Police were called to Vernon Close at about 8.40pm, following reports of a collision involving a moped, believed to be stolen.

Officers attended a nearby house and an 18-year-old man, 23-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were arrested in connection with various offences, including theft of a motor vehicle, burglary, possession of an offensive weapon, drugs offences and obstructing the police.

All three are currently in police custody and the investigation is ongoing.

The 23-year-old man was also arrested in connection with a suspected acid attack that happened in Park Leys, Daventry, in the early hours of Saturday, August 26.

A witness said police had used a flashbang at one point during the evening, though this has not yet been confirmed.

Officers were at the scene for some time with some nearby residents taking photos past midnight.

Jim Mallinder has hailed Tom Collins for an 'outstanding' pre-season at Saints.

And the director of rugby is sure the wing can have a huge campaign for the club this time round.

Collins has been one of the stand-out players during the friendly action, scoring tries for fun.

He dotted down against the Dragons, grabbed the winner against Glasgow and then finished pre-season with a double against Ulster at Franklin's Gardens last Friday.

Collins spent the early part of the summer showcasing his skills for Sydney side Randwick Greens.

And he has brought the confidence he gained from that experience back to the Gardens.

When asked whether this can be a big season for the 23-year-old, who has made 35 appearances for the Saints first team, Mallinder said: "Definitely!

"Tommy Collins in particular has been outstanding in the games.

"He's carried hard, his defence work is improving all the time and he's confident.

"It's really helped him to have a bit of time in Australia and then backing that up with some really good performances here."

The incident happened between 4.15pm and 4.45pm on Monday, 17 July, at the One Stop Shop in Gladstone Road.

Officers are keen to speak to the people pictured, who they believe may be able to assist the investigation, and are urging them or anyone who may recognise them to get in touch.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 08000 555111.

Striker Alex Revell believes there were positives to take from the Cobblers’ performance in their Checkatrade Trophy clash with Cambridge United on Tuesday night.

Town avoided defeat for the first time this season as they shared the spoils with the Sky Bet League Two side, before picking up a bonus point with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory against Shaun Derry’s men.

Revell was the man on the target for the Cobblers, notching his second goal of the season to cancel out Piero Mingoia’s openier just moments earlier, and the 34-year-old felt it was a much-imporved performance from Justin Edinburgh’s side.

The under pressure Town manager, reeling from criticism for the team’s performance in Saturday’s 4-1 derby beating at the hands of Peterborough United, switched to a 4-4-2 formation, and Revell felt that move was a success.

“The good thing is we created chances (on Tuesday) and in patches we looked a lot better which is what we needed,” said the former MK Dons front man, who insists the rebuilt Town squad is beginning to gel.

“We’re seeing signs of everyone coming together.

“There are no excuses. You can’t come in and not pull your weight because there’s someone now that wants your place.

“When we signed all these players (14 have arrived at Sixfields this summer) we said that this is what we wanted.

“If we don’t look at the positives it’s going to be a long season.

“The only way is up, the only way we can go is to improve and that’s what we’ll be aiming to do.”

The draw with Cambridge ended a run of five straight defeats to start the new season, and came off the back of that derby demolition from Posh.

“From our point of view, Tuesday’s game was about putting right Saturday and the last five games,” said Revell.

“They didn’t deserve to score in the first-half and we had control of the game and it was nice the lads showed character and we came back into it.

“We did well and should have scored more in the first-half to be honest.”

A big plus for Revell is that he has found his scoring range, having notched the consolation against Peterborough as well as in the draw with Cambridge.

He won’t get the chance to extend that run this weekend as the Cobblers’ trip to Wigan Athletic has been postponed, thanks to the Latics having three players called up for international duty.

And Revell is not sure if that is a good or bad thing for the Cobblers.

“I’m pleased for myself with the goals but we’ve got a lot of hard work to do now,” he said.

“I’m not sure if being off on Saturday will help us or not because we’ll get some good work on the training ground but the only way to bounce back is to play another game.

“Maybe to have gone away to a club that’s doing well and expected to go up, sometimes that’s when it changes and fortunes change.

“I thought in stages we looked better (on Tuesday) but in other stages we were a little bit nervous maybe.

“We’ve got a week and a bit to iron out what needs to be done in preparation for our next game.”

That next game is against newly-promoted Doncaster Rovers on Saturday, September 9, while the postponed Wigan match has been rearranged to be played on Tuesday, September 19 (ko 7.45pm).

A pedestrian was involved in a road traffic collision in Northampton this afternoon.

Slow moving traffic has been reported on the A428 Bedford Road both ways following the incident.

Traffic in the town centre reportedly "hasn't recovered yet".

The incident was first reported at around 2:55pm today (August 30).

Tickets are on sale for Toyah Willcox who will headline the Roadmender in Northampton next year.

In a career spanning 30 years Toyah has had 13 top 40 singles, recorded 20 albums, written two books, appeared in more than 40 stage plays, made 10 feature films as well as presenting the likes of The Good Sex Guide Late, Watchdog and Songs Of Praise.

Her career began in Birmingham in the late 1970s when film director Derek Jarman offered her the role of Mad in seminal punk epic Jubilee.

By this time her own band was gaining critical success with the debut single Victims of the Riddle and six track EP Sheep Farming in Barnet. Her first album, The Blue Meaning, became a Top 40 hit.

Over the next two decades, as well as consolidating her reputation as a singer songwriter Toyah also forged ahead with a career as a stage performer.

During the 1990s, Toyah transformed from pop star to new wave star.

With her husband Robert Fripp, she formed the band Sunday All Over the World, which toured world-wide.

2000 saw the publication of her autobiography Living Out Loud and she returned to song writing in 2002 with new material for a limited edition EP.

In 2008 Toyah released the LP The Court Of The Crimson Queen, written and produced in collaboration with Simon Darlow.

Alongside this, Toyah began a collaboration with Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong on the band project, The Humans who released their debut album, We Are The Humans, in 2009.

Toyah headlines the Roadmender on Saturday, March 3.

Doors open at 7.30pm, tickets cost £20 before fees.

Rob Newton believes Northants are in with an outside chance of beating Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on the final day of the Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash.

The County finished day three on 164 for seven after a promising start was undone by three wickets before the close.

Newton departed for 53 before Richard Levi (4) and Rob Keogh (0) went the same way.

Northants, who still have skipper Alex Wakely unbeaten on 31 and Josh Cobb on 36, need a further 253 runs on the final day to claim the win against the current league leaders.

But their task has been made more difficult by injuries to Adam Rossington (hand) and Ben Sanderson (hamstring).

“It’s been a tough couple of days with the injuries, particularly,” Newton said.

“We weren’t in a bad position yesterday when Sando (Ben Sanderson) went down but unfortunately you can only flog your seamers for so long and that really hurt us.

“But I thought we battled really hard tonight and throughout the day, so we’ve put ourselves within an outside chance, especially with a bit of rain. You don’t know.

“We’re happy to be four down but with the start we had maybe we could have been one better but I think we’d have taken 160 for four.

“We’re not always seen as the toughest in terms of being tough to get out.

“We play our shots, generally as a side, but once myself and Murph (David Murphy) had battled away for the first 60 or 70 that kind of set the tone for everyone else and that was a nice partnership at the end and I thought Wakers played really nicely.”

Musical virtuoso Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra return to the Royal & Derngate this winter as part of a mammoth 33-day tour.

Jools will play the Northampton venue on Friday, November 17 and tickets are on sale now.

Joining Jools will be Grammy Award winner José Feliciano, one of the most prominent stars in Latin America and revered musicians in the world.

Having worked with the likes of John Lennon and Joni Mitchell in the past, his catalogue of international hits include his covers of The Doors’ Light My Fire and the Bee Gees’ And the Sun Will Shine, along with the much-loved Christmas classic, Feliz Navidad.

The pair will also be recording an album together with the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, which is due to be released in October.

Holland described Feliciano as: “A man whose voice and guitar I’ve idolised all my life.

“A unique innovator whom I am immensely looking forward to working with.”

Feliciano added: “Jools Holland is an icon who’s played a major role in the life of contemporary music throughout the United Kingdom and way beyond.

“He continues to do so and for that I admire him greatly.”

Feliciano joins a long line of acclaimed recording artists that have joined Jools’ tour as special guests in the past.

These include Solomon Burke, Lulu, KT Tunstall, former Spice Girl Melanie C, Yazoo singer Alison Moyet, 60s pop icon Sandie Shaw, along with most recently from Jools’ 2016 tour, ska pioneers Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson from The Selecter.

Also featuring in the shows will be fan favourites Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Beth Rowley on vocals, along with the supreme Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with original Squeeze member Gilson Lavis on drums.

Jools will be performing tracks spanning his entire solo career along with pieces taken from his instrumental album Piano which was released last year.

Tickets cost £45 before fees and are available via the venue and www.ticketmaster.co.uk
For more information, visit www.joolsholland.com

An inquest heard how two people were killed on a Northamptonshire road when a motorbike travelling at 118mph struck a car.

Steve Atkins, 51, from Coventry, died “almost instantly” when his motorbike collided with a Skoda driven by Shirley McClements, 60, outside Jacks Hill Cafe on the A5 in Towcester on Mothers Day (March 26) this year.

Shirley, from Nether Heyford, was killed after the car burst into flames on impact with the bike. She was on her way to a Mother’s Day lunch with her son.

A coroner ruled the two “tragic” deaths were accidental at an inquest on August 30.

Families gasped when evidence revealed Steven’s motorbike had been travelling at nearly twice the speed limit before the crash.

Paul Gorman was out riding with Steven on the day of the accident at around 12.30pm.

In a statement read out by the coroner, he said: “We were travelling on the A5 when Steven overtook two cars in front of us. I didn’t follow.

“I heard an extremely loud bang and saw a plume of black smoke. I saw Steve’s bike up against a car in the road. It was on fire, and Steve was lying on the opposite side of the road.”

Shirley was turning out of the car park of Jacks Hill Cafe when Steve crashed into the driver’s side door.

Evidence showed the bike could only have been visible to Shirley for around three seconds before it hit her car.

Another motorbike rider, Roy Davies, was also waiting to leave the junction and witnessed the impact. He said: “It was clear when the Skoda exited into the road.

“He drove straight into her. The bike burst into flames.

“I rushed over to the car. Flames were pouring out. I tried to open the door but the flames drove me back.”

Despite efforts by a policeman and a member of staff from the cafe to fight the fire with an extinguisher, nothing could be done.

Shirley was a mother of four and had two granddaughters, one of whom was born on the Wednesday before her death.

Speaking in the days after the accident, her eldest son Ian said: “To us, she was just ‘mum’, but clearly to a lot of people she was a bit special and we took her for granted a bit. She was a great mum and grandmother.”

She had been on her way for Mother’s Day lunch with her family when she died.

Ian said: “She was clearly taken to soon. For the family, it’s devastating - she’s here one day and gone the next.

“She was always up to something with the grandchildren. There are lots of memories to share.

Steve’s father Leslie Atkins said: “Steven was an engineer and was very well regarded by his colleagues and boss. Everyone from his workplace came to his funeral.

“He will be dearly missed by his partner, family, and many friends and colleagues.”

A Northampton man drowned in the River Nene after slipping between his boat and the river bank while intoxicated, an inquest heard.

Stewart Young, 52, was found in the water by police on March 14 after he was reported missing by friends and family in the days before.

He had been living in a large boat moored near to the Carlsberg Factory and the B&Q in St James Retail Park.

In a statement read out by the coroner at his inquest yesterday, a close friend of Stewart’s, Jemma Mottee, said: “I hadn’t heard from him in days. He lived alone in his boat and me and my partner began to worry about him.

“He sometimes visited the Oasis House in Ash Street. We went there and saw he hadn’t signed in to the visitor’s book for a long time.

“It was then we called the police and reported him missing.”

Jemma went to Stewart’s boat but could not find him.

Inside, she found a note she had left for him three days earlier in the same place she put it, and Stewart’s dog on its own.

A police officer from the Missing Person’s team, PC Allen, was dispatched to Stewart’s boat on March 14.

PC Allen said: “Myself and a colleague searched the boat and found [a body] sticking out of the water between the boat and the nearby path.

“Further investigations showed no signs of violence.”

A post-mortem identified the body as Stewart. He had been more than twice over the limit when he died and had also taken amphetamines.

It is believed Stewart had slipped between the boat and river bank and struggled to get back out as he was intoxicated.

His death was ruled as accidental by the coroner.

Stewart’s brother, Raymond Young, paid tribute to his younger brother in a statement read out by the coroner.

He said: “Stewart was an introvert and selected his friends carefully. He loved animals, especially dogs, and had many pets. He also loved dancing and music.

“He had his own way of doing things. He was a soulful figure who will be sadly missed.”

With climate change deniers  out in force in all environments at the moment, you might think that someone like Ray Mears would be worried about the future.

And while those concerns are still perfectly valid, the explorer believes that children are becoming more aware of the environment.

Speaking to us ahead of his show coming to Northampton’s Royal & Derngate in November, he said: “The primary thing we can learn is probably not to be scared of the environment around us. It can teach us things about ourselves, and we can learn from other species. It is also about the impact that mankind is having on the environment and will hopefully make people think about their actions.

“I think if you look at the recent generation of kids coming through, I think they are a lot more aware of the environment and the impact that we have on the bio-diversity of the planet. We are more aware now than we have been.

“But there is always more we can do as a planet.”

From a very young age Ray discovered the joys of exploring the wilderness, the most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet.

His fascination with this environment that has not been modified by civilised human activity, has greatly shaped his life.

Ray will take you on a journey that he deeply values for cultural, spiritual, moral and aesthetic reasons and explain why he believes these are vital for the human spirit and creativity.

Describing the show, he said: “The first half of the show is all about bushcraft, such as what it is and what it can do for us. The second half will be about Australia.

“I have just finished filming for a new television series and will be about what I have discovered.

“The last time I did a show like this, it was quite a heavy show and I wanted to do something a little bit lighter this time around. I also wanted to talk to the audience a little bit more about conservation.

“I enjoy getting out and talking to people, you have a more personal experience with the audience of a theatre rather than speaking to them via a television series.”

As if he hasn’t been busy enough, he has a new show released in the autumn on ITV and is called Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears.

“There have been two different series we did out of the filming in Australia.

“The first has already been on the television and the second will be on in the autumn, probably when we start the tour.

“I would hope that people who come and see the show or watch me on the television will actually go to some of the places that I have been.

“I think it is something to see it on television but to experience it for yourself I think is something wonderfully unique.”

And much like the other globetrotters on the screen, you would think that he hasn’t got many more countries to visit, but that is not the case.

Ray said: “There are so many countries that I would like to visit.

“There is too many for me to even pick out or single out one country.”

And does he have a moment in his career he is really pleased with?

“The one thing I am probably most pleased with is that we spent a whole load of time filming how to make a Birch Bark Canoe in a series in the 90s called World of Survival.

“The whole programme was about making it, but we did it without telling the BBC because there is no way we would have been allowed to, but it was sheer heaven.”

Ray Mears – Born To Go Wild can be seen from 7.30pm on Thursday, November 16.

To book tickets call the box office on 01604 624811 or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk

A riotous comedy all about the issues which surround families at Christmas time is coming to Northampton in September.

Rules for Living can be seen at the Royal & Derngate from Friday September 8 to Saturday September 30

The show put on by the theatre’s in house production team is making its regional premiere at the Northampton venue before going on a nationwide tour.

Everyone creates their own rules for living their lives.

But what happens when an extended family gathers for a traditional Christmas dinner, and each of them rigidly follows those rules?

Christmas Day will never be the same again. As the drinks flow and the obligatory games intensify, family

resentments rise and relationships are pulled apart with a bang.

The Royal & Derngate welcomes back former associate director, the Evening Standard Award-winning Simon Godwin, who directed Regeneration in Northampton in 2014, to direct Sam Holcroft’s darkly funny play.

The cast has been announced as Jane Booker (Edith), Jolyon Coy (Matthew), Ed

Hughes (Adam), Carlyss Peer (Carrie), Laura Rogers (Nicole) and Paul Shelley (Francis).

Following its critically acclaimed run at the National Theatre in 2015, Rules for Living is now brought to the

stage in a brand new production in conjunction with English Touring Theatre and Rose Theatre Kingston,

with who The Royal & Derngate won the 2016 UK Theatre Award for Best Touring Production for The Herbal Bed.

The production opens in Northampton, before touring to Cambridge, Windsor, Brighton, Ipswich and Kingston with the tour finishing throughout October and into the middle of November.

Performances take place each evening at 7.45pm except for Sundays and Wednesday, September 13, when the show starts at 7pm.

There will be matinee productions taking place at 2.30pm on Thursdays and Saturdays throughout the three week run

Tickets for the show cost between £10 and £30 which excludes booking fees.

For more details visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk or 01604 624811.

Jim Mallinder says Saints fully understand the 'massive challenge' they will face against Saracens at Twickenham on Saturday.

And the director of rugby insists his men must be positive if they are to beat the reigning European champions.

Saints and Saracens are familiar foes and they will meet in both the Aviva Premiership and Champions Cup this season.

This weekend's encounter, which is part of the London Double Header, is the league curtain raiser and Mallinder feels it is a good way for his side to start.

"It's a real good test away from home, but we know playing at Twickenham is a neutral ground and hopefully we'll get a lot of Northampton fans coming down and filling the ground to get behind the team," Mallinder said.

"We're excited.

"We understand the challenges of playing Saracens, they are a great team and they're going to be very tough to beat.

"We'll go out there and we've got to be positive and play some rugby against them.

"They're a big, strong team and they like nothing better than kicking the ball to the corner and driving.

"Once they get ahead they're a difficult team to break down.

"It's a massive challenge and we're looking forward to it."

Saints won all four of their matches in pre-season, beating the Dragons, Nottingham, Glasgow Warriors and Ulster.

And Mallinder, who saw his team finish their friendly campaign with a 55-15 win against Ulster last Friday, said: "It's been a good pre-season. We've all enjoyed it.

"It's been a little bit shorter than the past few years, but that's worked in our favour because it's been intense.

"We've had a few good little games where we've tested ourselves, a few different combinations, tested our fitness and we're now ready for the season to start.

"We do know and we discussed it afterwards that it is pre-season and we don't quite know the strength of the Ulster team we faced on Friday night and where they are.

"All you can do is do what we did, which was put in a good performance.

"It was a good test in the first half and in the second half we got a real grip of the game and I'm really pleased with the lads who came on because they upped the tempo when Ulster were

tiring.

"It was good to score those tries."

Saints have not won their opening game of a Premiership season since 2014.

And they are eager to set things straight by beating Saracens this Saturday.

"When you play at home you definitely need to get that win and last year it was so disappointing with us losing that first game to Bath - it put us behind," Mallinder said.

"Playing away this year means there is slightly less pressure on you, but we want to get off to a flying start and if we can do that we can look forward to two home games (against Leicester and Bath) after that."

The incident happened metres away from the crossing opposite the Saints ground in Weedon Road, St James.

An air ambulance crew landed shortly after 8am, though eyewitnesses say the collision occurred at around 7.30am.

Councillor Suresh Patel (Con, New Duston) runs the Costcutter opposite Beacon Bingo, praised the emergency services for their swift response. He made the 999 call at 7.30am.

"Paramedics were here very quickly," he said. "I was very impressed."

Weedon Road is still closed in both directions (as of 10am) with a diversion currently taking traffic around the Scottish streets in St James.

The Pride in Northamptonshire Awards have been launched and are a perfect opportunity to celebrate the very best in our county.

We are asking readers to nominate those who always go the extra mile to improve their community, or who have overcome personal challenges to succeed.

One of this year’s categories is Excellence in Hospitality Service, which is being sponsored by Whittlebury Hall, a hotel, spa and conference centre near Towcester.

A spokesman for Whittlebury Hall said: “Whittlebury Hall is delighted to be sponsoring the ‘Excellence in Hospitality Service’ award at this year’s Northamptonshire Community Awards.

“We share in the awards’ passion for the local community and feel that it is of paramount importance to celebrate those people and businesses making substantial contributions to Northamptonshire’s reputation.

“We are proud to be located in such a picturesque and thriving county and offer visitors to Northamptonshire a fantastic place to stay, play and relax.

“Those visiting us can explore everything the local area has to offer as well as enjoying our incredible selection of award-winning facilities including 254 bedrooms, an on-site restaurant, fully-equipped meetings and events facilities catering for up to 3,000 delegates, 36 holes of championship golf and one of the UK’s largest day spas.

“In addition to our extensive facilities, we pride ourselves on our stellar customer service and so it is an honour to be celebrating and supporting other local hospitality businesses who share this ethos.

“We wish all those entering the ‘Excellence in Hospitality Service’ award the very best of luck and look forward to celebrating the winner’s success.”

This year’s other categories are Community Award, Inspire a Generation, Hard Work and Determination, Courage and Kindness, Unsung Hero or Heroine, Apprentice of the Year, Service With a Smile, Young Achiever, Volunteer of the Year, Carer of the Year, and Fundraiser of the Year.

Nominating an individual or group could not be easier, simply visit prideinnorthants.weebly.com and follow the ‘How to Nominate’ link.

Pep Forgione, 50, and Mario, 47 - who had no first aid training at the time - were at their business, Michael’s Golden Chippy on September 17, when 18-year-old Beth Nicholls suffered a cardiac arrest.

Now, one year on from the incident, the pair has been chosen as British Heart Foundation finalists for the Heart Heroes ceremony - set to take place on September 27 in Leciester - after supporters pledged their votes on social media.

Mario said: “We lost her twice, she actually died in front of us, literally in my hands, Pep was there and she took her last breath.

“It was horrific, but we feel blessed that she is still alive.

“A lot of customers still ask ‘how is Beth?’”

Just after 9pm that night the brothers were tidying up behind the counter, in the company of Beth.

Mario turned around to speak to her before she collapsed and hit her head.

Beth had suffered a cardiac arrest – she had no history of heart problems and no symptoms beforehand.

Pep said: “It was like, hold on a minute, did she just faint, has she just slipped?

“You try and work out quickly in your head what’s going on. He panicked, I ran to the phone, he tended to her and before you know it I’m speaking to paramedics and he is trying to bring her back round. I think the speed it all happened probably played a big part in her being here today.”

At the time, the brothers were hailed for not only saving Beth’s life, but for promptly starting CPR, which kept her brain oxygenated and prevented it suffering damage.

Since then, the duo, who work on the town’s Headlands estate, have paid for their staff to undergo first aid training.

Pep added: “I think it would benefit everybody, because you never know when it’s going to happen.”

In total that day, Beth stopped breathing four times. Twice at work and twice in the company of paramedics.

Now Beth has had an operation to fit an internal cardiac defibrillator – a device that will act automatically if she ever suffers the same problem.

A four-and-a-half mile stretch of the A5 in Northamptonshire has been closed after a crash involving a car, a lorry and a motorbike.

The major road is closed between Gibbet Hill in Warwickshire and Crick in Northamptonshire.

The three-vehicle collision happened near a truck stop on the southbound carriageway at 6am.

Paramedics are still in attendance at the scene.

A Kettering flat has been closed and the tenant evicted due to numerous complaints of anti-social behaviour.

The property in Dryden Street, Kettering, was boarded up on Tuesday following a closure order granted by Wellingborough Magistrates Court.

PC Teri Turner, from Northamptonshire Police’s Anti-Social Behaviour Team, said: “The flat has been closed due to anti-social behaviour and suspected drug use.

“There have been complaints of people showing up at the property day and night, shouting and swearing and once inside causing further anti-social behaviour problems.

“We’ve had reports of people turning up with bats outside the property and fights going on.

“The occupant has been evicted and the flat has been boarded up for three months which gives Home Group housing the opportunity to apply for possession of the property.

“This is a residential area and this sort of thing can have a big impact on other people who live in the area.”

The order, granted under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014, means that it is now a criminal offence to enter the property without police or court permission.

A man wearing dark tracksuit bottoms approached two women in Northampton while waving a knife.

The incident happened in Farmfield Court, Thorplands, sometime between 4.45pm and 6pm last Saturday (August 26), Northamptonshire Police today revealed.

A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Police said: "The offender was white, slim and aged in his late 20s. He was 5ft 5in-5ft 7in with short mousey blonde hair and a short blonde moustache. He was wearing dark tracksuit bottoms and a light- coloured T-shirt."

Anyone with information should call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555111.

Offenders broke into the rear of the property in Plough Lane, Kingsthorpe, via a back door window before carrying out an 'untidy search', stealing a number of items, including sentimental and high-value products.

The incident happened some time between 6.40pm on Tuesday, August 22 and 6.45pm on Thursday, August 24, Northamptonshire Police today confirmed.

According to witnesses, a white van was seen acting in suspicious circumstances on the day and police are keen to speak to anyone with further information on this incident.

Anyone with information should call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555111