Future of Northampton HMV store is secured by rescue deal
The future of the HMV store in the Grosvenor Centre in Northampton has been secured after a firm reached a deal with administrators Deloitte to rescue the music and DVD retailer.Hilco, a restructuring...
View ArticleDriver admits causing death of University of Northampton student
A motorist has appeared in court to admit causing the death of a teenage University of Northampton student.Gemma Stanley, aged 19, was killed in an accident on the A361 at Ashby St Ledgers in June last...
View ArticleFemale passenger remains in ‘serious condition’ after crash
A 25-year-old woman who was the passenger in a car which crashed into a row of terraced houses in Northampton remains in a serious condition in hospital.Police were called to Swinford Hollow, Little...
View ArticleNorthampton headteacher takes up new role for rival academy chain
The headteacher of an academy in Northampton has left his job to become a director of education for an academy chain which sponsors a different secondary school in the town, it has been announced.The...
View ArticleBoothroyd says transfer speculation may have distracted Akinfenwa
Aidy Boothroyd admits leading goalscorer Adebayo Akinfenwa has ‘possibly’ been distracted by January transfer speculation linking him with a move away from the Cobblers.Akinfenwa was a transfer target...
View ArticleVideo of Northampton’s ‘Amarillo Man’ is an internet hit
A video of a mystery man driving around Northampton town centre playing ‘Is this the Way to Amarillo’ at full blast out of his car window has ‘gone viral’.The unknown driver, known only as ‘Amarillo...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Bradford City v Northampton Town preview: Away form will...
If the Cobblers are to avoid this season being one where everyone wonders what might have been they have got to win at Bradford City on Saturday.What might have been if Alex Nicholls had not had his...
View ArticleNorthampton murder suspect appears in court
A man charged with murdering a 48-year-old in Abington has this afternoon appeared before Northampton Magistrates’ Court.Kristian Kopco, aged 21, of Adnitt Road, is charged with the murder of Timothy...
View ArticleJon Sleightholme column: A sobering day for everyone at Saints
If you have been lulled into a false sense of security over the past few weeks after the Saints’ winning run then you would not have been on your own to expect a better showing in the big east midlands...
View ArticleHoliday camp magician from Northamptonshire jailed for child abuse
A magician who preyed on vulnerable families to sexually abuse children over a 20-year period has been jailed for six years.Ivan Russell, aged 42, abused children in Daventry as well as in Great...
View ArticleElderly woman’s purse stolen in Marks and Spencer
A 90-year-old woman’s purse was stolen by a thief in Marks and Spencer in Northampton.The elderly woman was in the sale section on the lower floor of the store in Abington Street on Thursday at 10.45am...
View ArticleFour wins the aim for Brady’s Brackley Town
Jon Brady believes Brackley need four wins from their final six Blue Square Bet North games to make the play-offs.The Saints suffered a blow on Bank Holiday Monday, being beaten 4-2 by Corby Town at St...
View ArticleGoodwin says Long Buckby need six points to avoid the drop
Long Buckby boss Scott Goodwin says his side need another six points to secure their UCL Premier Division status.The Bucks have been hit by a winless streak which now stretches to 11 games following...
View ArticleLondon Midland punctuality well below average in March
Embattled rail operator London Midland posted well below-average punctuality figures in March, with overhead line problems blamed for its poor performance.The operator ran 85.7 per cent of trains on...
View ArticleCounty housing association has ‘bedroom tax’ concerns
A housing association in Northamptonshire is expressing concern about the impact of the ‘bedroom tax’ on families in the county.This week the Government has introduced changes to the way housing...
View ArticleOnly Conservatives and Labour field candidates for every seat in...
Only the Conservatives and Labour have managed to field candidates for all 57 seats in the forthcoming Northamptonshire County Council elections.Nominations for the election on May 2 were announced...
View ArticleBoothroyd not worried as Cobblers bookings begin to mount up
Aidy Boothroyd has confirmed he will speak to the members of his Cobblers squad that are close to suspensions but insists the ‘problem’ is a nice one to have.Joe Widdowson collected his 13th booking of...
View ArticleDoran-Jones desperate to get another chance at Saints
Paul Doran-Jones says he will be fresh and raring to go if he’s given another chance at Saints.The tighthead prop has been unable to make it into the Northampton matchday squad of late, being kept out...
View ArticleOne in hospital after candle starts blaze in Nether Heyford house
One person was taken to hospital after a candle set fire to the living room of a detached house in Nether Heyford last night.Firefighters were called to the blaze, in Furnace Lane, just after 8.30pm.A...
View ArticleTenth annual Harley Davidson rally roars into Northampton town centre
The unmistakable sound of almost 200 Harley Davidsons roared into Abington Street this morning as the motorcycle run celebrated its 10th anniversary.The bikes, which again came from all over the county...
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