BOWLS: Northants start their season in superb style
Northants Men got their season off to a flying start with a thumping 148-86 win over Derbyshire in the Midland Counties Championship.The match was staged at Kingsthorpe BC, and Northants made the most...
View ArticleANGLING: Gurney lands a record 51lb common at Stanwick
Forget all that long-stay carpin stuff – sometimes staying OFF the bank for a spell can pay dividends...And for Stanwick regular Gordon Gurney, coming back to that fishery following several weeks off,...
View ArticleGOLF: Competition set to be fierce at county championships
Entries for the 2018 NGL Boys and Girls County Championships on Thursday, May 31 are flying in as the youngsters prepare for the biggest junior strokeplay event in Northamptonshire this year.With the...
View ArticleCRICKET: Northants Cricket League results, fixtures and pictures special
Reigning champions Old Nortrhamptonians secured their first win of the 2018 Hevey Building Supplies NCL Preier Division win of the season on Saturday, easily seeing off old rivals Saints by nine...
View ArticleYoungsters put through their paces to be part of Northamptonshire Emergency...
Potential new recruits for Northamptonshire Emergency Services Cadets (NESC) have taken on a series of challenges to show they have what it takes to join the scheme.Open to teenagers aged 13 to 18,...
View ArticleCommissioner overseeing Northants County Council: “We have a lot of work to do”
The commissioner in charge of steering Northamptonshire County Council through its troubles has made his first public statement.Tony McArdle has been appointed along with Brian Roberts to take over the...
View ArticleQuestions over whether Northants County Council balanced its books last year...
Northamptonshire County Council may not have balanced its books last year according to its auditors and could be facing a legal wrangle.After months of financial uncertainty, the authority announced...
View ArticleNorthampton's annual Oak Apple Day returns next week
Oak Apple Day will be commemorated in Northampton with a special thanksgiving ceremony next Tuesday.The annual historic ceremony will start at 11.30am on May 29 at All Saints' Church and celebrates the...
View ArticleTGI Fridays in Northampton respond to ongoing national strike action
A Northampton branch of TGI Fridays has responded to whether they will be taking part in the national strike action affecting the chain.Workers at the American-style diner are walking out across...
View ArticleSevere weather warning issued for Northamptonshire as we head into the May...
Heavy showers and thunderstorms are set to hit Northamptonshire this weekend as temperatures set to soar.The Met Office has issued a severe weather weather for heavy rain which kicks in at 6am tomorrow...
View ArticleVIDEO: School children play dangerously close to edge of Northampton town...
A shock video showing two young boys playing dangerously close to the edge of a set of Northampton town centre rooftops has gone viral.The short clip filmed by recruitment consult Darren Michael from...
View ArticleBlocked Northampton road causing delays and potential bus route diversions
A Northampton road is currently blocked due to a road accident.Black Lion Hill westbound is blocked and Stagecoach has tweeted to say all services could be delayed and diversions may be put into...
View ArticleJamaican rap star Sean Paul to play headline show in region
Chart-topping Jamaican rapper Sean Paul, American hip-hop star Fatman Scoop and BBC 1’s Charlie Sloth will be heading to the region this summer.The three will be performing at the Ricoh Arena’s...
View ArticleQuestions over recruitment agency co-run by Northants County Council
A recruitment agency set up by Northamptonshire County Council with other authorities has come under scrutiny.The authority spent £10m with Opus LGSS in the six months between September 2017 and this...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Ex-soldier could get life for raping 68-year-old Northampton...
A man accused of breaking into a Northampton widow's home in 1986 and raping her has been found guilty following a unanimous verdict.Donovan Vernon did not flinch as the 12-member jury read out the...
View ArticleTreasured Rolex stolen off Northampton man's wrist by two women who 'groped...
A Northampton pensioner says he was robbed of his £6,000 Rolex by two strange women who "mauled and fondled" him on his own front drive.Despite telling them to stop touching him and leave him alone,...
View ArticleContract for uncertain respite care has been extended in Northamptonshire
A family has spoken of their relief following the news that respite care will be funded until the next financial year.Trudie and Malcolm Ray, receive respite at The Squirrels centre in Rushden one...
View ArticleFamily of nine terrapins dumped near Northamptonshire canal would have...
The RSPCA say they had "no choice" but to put down a family of yellow-bellied terrapins dumped by a canal near Northampton at the risk of "untold damage" to wildlife.The nine fresh-water turtles were...
View ArticleVile Northampton rapist caused put family through 'horrific' trial by...
A shamed ex-soldier who claimed his rape of a widow in Northampton was "consensual" heaped untold distress on an aging family by dragging them through a trial, a lead detective has said.Yesterday,...
View ArticleResidents of Woodford Halse to consider legal challenge over claims of poorly...
Residents of a housing development in Woodford Halse are considering taking legal challenge over the alleged poor state of their new build homes.Earlier this week, the Daventry Express spoke to a...
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