Sileby Rangers slipped deeper into relegation trouble as they slumped to a 6-0 home defeat to Deeping on Saturday.

The Northampton side are now only out of the UCL Premier Division drop zone on goal difference.

The visitors missed chances galore before Mohammed Hamid made the Deeping breakthrough five minutes before the break.

Deeping pressed home their advantage in the second period running in five unopposed goals.

Hamid scored his second two minutes after the restart with Jezz Goldson-Williams next on the scoresheet on 52 minutes.

Ben Lewis was next to find the mark a minute past the hour and Jordan Avis made it five after 69 minutes.

Hamid completed his hat-trick with five minutes remaining.

Cogenhoe United suffered a first league reverse in nine outings as impressive visitors Eynesbury beat them 2-1 at Compton Park.

In-form Rovers striker Jordan Nicholson’s smart eighteen yard finish put Eynesbury into a 58th-minute lead.

Five minutes later top scorer Lee Bassett took his chance well to double the Eynesbury lead.

Joe Power scrambled a Cooks consolation six minutes from the end.

Long Buckby were unable to build on their midweek win as they slipped 10 points adrift at the foot of the premier division with a 2-0 home defeat to Harrowby.

After a goalless first half Harrowby struck after the break to make it four wins in a row.

Scott Webb made the breakthrough for Harrowby seven minutes into the second period.

The Arrows’ success was sealed by Lee Shaw three minutes past the hour mark.

ON Chenecks ended Thrapston’s good run to maintain their top three place in UCL Division One.

Luke Tolworthy gave the home side the lead after eight minutes with Adam Hancock adding a second after 16 minutes.

Ben Lewington added a third for Chenecks five minutes into the second half.

Thrapston replied on the hour, Dan Bucciero the marksman.

Elliott Muddiman completed the home tally a minute from time, making it 3-1.

Spencer predictably completed an eight-day double over S&L but their basement visitors halved the score from the previous Saturday’s 12-goal rout.

The Millers actually proved more potent in the opening half than a week earlier, opening up a four-goal interval lead.

It took 23 minutes for Liam Tuck to open the scoring with Jack Bartley adding a second two minutes later.

A Paul Pickering double after 30 and 40 minutes completed the first half tally.

Spencer had to wait until a quarter of an hour from time to score a fifth goal through Deanio Bailey-Browne, with Ryan Lovell last on the scoresheet five minutes later.

Woodford United fought back from two goals down to clinch a point in a 2-2 draw at Whitworth.

Ross Patrick gave the Flourmen the lead after 58 minutes with Luke McDonald adding a second four minutes later.

With five minutes to go Tom Davies cut the deficit on his first senior appearance of the season and Jack Wise levelled with a minute remaining.

Olney suffered a 3-0 defeat to Bourne at Abbey Lawn.

Scott Spearink gave Bourne a great start with a sixth minute opener.

The home lead was doubled by Dan Smith after 21 minutes.

Andy Moss wrapped up the Bourne success two minutes past the hour mark.

Cars are now able to drive along Abington Street after it was closed during the demolition of the bus station.

Stewards are on hand to ensure drivers can safely exit out of the top of Wellington Street and across onto Lady’s Lane.

A spokesman for Northampton Borough Council said: “Lady’s Lane and Greyfriars otherwise remain closed to traffic while the clear up continues following yesterday’s demolition of the Greyfriars building.

“The Grosvenor Centre car park also remains closed. We’ll keep you updated throughout today.”

Shop closures outweighed store openings in Northampton last year according to a new survey, which has revealed a further decline in the region’s high street.

The healthcheck of town centres in the East Midlands by professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), shows that far more outlets shut across the region than opened in 2014.

In Northampton 26 retail units closed, while only 17 opened.

Partner and retail expert at PwC in the East Midlands, Andy Lyon, said the decline in retail outlets is likely to continue over the coming years as more people choose to buy their goods on the internet.

He said: “We’re again seeing the continued effects of the digital revolution and consequent change in customer behaviour play out on the high street – these trends have been with us for some time and we should expect the rate of closures to continue.

“As customers are embracing new digital and mobile technologies, traditional retail channels to market are being forced to integrate with online channels to respond to this change in behaviour.

“The impact of this is that many retailers are choosing to invest in their online offering, rather than their store portfolio.”

Mr Lyon said high streets needed to ‘evolve’ to be relevant in the future as he said the younger generation had grown up with online shopping, mobile phones and wide-spread broadband and had ‘a very different relationship’ with traditional high streets than previous generations.

But leader of Northampton Borough Council, Councillor David Mackintosh (Con, Rectory Farm) said the PwC figures do not tally with the borough council’s own town centre healthcheck figures.

He said: “Every three months we complete a comprehensive survey of the town centre. We look at over 450 retail units and business premises.

“This gives us a large amount of detailed information about the health of our town centre that is regularly updated.

“In 2013 just over 16 per cent of premises in the town centre were vacant. Through free parking offers, Northampton Alive improvements and the success of the Business Incentive Scheme we have seen this figure drop to below 12 per cent.

“We have listened to our business community and worked with them to look at how the Borough Council can help to stimulate the local economy.

“Footfall figures are showing thousands of more people coming into Northampton, and a drop in the number of vacant units.”

Leader of the borough’s Labour group Councillor Les Marriott (Lab, Semilong) said, if the PwC figures are to be believed, the record of the town’s conservative administration could be called into question.

He said: “Seeing a decline in the number of overall shops in the town centre means you have to ask the question whether certain ‘Northampton Alive’ projects, such as North Gate Bus Station and the opening up of Abington Street, has actually been worthwhile.

“The number of shop closures must be very disappointing for Councillor Mackintosh having launched so many projects that don’t seem to have revitalised the town centre in the way he promised.”

Across the East Midlands the PwC figures show 446 outlets closed and 299 opened, a net reduction of 147 shops.

However Wellingborough Road in Northampton was one of only three areas in the PwC report to retain its number of shops - with one closure matched by a store opening.

Restructuring partner at PwC, Rob Hunt, said phone shops and money lending shops were hardest hit in the past year, though discount stores, charity shops and financial advisors ‘bucked the trend’ in the region by showing some growth.

He added that the insolvencies of Phones4U, Albemarle & Bond, and La Senza had also caused the 2014 figures to be so high.

“Despite the continuing problem of closures, new sub-sectors, such as discount shops and charity shops keep growing,” he said. “The strength of the restaurant and fast-food sectors is also a boost for the high street.”

Ricky Holmes will definitely miss the Cobblers’ game against Carlisle United and will have a scan on the knee injury he sustained in Saturday’s win over Tranmere.

Holmes was taken off after 70 minutes of the weekend game and left the ground on crutches after falling awkwardly on his left knee.

The player has been assessed by club physio Anders Braastad and will have the injury scanned on Tuesday.

“It’s not great news and it’s a blow because he’s been outstanding for us,” said manager Chris Wilder.

“It was an innocuous situation, he just planted his foot.

“There was a lot of swelling on his knee after the game and he will definitely be out for Tuesday.”

Ivan Toney will be available for the game against Carlisle despite suffering a heavy knock early in his substitute appearance on Saturday.

The blow limited Toney’s ability to run, but he is not expected to miss any training in the build-up to the visit of the Cumbrians to Sixfields.

Joel Byrom returns from a two-game suspension, but Kaid Mohamed (foot), Ian Morris (knee), Ben Tozer (knee) and Marc Richards (Achilles) are all out.

A robber who claimed he had a gun stole cash from a Chinese takeaway in Northampton.

The man targeted the Golden Hill restaurant in Whitehills Crescent at about 9pm on Saturday, March 14.

Members of staff were behind the counter when a man entered with his face partially covered.

He implied he was armed with a gun and demanded cash.

The man, who is described as white, then left the restaurant with the money.

Officers investigating the case would like to speak to anyone who was in the area of the restaurant or who may know anything about this incident.

Witnesses, or anyone who knows anything about this incident, can call Northamptonshire Police on 101.

Alternatively, they can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or use the anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

CCTV stills have been released of a robber who stole cigarettes and cash from a Co-op in Northamptonshire while wearing a hooded top with the words ‘Criminal Damage’ on it.

The man, who is believed to be about 20, entered the Co-op in Ashby Road, Daventry, at about 8.25am on Saturday, March 14.

Inside the store he demanded cash and cigarettes from staff then fled on foot through the car park. He is described as white, about 5ft 10in, skinny and had a local accent.

He was wearing a distinctive red and white hooded top which may have featured a ‘Criminal Damage’ logo on the front and back.

He was also wearing either dark blue or black Adidas tracksuit bottoms.

Witnesses, or anyone who recognises the man from these pictures, can call Northamptonshire Police on 101.

Alternatively, they can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or use the anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

Lady’s Lane and Greyfriars in Northampton town centre remain closed today after being damaged during the Greyfriars bus station demolition.

Tumbling debris from the 20,000-tonne building caused some minor damage to the surface of the road in Lady’s Lane and a “larger depression” to the road in Greyfriars.

A Northamptonshire County Council spokesman said: “We believe that the space underneath Greyfriars may have been a former drain that has opened up, but both roads are being patched up now.

“It is hoped that both roads will be open by 6am tomorrow morning.”

The former bus station was demolished in six seconds yesterday morning in a “blowdown”.

Surrounding roads were closed but most have now been reopened.

Northamptonshire Police are trying to trace the owner of a racing bike that was recovered in Northampton town centre.

Police are appealing for the owner or anyone with information about the bicycle (pictured) to get in touch by calling 101.

Alternatively, they can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or use the anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

Residents and businesses in Northampton are invited to take part in group litter picks across the town this weekend in celebration of Community Clear Up Day.

Events on Saturday, March 21, are taking place at the Dragon Mound in the Racecourse at 10am and at the stables in Delapre Park at 2pm.

Estate clear ups will be at Standens Barn at 12 noon, meeting at the community centre, and Bellinge at 1pm, meeting at the Community House.

Neighbourhood wardens will also be joining forces with representatives from Northampton Town Centre BID to clear litter in the town centre.

Community Clear Up Day, which was launched to mark the first day of spring this year, is an initiative intended to both bring communities together and clear up streets and public spaces.

Councillor Mike Hallam, Northampton Borough Council cabinet member for the environment, said: “This national event is a great way to focus attention on the issue of littering.

“Keeping our town clean and tidy is something we can all help with. These clean ups will be going ahead and it will be great if volunteers can join us.”

A cyclist has died a day after he was involved in a collision with a car in Northamptonshire.

The man, who was in his 70s, was cycling along the A510 between Wellingborough and Finedon at about 11.05pm on Friday, March 13, when he was involved in a collision with a green Citroen Saxo close to Sidegate Lane.

The man died in hospital the following day.

Witnesses to this incident should call Northamptonshire Police’s Drivewatch hotline on 0800 174615.

A family from Northampton took part in the Silverstone Half Marathon to raise money in memory of their baby who lost her battle against a rare lung condition.

Hope Davey passed away last September at the John Radcliffe Hospital, barely a year after she was born with Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia (ACD).

Her mother, Kerry, has been fundraising for the David Ashwell Foundation, the charity that supported her family, ever since and on Sunday, Mother’s Day, ran the Half Marathon at Silverstone.

She said: “I’m a bit achey but it went very well. I did the race with my daughter, Regan, and our friends and we all wore orange t-shirts because that’s the colour Hope would always be drawn to.

“Hope was the only baby to live with this condition as all babies with ACD don’t live long after birth. But our daughter proved so many doctors and consultants wrong.

“I want to share my daughter’s story in the hope that it might in some way help other parents and families going through the heartache that we have and are still are going through.”

Since they began fundraising, the Davey family, from Scribers Drive in Upton, have generated £3,497 and have been promised further support by Tesco following Sunday’s race.

The David Ashwell Foundation supports research into the rare illness, which so far has no cure.

It is caused by an abnormal development of the capillary vascular system around the alveoli of the lungs and babies who have it may appear healthy but tend to develop fatal respiratory problems within hours.

The charity was set up in memory of David Fazlolla Upeska Ashwell who died of ACD in March 2011 only two weeks after he was born.

The efforts of the Davey family and their team have been mentioned in the USA-based Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia Association’s newsletter. In it Mrs Davey said: “I don’t think we will ever fully recover but, since losing Hope, I have found peace when I run. I put my earphones in and it’s me, the road ahead, and my baby girl.

“That brings me to where I am now, running the Half Marathon to help find a cure so other families won’t have to go through the heartache we have. I want people to see this and raise awareness and do their bit to bring hope into their family’s life around the world.”

The Daveys were among 7,000 who took part in the popular annual race at Silverstone, where runners gather to raise thousands for different charities every year.

Celebrity athletes this year included paralympic champion David Weir, TV and sports presenter Charlie Webster and Casualty actor George Rainsford, who all ran in support of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.

To support them further, visit: www.uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=Daveyfamily&isTeam=true

Luther Burrell is refusing to worry about results elsewhere as England prepare for a Six Nations decider against France on Saturday.

That clash at Twickenham will kick off at 5pm, meaning Stuart Lancaster’s side will know what they need to do to take the title.

Wales are in Italy for the early game before Ireland’s showdown with Scotland takes place at 2.30pm.

England Ireland and Wales are all locked on six points, with Burrell and Co currently boasting the best points difference.

And the Saints centre said: “It comes down to us hitting the ground running.

“We need to convert the opportunities we had against Scotland into points.

“The French team will come to Twickenham full of pride, full of passion.

“We’ve got to focus on ourselves and we can’t think about what happens outside of that.

“It’s going to come down to us putting in the performance and putting the sword down on the French team who are going to come with their A game.”

Tries from Jonathan Joseph, George Ford and Jack Nowell helped England see off Scotland 25-15 last weekend.

And despite the fact they missed a few more chances to score in that Twickenham encounter, Burrell was happy with the success.

“To beat them by the margin we did, I don’t think many teams have done that this season,” he said.

“We are frustrated that we didn’t take some chances, but we managed to keep them out for that second half and it was a tough performance from us.

“We’ve got a huge weekend ahead now.”

Chris Wilder is preparing his Cobblers squad for the second part of what he always felt would be a ‘major week’ in their bid to reach the Sky Bet League Two play-offs.

Town play host to the second struggling side in four days when Carlisle United visit Sixfields on Tuesday night, and after a 1-0 win over Tranmere Rovers at the weekend they go into that game with a degree of confidence.

It is mathematically possible for Northampton to move into the top seven in the midweek round of fixtures, but they would need to win and for Plymouth and Stevenage to lose and for Newport to fail to beat Luton Town.

Such a sequence of events seems unlikely, but three more points would prime the team for an end-of-season run at the play-offs.

“Even teams who who haven’t got something to play for at this time of the season will want to beat you,” said Wilder.

“We know we’ll have to be as good as we have been throughout this recent run; we were on Saturday but in the second half we perhaps needed to be a bit better on the counter-attack.

“This was always going to be a major week for us in terms of setting ourselves up for the back end of the season.

“Carlisle deserved to beat us when we played them earlier in the season and a lot of the top teams play each other in this round of fixtures, so it’s a good opportunity for us to make up some ground.”

Wilder will be without Ricky Holmes for Tuesday’s game as the winger has been sent for a scan on a knee injury suffered in Saturday’s win over Carlisle.

“The injury situation earlier in the season was ridiculous but it has settled down a lot more in the past couple of months,” said the manager.

“Losing Ricky will open up an opportunity for someone else to come into the side and we saw that on Saturday with James Gray coming into the starting line-up.

“He’ll get a goal for us sooner or later and the lads who have been out of the side have been fantastic in their attitude in terms of waiting for an opportunity.”

There is good news for Wilder on the playing front for Tuesday night, though, with Joel Byrom available for selection after serving a two-game suspension.

The manager must decide between restoring Byrom to central midfield and keeping Darren Carter, who was played the past two games, in the starting line-up.

“It’s a difficult call for me,” he said.

“But you have to make those as a manager and it’s something we’ll have to have a good think about.”

Permanent barriers have now been built along the pavement in Abington Street in Northampton.

The new metal rails are gradually replacing the temporary barriers and traffic cones put in place at the end of last year when work to open the upper part of the road to traffic was completed.

The one-way road goes from St Giles Terrace through to Wellington Street and has 30 parking bays and 17 disabled parking bays, free to use for up to two hours.

The project to depedestrianise the town’s main shopping street for the first time in 20 years took seven months to complete and was met with objection from people in the town blaming it for a drop in trade.

However, the road has been well-used and Northampton Borough Council leader David Mackintosh said at the time that there had been “great interest” from businesses keen to open in the street.

Shops in Northamptonshire have been caught selling adult video games to children.

Northamptonshire Police carried out a series of test purchases in Corby and found three-quarters of the shops visited sold 18+ games to children aged under 18 years old.

Games sold to the youngsters included Splinter Cell Blacklist, Bioshock Infinite and Alien Colonial Marines, which are all certified 18+.

Sergeant Jon Hodgson from the Corby Safer Community team said: “We completed test purchases for 18 certified video games at shops in Corby.

“It was disappointing that a number of premises sold without challenge.

“Managers from all the shops were spoken to and took the matter very seriously.

“They are all taking measures to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”

Firefighters were called to deal with a bin lorry which had smoke pouring out of it this morning.

Two fire crews from the Mounts and Mereway were called to Bedford Road at around 10.40am today following reports that smoke was coming from a bin lorry.

It is also believed that police were called to the scene dealing with the traffic while firefighters carried out checks on the vehicle.

Dozens of bags of dog mess have been collected by the council in the space of just a week from ‘irresponsible’ owners.

Officers from South Northamptonshire Council have been patrolling Deanshanger on the look out for dog mess which hadn’t been cleared up.

On Thursday, March 5 officers collected 27 bags from the alleyway known as the Black Path which connects Springfield Gardens to Glebe Road.

On Tuesday, 10 March they collected another 20 bags and just two days later cleared further 14, one of which was from a pile left just inches from one of the four dog bins in the area.

Irresonsible dog owners are now being warned that they will be fined if they do not clear up after their pets.

Extra warning signs warning of the consequences have been put up in the village and officers also handed out free bags to dog walkers.

Bridget Howes walks Ted the Jug (Jack Russell/Pug cross) daily in that area and fears for the safety of children using the alleyway.

She said: “I’ve got grandchildren and if they fell in it, it could be dangerous for their eyes. I’m really vigilant with Ted and there are plenty of bins, so there’s no excuse.”

Steve Power uses the area to exercise Bentley the Cocker Spaniel and Bindy the Chihuahua cross. He said: “I hate it and it reflects badly on everyone.

“It doesn’t take much effort at all to pick up after your dog. It’s just laziness.”

Councillor Andrew Grant, Deputy Leader and portfolio holder for environmental services said: “I think the vast majority of dog owners will agree with me that it is disgusting that some people are willing to risk the health of others by not cleaning up after their pets.

“And frankly it is just unpleasant - how many of us have stepped in something and trodden it around the house.

“These irresponsible dog owners should be aware we are watching and we will prosecute where there is evidence to do so.”

Anyone caught not cleaning up after their dog could be issued with an immediate fine of £75 or up to £4,000 if the case goes to a magistrates’ court.

Dog mess can carry harmful roundworm parasites, and in the most severe cases can cause blindness.

Fixture: Northampton v Carlisle United

Date/kick-off time: Tuesday, March 17, 7.45pm kick-off

Venue: Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

Weather forecast: 6C, rain

Outs and doubts: Cobblers: Ian Morris (knee), Kaid Mohamed (broken metatarsal), Ben Tozer (knee), Ricky Holmes (knee), Marc Richards (Achilles). Carlisle: Anthony Sweeney (leg)

Betting: Cobblers 4/5, draw 11/4, Carlisle 4/1

Form guide: Cobblers WLWWWD, Carlisle: DLWLLL

Possible line-ups: Northampton (4-2-3-1): Duke; Moloney, Cresswell, Collins, Horwood; Byrom, Taylor; Hackett, O’Toole, D’Ath; Gray. Carlisle (4-5-1): Hanford; Young, O’Hanlon, Archibald-Henville, Grainger; Potts, Kennedy, Griffith, Dempsey, Rigg; Wyke

Last time out: Cobblers beat Tranmere 1-0 (Cresswell), Carlisle drew 0-0 at York City

Most recent meeting: Saturday, December 20, 2014 - Carlisle 2 Northampton 1 (Richards pen)

Cobblers connection: Several players connect the two clubs, as well as the man responsible for one of the most memorable moments of modern football history. Martin Wilkinson was in the Carlisle dug-out when goalkeeper Jimmy Glass scored the goal against Plymouth Argyle which kept the Cumbrians in the league in 1999 in an unforgettable piece of sporting drama. Wilkinson left Carlisle the following summer and became chief scout at Sixfields shortly afterwards, where - by virtue of a kind of footballing Peter Principle - he was first-team manager for seven months in 2003, overseeing the club’s relegation back to the fourth tier.

Jefferson Lake’s preview: Keith Curle may have inadvertently done Chris Wilder’s team talk for him tonight with his assertion in the Carlisle News & Star that the Cobblers’ defence is their Achilles heel.

Such comments are unlikely to sit too comfortably with either Wilder or his back four, who have conceded three goals in their past five games.

If anything, it is the other end of the pitch where form has decline - where once Northampton were a swashbuckling and high-tempo attacking force they have more recently become a more resilient side; the fact the win over Tranmere was secured by a headed goal from a centre-back emphasises that further.

Not that they aren’t trying to play the kind of fast, passing football which saw them storm to wins over Newport, Accrington and York City.

It’s just that the players are tiring and - in the case of Marc Richards and Ricky Holmes - starting to get injured.

A lot will depend, not just tonight but in the weeks to come, on how they cope with the absence of those two players, their leading goalscorer and perhaps most consistent attacking midfielder.

Chris Hackett will come in for Holmes and knows he needs to recapture the form of which he is capable if he is to fill those particular shoes.

In Richards’ number nine role, James Gray has done fairly well and certainly brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm but needs to get on the scoresheet sooner rather than later.

The confirmed loss of Holmes is a substantial blow but it is one softened by the return from suspension of Joel Byrom, whose set-piece delivery and ability to dictate the pace of a game from central midfield are cornerstones of the team’s 2015 tactical shape.

This game is the final midweek fixture at Sixfields. Unless, of course, the team can finish inside the play-off places. Interesting times lie ahead.

Prediction: Cobblers 2 Carlisle 1

Up to 250 houses could be built on the site of the University of Northampton’s Avenue Campus when the institution moves to a new town centre site in 2018, it has been announced.

The outline proposal for the site on St Georges Avenue, off the Racecourse, includes plans for a mixture of flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes of two, three, four and five bedrooms.

It also features a new ‘woodland’ area with a play space, cycle and pedestrian links between Freehold Street, Trinity Street and St Georges Avenue, and a drainage area to store surface water.

While the plans involve selling the land to developers, the Grade II listed Newton building, which was first opened in 1915 as Northampton School for Girls, will be kept by the university for ‘non-student facing’ activities. The entry pavilions to the Maidwell building will also be retained.

Gill and David Lindsay, who have lived in St Georges Avenue for 21 years and viewed the plans in the Newton Building on Tuesday, said they were worried about the possible increase in traffic

Mrs Lindsay: “This is a reasonable idea for the site, but our concern is whether it will end up being sold to a developer who would want to put even more houses in.

“The traffic could also be a problem because each house would have one or two cars each, while students who use the university now often use bikes and public transport. St Georges Avenue is already a busy road and is not adequate to cope with much more.”

Parmjit Nila, transport planner for CH2M, said she did not belive there would be much difference in the amount of traffic.

She said: “It’s more the direction of traffic: currently traffic is coming into the site during morning rush-hour and leaving in the evening, whereas it would be the other way around with a residential development.”

The current plan is being coordinated by Savills, who will take feedback from the public consultation events before submitting a pre-application to Northampton Borough Council.

An outline application will then be submitted in a few months, detailing the principles and parameters for the site, before the land is sold to a developer to carry out the work.

Building work would not begin until the university has completely vacated the site by summer 2018.

Savills associate director and planner, Catherine Mason, said: “We have had a strong turn-out for the public viewings and the feedback has been generally very positive. People are expecting something to happen, they just want to know what, and have been asking practical questions about things like site access.”

A 21-year-old man was hit by a motorcyclist who then failed to stop in Northampton.

The man was walking with a friend along Archangel Road, Camp Hill, at about 12.45pm on Friday, March 6, when he was struck by a motorbike.

He was hit on the left leg and fell to the floor, hitting his head. The rider of the bike turned around, but drove away from the scene.

The injured man was taken to Northampton General Hospital. A police spokesman said the man’s injuries were not believed to be life threatening.

The bike rider wore a black helmet with a visor and a dark jacket. His bike was dark coloured.

Witnesses, or anyone who knows anything about this incident, can call Northamptonshire Police on 101.

Alternatively, they can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or use the anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.