PICTURE GALLERY: Northampton neighbourhood pulls together to clean up their...
Piles of ruined carpets, furniture and belongings were stacked up outside people's homes in Northampton today in the wake of last night's 'biblical' flash flooding.The homeowners and neighbours in St...
View Article'The world changed for them': Councillor launches fundraising appeal help...
A crowdfunding page has been set up to help cover the cost of damage in Northampton after 64 millimetres of rain fell in just two hours on Sunday.Homeowners and neighbours in St Leonard's Road, Far...
View ArticleBREAKING: Cobblers announce Sixfields to be renamed the PTS Academy Stadium
The Cobblers have announced they have agreed to a ‘stadium naming rights partnership’, and that Sixfields is to be renamed the PTS Academy Stadium - although no details on how much the deal is worth...
View ArticleNorthants batsman Duckett backed to rediscover his best form
Northants skipper Alex Wakely has backed Ben Duckett to get back to his best sooner rather than later.Duckett has endured a difficult start to the season, scoring just 69 runs in six County...
View ArticleTickets for intimate Ash gig on sale this Friday
Alt rock trio Ash will play Esquires in Bedford this summer as part of a short run of UK dates before heading to America.The Northern Irish band, led by Tim Wheeler, released their latest album Islands...
View ArticleDINING OUT: The Horseshoe, Sywell
Sometimes the impromptu decisions are the best ones.With lunchtime rapidly approaching and a hard morning’s work in the garden under our belts, nobody needed much persuading to head out for something...
View ArticleTeenager arrested after blaze at former club in Rushden
Police are investigating a fire at a former Rushden club as possible arson.Firefighters were called to the blaze at the old Fate club in High Street at about 4pm on Sunday.Five appliances attended the...
View ArticlePICTURE GALLERY: Heavy rain floods parts of Northampton over the weekend as a...
A sudden deluge of rain hit Northampton on Sunday evening leaving cars stranded, homes flooded and businesses shut.The huge storm, which had been predicted by the Met Office which issued a severe...
View ArticleDriver hits coach as it pulls out of Northamptonshire car park, police reveal
A driver collided with a coach as it pulled out of a car park in Northamptonshire, police have reported.A spokesman for police said: "The red Citroen C2 hit the coach as it left the Dodford Manor car...
View ArticleBurglars break in to Moulton home
Burglars broke into a Moulton home on Saturday afternoon.Northamptonshire Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary, which happened at a house in The Avenue, some time between midday and...
View ArticleJewellery and items of sentimental value stolen from Wellingborough house
Burglars escaped with a large haul of jewellery as well as several items of sentimental value following a break-in at an address in Wellingborough.They smashed the glass in the front door of the...
View ArticleFour people wanted for questioning in connection with illegal hare hunt in...
Four people are wanted for questioning in connection with an illegal hare hunt in Northamptonshire.Northamptonshire Police have released CCTV images of the suspects believed to have taken part in the...
View ArticleTonga ace Tuitavake signs new deal at Saints
Nafi Tuitavake has signed a new one-year deal at Saints.The Tongan, who can play at centre or on the wing, has made 29 appearances for Saints since joining the club from French side Narbonne in 2016....
View ArticleAngry residents need to know whether blocked drains turned Northampton into a...
The people of Far Cotton, St James and Briar Hill whose homes were devastated by flooding over the bank holiday need answers as to how so much standing water could collect in such a short space of...
View ArticleBody found in search for missing Burton Latimer man
Police searching for a missing man have confirmed a body was found yesterday evening (Monday) close to his home.Formal identification has yet to take place but officers believe it is that of...
View ArticleCarphone Warehouse to close 92 stores as profits tumble
Nearly 100 Carphone Warehouse stores are to close this year as the retailer’s new boss pledges to “take action” to tackle challenges in the firm’s troubled mobile phone unit.Dixons Carphone said that...
View ArticleSelfless Northampton volunteer group helped to feed Far Cotton storm victims...
It might have been just a small gesture of kindness - but to some people dealing lost and destroyed possessions during the Northampton floods it meant the world.Sikh community leader Amarjit Singh...
View ArticleFlower tributes on Northampton street where 17-year-old Louis Ryan Menezes...
Residents in a Northampton housing estate where a teenager was stabbed to death on Friday say they "no longer feel safe" in their streets.Louis-Ryan Menezes (pictured), aged 17, from Rothewell, died...
View ArticleCar narrowly avoids crashing into Charles Bradlaugh statue in Northampton...
The statue of Charles Bradlaugh in Northampton town centre was spared damage as a car almost crashed directly into it.A blue VW Golf collided with a flower pot at the foot of the statue in Abington...
View ArticleAppeal to find missing Desborough girl, 15
Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing Desborough teenager. Kelsey Turnell, 15, was last seen at about 9.15pm yesterday (Monday, May 28) in Market Harborough.It is believed she...
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