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New artwork celebrating a town's community and history has been unveiled in a town centre.

A combination of painted and digitally designed pieces were installed outside the Parish Church Rooms and Kino Lounge in Kettering town centre, Northamptonshire.

The art on display included a large illustrated landscape filled with well-known landmarks, historical figures, small businesses and nods to the community.

Lead artist Sally Leach said: "Art has the power to bring communities together, and this project is a celebration of everything that makes Kettering special."

The project forms part of the Hi Street campaign, led by North Northamptonshire Council in partnership with the Kettering Street Art Community Interest Company.

It aimed to transform public spaces into a colourful and engaging area for residents and visitors.

Local artist Katie Brosnan painted a statement piece on the electricity box that celebrated pride in the community, while artist Marvin Mudzongo illustrated and digitally designed a large-scale vista of Kettering.

George Candler from North Northamptonshire Council said: "This street art project is an incredible example of how creativity and collaboration can enhance our town centres."

He added that he looked forward to "hearing how it inspires pride in Kettering among residents and visitors alike".

Pilgrims at a Catholic shrine have been mourning the death of Pope Francis.

Over Easter, hundreds gathered at the National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham, in Norfolk.

The rector, the Reverend Dr Robert Billing, expressed "his thanks to Almighty God for the outstanding ministry of Pope Francis and his deep sorrow at his passing".

One pilgrim, Joseph Quinn, said: "It's very sad, but joyous at the same time. I think the Lord kept him 'til Easter."

He added: "He was just a brilliant Pope and they are big shoes to fill, I think he will be missed."

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Mr Quinn, from Greenwich, London, was visiting the holy site with Maria Gerlach-Quinn.

She said the atmosphere at Walsingham since the Pope's death had been even more "reflective".

"Walsingham is a very holy, very spiritual place in Norfolk.

"Coming here after such momentous news, it was important for us to be among fellow Catholics and others here," said Ms Gerlach-Quinn.

"The really important thing that stood out for me with Pope Francis was his example of social justice.

"He really championed the poor, the marginalised. I think that needs to continue."

Walsingham has been a place of pilgrimage for all Christian denominations since the Middle Ages.

It became known as England's Nazareth after a Saxon noblewomen said she had a vision of the Virgin Mary, who told her to build a replica of the house where Jesus was raised.

Pilgrimage began in 1948 when about 30 male Catholic students and chaplains walked from London to Walsingham during Holy Week.

Father Billing added: "At a human level, [it's] very sad, but not a surprise given he has been poorly for some time now.

"Even his appearance yesterday at the mass for Easter Sunday in Rome, you could see he was struggling really.

"So sad, but [I'm] thankful for all that he has done in the 12 years that he's been Pope for us."

In Norwich, the Catholic Bishop of East Anglia, Peter Collins, said he felt "sadness but thankfulness too, for a life well-lived, a life of service to the whole church and dare I say it to the whole world".

Bishop Peter said the Pope had been a man "of great compassion" who had a "very direct, human way of communicating" and who "spoke from the heart".

"In some ways he's been interpreted as very radical.

"Some comments I've heard today perhaps sum it up: he's both annoyed [and] agitated, some conservatives, and on the other hand agitated many liberals, so that's always a good sign, I think.

"He hasn't been in any one camp, he has always sought to search for and serve the truth."

A road closure will likely continue into the weekend, due to a gas leak.

George Street in Nailsworth, Stroud, has been shut and traffic is being diverted since Monday, after a gas main was damaged and a leak was detected.

Gloucestershire County Council said that during some planned resurfacing road works, a gas pipe was struck by machinery which led to the leak.

Engineers were sent out to investigate and stop the leak overnight, however, about 30 metres of the pipe now has to be repaired. A spokesperson for the council has confirmed that George Street will remain closed during the repairs.

The family of a 24-year-old woman who died suddenly after going into cardiac arrest in a supermarket are raising funds to screen young people for heart conditions.

Josephine Chatterton, from Cleethorpes, died in May 1999 from an undiagnosed heart condition that could have been picked up with screening.

To mark the anniversary, Miss Chatterton's mum Monica said she wanted to raise £6,800 to screen 100 young people in one day in North East Lincolnshire.

Every week in the UK, at least 12 young people aged 35 and under die suddenly from a previously undiagnosed heart condition, according to the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).

Miss Chatterton had recently completed a masters degree in music at Huddersfield University and had planned a career in music therapy.

At about 09:00 BST, the graduate had stopped off at Morrison's in the town on the way to the gym. She collapsed and died in the store.

"So many questions went through our minds with no immediate answers: what happened, how and more importantly, why?" Mrs Chatterton said.

An inquest found that Miss Chatterton died from a rare genetic heart disorder which led to sudden cardiac death.

'Family's devastation'

To mark the 26th anniversary of Josephine's death, her family set up a Just Giving page to raise funds to screen people aged 14 to 35 in North East Lincolnshire.

"We want to try and alleviate other family's devastation at losing a young person to a sudden cardiac death," Mrs Chatterton said.

Miss Chatterton was the second youngest of five children. She would have been 51 in July.

"We now have grandchildren and great grandchildren who are being tested to ensure there is no genetic inheritance for future concerns," Mrs Chatterton added.

The charity CRY said it has been lobbying parliament for nearly 20 years for a national screening programme.

Dr Steven Cox, the chief executive said: "One in 300 young people screened will have a potentially life-threatening condition identified on the ECG. They'll benefit from advice to prevent a cardiac arrest."

The screening event will be held at Grimsby Leisure's Health and Wellbeing Centre. A date has not yet been confirmed.

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