Wellingborough

British

/ ˈwɛlɪŋbərə, -brə /

noun

a town in central England, in Northamptonshire. Pop: 46 959 (2001)

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He later joined the neighbouring Northamptonshire force in May 2022, serving with the response team in Wellingborough.

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Corinna is worried about her partner Sam, who is serving a sentence for a financial crime at the Category C male resettlement prison in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

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Marta Bednarczyk, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene on Newcomen Road in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, at about 03:30 GMT on 10 March.

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Northamptonshire Police said the body was discovered at a property in Wellingborough, in the early hours of Monday morning.

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They said she had moved from Poland to the UK in 2010 and had worked in a warehouse in Wellingborough to bring home money for her family.

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