year-old Michael Thompson, of Pinewood Road, pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of 43-year-old Kimberley Thompson – who was found dead at a home in Pinewood Road on August 9 2025.
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Michael Thompson: Alleged murder victim believed all she was to defendant was ‘mother to his children’

The court heard that the alleged murder victim believed all she was to the defendant was the mother to his children, in a voice note played to the jury at the end of last week. 55-year-old Michael Thompson, of Pinewood Road, pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of 43-year-old Kimberley Thompson – who was found dead at a home in Pinewood Road on August 9 2025.
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Michael Thompson: Defendant called Kim ‘desperate’ and a ‘narcissist’ in argument recording titled ‘she got told’

The defendant called the alleged murder victim “desperate” and a “narcissist” in a covert recording of an argument titled “she got told”, which the court heard on Thursday June 11. 55-year-old Michael Thompson, of Pinewood Road, pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of 43-year-old Kimberley Thompson – who was found dead at a home in Pinewood Road on August 9 2025.
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Michael Thompson: Alleged murder victim treated as ‘tarnished’ and ‘begged’ defendant to see the change in her in late 2023

The court heard messages and voice notes exchanged between the alleged murder victim and defendant, when Kimberley Thompson said she was treated as “tarnished” and begged him to see the change in her in late 2023. 55-year-old Michael Thompson, of Pinewood Road, pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of 43-year-old Kimberley Thompson – who was found dead at a home in Pinewood Road on August 9, 2025.
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Northampton hairdresser celebrates return to work following spinal surgery after being told she was at risk of paralysis

A Northampton hairdresser is celebrating her return to work following spinal surgery, after being told she was at risk of paralysis as a result of potential spinal cord compression. Brooke Wright has more than a decade of experience and it was in August 2022 when she decided to break away from working in a salon to do her own thing.
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Dani Harmer: Tracy Beaker star ‘couldn’t think of anywhere better’ to celebrate 30 years in pantomime than home county

BAFTA award-winning Dani Harmer, best known for her role as Tracy Beaker, told the Chronicle & Echo she “couldn’t think of anywhere better” to celebrate her 30 years in pantomime than her home county. Dani is one of the biggest stars of children’s television, having played the title role in CBBC’s The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns, My Mum Tracy Beaker and The Beaker Girls, alongside many other screen credits.
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