Corby

American

[kawr-bee] / ˈkɔr bi /

noun

a town in NE Northamptonshire, in S England.

Corby British

/ ˈkɔːbɪ /

noun

a town in central England, in N Northamptonshire: designated a new town in 1950. Pop: 49 222 (2001)

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An early injury hampered Robertson's progress at County and, despite rejoining Forest in 1985, he never again captured the same form and moved on to non-league Corby Town, Stamford and then Grantham Town.

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On the table in Vanessa Corby's 19th Century cottage in Northumberland's Tyne Valley sits a plate of rocky road biscuits.

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Ms Corby's house is connected to her neighbour Doris Englemayer's home via a track that requires a 4x4 vehicle and a stout constitution.

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Martin Langford, Corby Foodbank's manager, said the packs would "make a real difference to how people look and feel".

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The couple, both Indian nationals, had moved from Delhi to the UK, settling in Corby, earlier that year.

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