Great British Food Festival at Kelmarsh on hunt for star baker
Do you have what it takes to be a star baker and impress with your cakes? Well the organisers of the Great British Food Festival at Kelmarsh Hall want to hear from you.Taking place over the weekend of...
View ArticleLightning map shows where storm struck in Northampton
Thanks to a dedicated lightning data website, the Chron has put together this map showing where lightning struck during the weekend's thunderstorm.According to the map, 560 lighting strokes were...
View ArticleVIDEO: Strictly duo Kevin and Karen talk as new tour starts
Strictly Come Dancing professionals Kevin and Karen Clifton started their latest tour at Northampton last week.We chatted to the duo about their show with further dates lined up at Aylesbury's...
View ArticleMan seriously assaulted by gang in Wellingborough
A man was seriously assaulted by a gang of five or six attackers in Wellingborough.The incident took place in Bassett’s Park at about 12.30am on Saturday, May 26.The victim, a 19-year-old man, was...
View ArticleWoman sexually assaulted in Northampton park while with a child in a pushchair
A woman who was walking with a child in a pushchair in a Northampton park has been sexually assaulted.She was near the Bridgewater Drive side of Abington Park when she was grabbed from behind and...
View ArticleBins carried off by floodwater in Northampton will not be replaced until new...
Residents whose bins were washed away in the weekend's flash floods will have to wait another week before they can order a new one from the council.Dramatic videos and pictures shared during the floods...
View ArticleMurder detectives say 'suspicious activity' near Northampton shops could be...
Reports of 'suspicious activity' near to the street where a teenager was murdered in Northampton may be crucial to the investigation, a police chief has said.It has now been five days since Louis-Ryan...
View ArticleSEVERE WEATHER WARNING: Heavy rain and thunder forecast for Northampton...
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for rain in Northampton this evening and into tomorrow.The severe weather warning for rain is currently in place from 2am tomorrow morning (Wednesday)...
View ArticleRace for Life in plea for volunteers to help in Northampton this weekend
Organisers of Northampton’s popular Race for Life events say they need more men and women to come forward to volunteer at Abington Park this weekend.The events are put on to raise money for Cancer...
View ArticleSaints centre Francis gets England call for South Africa tour
Saints will have a representative on England's tour of South Africa this summer after Piers Francis got the call on Tuesday evening.Francis impressed during Sunday's 63-45 defeat to the Barbarians at...
View ArticleOff-licence given go-ahead in Northampton estate despite concerns by...
Residents of a Northampton estate are worried that a new off-licence could add to street drinking problems in the neighbourhood.The Eurofoods Plus store has been awarded a licence to sell alcohol from...
View ArticleLine up for comedy festival announced
The line up for this comedy festival has been announced taking place across three venues in Northampton town centre.Comedy Crate brings the festival to the Charles Bradlaugh, Black Prince and...
View ArticleHome Office admits blunder that stopped woman coming to live with her husband...
A woman who feared being separated from her husband in Northampton for 18 months when the Home Office misread her immigration application is set to be reunited following an appeal by the Chronicle and...
View ArticleCrazy golf, trampoline centres or even a 'mini NEC': Northampton will need to...
Northampton needs to become a town of leisure to survive the loss of Marks & Spencers - and should even consider a "mini NEC" for the former Greyfriars site.That is according to the boss of McManus...
View ArticleMatilda musical heads to Milton Keynes
She might say that she is small but it hasn’t stopped Northamptonshire’s Poppy Jones from taking the starring role in Matilda the Musical coming to Milton Keynes Theatre next week.Poppy shares the...
View ArticleThousands flock to NEC for final leg of annual Slam Dunk festival
Thousands of punk, rock and metal fans from across the region descended on the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on Monday for the final day of this year’s Slam Dunk Festival.The travelling...
View ArticleNorthampton Town supporters' trust welcomes club investment... but says...
Cobblers fans will always refer to Northampton town's ground as 'Sixfields', the supporters trust says, after plans to rename it the PTS Academy Stadium were announced.Yesterday club chairman Kelvin...
View ArticleNorthampton's flood-struck businesses bounce back after days of stripping out...
Businesses in a Northampton street hit by flash floods say they have lost 'thousands of pounds' to water damage.After spending a bank holiday Monday counting the cost of Sunday night's thunderstorms,...
View ArticleSEVERE WEATHER WARNING: Met Office issues ANOTHER warning for heavy rain and...
Thunderstorms and heavy rain are likely to hit Northamptonshire tomorrow (Thursday), according to forecasters. Within the last half an hour the Met Office issued the yellow warning which will kick at...
View ArticleUnsigned global star Donna heads to Corby
Irish singer songwriter Donna Taggart is bringing her UK headline tour to The Core in Corby on June 8.Taggart has seen a meteoric rise to international fame with number one records in eight countries...
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