Burglars steal car keys from Northampton home before making off with cars
Two cars were stolen after burglars broke into a home in the Dallington area of Northampton.The raid happened sometime between 1am and 6am on Friday May 3 and two sets of keys were taken and then used...
View ArticleAppeal for witnesses after Northamptonshire crash leaves motorbike rider with...
An accident that left a motorbike rider with serious injuries is being investigated by police.The crash, first reported on the Chron’s website on Friday, happened at 7.40am on May 3 on the A5 at...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire cancer charity Crazy Hats announces new date for postponed...
Britain’s Got Talent winners Ashleigh and Pudsey will open an annual walk to raise funds for a Northamptonshire breast cancer charity.Crazy Hats has revealed that Tuesday May 14 will be the date of its...
View ArticleParish councillors elected for Hunsbury Meadows and West Hunsbury
One of the Northampton parish councils formed following a Community Governance Review last year meets for the first time tonight, just hours after an uncontested election was ratified.Hunsbury Meadows...
View ArticleLow election turnout in Northamptonshire shows people are ‘perfectly happy’...
The leader of Northamptonshire County Council has suggested the low turnout at last week’s council election indicates people are happy with the way the Conservatives have run the authority for the past...
View ArticleNorthampton dad of Tia Sharp sees the man accused of sexually assaulting then...
The Northampton dad of Tia Sharp was at the Old Bailey today to see the man accused of killing his daughter after sexually assaulting her.Steve Carter, from Moulton, heard how Stuart Hazell, the former...
View ArticleRubbish and recycling collections to change for 30,000 Northampton homes
Rubbish and recycling collection days are about to change for about 30,000 households in Northampton.Letters are being sent to all affected households to inform them of the changes, which will come...
View ArticleIndependents Day on July 4 will champion Northampton town centre’s 200-plus...
Northampton will mark Independents Day on July 4, a celebration of the town’s independent traders championing their individuality, customer service and commitment to quality.As part of the third...
View ArticleVandals scratch seven cars parked in Northamptonshire street
Seven cars parked on a street in Northamptonshire village were scratched by vandals.The cars, in Broad Street, Brixworth, were damaged with a sharp instrument between 1am and 1.30am on Sunday May...
View ArticleMercey says history counts for nothing ahead of Saracens showdown
Tom Mercey has told his Saints team-mates to forget the past when they travel to Saracens in the Premiership semi-final play-offs on Sunday.Northampton will head to Allianz Park looking to end a run of...
View ArticleBradford striker Wells: ‘I’ll score twice against the Cobblers’
Bradford City striker Nahki Wells is confident he will continue his excellent goalscoring record against the Cobblers when the teams meet at Wembley in the npower League Two play-off final.In what is...
View ArticleWorkshop by experts on foraging for edible plants in Northamptonshire
A workshop on foraging is being held at Bay Tree Cottage in Farthingstone near Towcester on Saturday May 11.The session will encourage visitors to explore the countryside with an expert forager to...
View ArticleNorthampton General Hospital offers pioneering Botox treatment for severe...
A new treatment offer Botox injections to treat migraines is being offered by Northampton General Hospital.The treatment was approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence last...
View ArticlePolice link two attacks on teenagers in Northamptonshire town
A man who punched a 16-year-old girl and in another attack stole a bike from a teenage newspaper deliverer is being hunted by police.Both incidents happened in Daventry and are being linked by...
View ArticleNorthampton in Bloom launches ‘edible’ theme for 2013 contest
This year’s Northampton in Bloom contest has been officially launched at the kitchen garden at Delapre Abbey.Members of Northampton Borough Council, which is coordinating the town’s entry, joined...
View ArticleTeen girl is punched and paperboy robbed in Daventry
Police in Daventry are linking two incidents in which a teenage girl was punched and a paper boy was robbed.The first incident occurred on the footpath between Welton Road and Northern Way at around...
View ArticleCobblers season tickets holders snap up thousands of seats for Wembley
Northampton Town bosses have revealed more than 6,000 Wembley tickets have already been snapped up by Cobblers season ticket holders.Seats for the League 2 Play-Off Final went on sale to Sixfields...
View ArticlePeters: Kent victory the pick of County’s flying start
With the County Championship taking a break from the Northamptonshire schedule for a few days, captain Stephen Peters has reflected on his side’s opening quartet of games.A rain-ruined draw in...
View ArticleMasked man robs teenage boys at Northampton beauty spot
A man wearing a balaclava grabbed the arms of two boys and stole their phones as they were walking through a Northampton beauty spot, police revealed today.The robbery happened in Lings Wood,...
View ArticleSaints star Wood to skipper England on Argentina tour
Saints flanker Tom Wood has been named England captain for this summer’s tour of Argentina.Wood is one of six current Northampton players in the Red Rose squad, with Calum Clark, Paul Doran-Jones,...
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