Double bike snatch in Northampton street
Police are appealing for witnesses to a double bike robbery in Birds Hill Walk, Lings, Northampton.A group of four men, with bikes, were approached by a man and a youth at 3pm on Friday when the older...
View ArticleNCL ROUND-UP: Skipper Webb has Saints in a tangle
Old Northamptonians claimed local bragging rights in some style as they thrashed town rivals Saints by 10 wickets in the premier division at Birchfield Road East.Saints would have felt they were in the...
View ArticleSurgery delay for Northants skipper Peters
Stephen Peters expects to be back in action on the scheduled date despite having surgery on his broken finger delayed by seven days.The Northants captain was due to have a metal wire removed from the...
View ArticleStabbing victim stable after attack in Northampton town centre
A man is in a stable condition in Northampton General Hospital after being stabbed during an argument in the town centre.The victim and his friend became embroiled in an argument with three other men...
View ArticleNorthants issue contract deadline to Aussie bowler Copeland
Northamptonshire have given Trent Copeland until July 5 to decide whether or not to accept an offer to return to the County Ground.The Australian seamer was a huge success in his two-month stint that...
View ArticleSensor alarms to be used to warn elderly patients at risk of falls
Northampton General Hospital (NGH) is using sensor alarms to help protect elderly people at a ‘high risk’ of falls.The alarms alert nursing staff when an ‘at risk’ patient attempts to get up from their...
View ArticleCobblers’ out-of-contract quintet at Sixfields for talks
Northampton Town’s five out-of-contract players will have meetings with manager Aidy Boothroyd this week to resolve their situations at the club.Midfielders Ben Harding and Luke Guttridge, forward Roy...
View ArticleThieves steal haul of cash after raiding HSBC cash machine
Thieves stole a ‘significant amount’ of cash after they broke into a cash machine in Northampton.The cash was stolen from the HSBC cash machine in Waterside Way, Lakeside. A spokesman for HSBC said the...
View ArticleReview: The BBC Good Food Show
A Mecca for all those who love their grub, the BBC Good Food Show is well worth a visit.This year’s summer event was held at the NEC in Birmingham, where thousands of people flocked to catch a glimpse...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd says he will be sticking to Sixfields budget
Aidy Boothroyd says the Cobblers will not spend beyond their means as he prepares to tweak his Sixfields squad this summer.Club finances are reasonably healthy at the moment, with several highly-paid...
View ArticleNew boy Denman fully prepared for Saints challenge
Saints new boy Gareth Denman believes the rough and tumble of Championship rugby will stand him in good stead for a crack at the Premiership.Denman begins pre-season training with Northampton on July...
View ArticleSupermarket evacuated following electrical fire
A supermarket was evacuated and temporarily closed last night following an electrical fire.Fire crews were called to Waitrose in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, at about 5pm.The supermarket and car park were...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire to formalise support to armed forces
Northamptonshire County Council will formalise its support to the armed forces by signing the Armed Forces Community Covenant today.The aim of the Community Covenant is to encourage local communities...
View ArticleEarly morning alcohol sale ban proposal to be discussed tonight
Plans to force bars and nightclubs in Northampton town centre to shut by a designated time in the morning will be discussed tonight.Northampton Borough Council’s licensing committee will consider...
View ArticleAnthrax scare at Northampton Royal Mail sorting centre
Emergency services were called to a Royal Mail centre in Northampton after staff became concerned about a suspect package.Staff said police, firefighters and ambulance crews were called to the building...
View ArticleCommissioner Simmonds to give out police grants
Commissioner Adam Simmonds has revealed he is to begin distributing grants in Northamptonshire in a bid to cut crime.The Police and Crime Commissioner today announced the new grants scheme, which will...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire Police will not reveal number of officers it has sent to G8...
Northamptonshire Police has confirmed it has sent officers to the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland - but is refusing to say how many.The two-day meeting of leaders of eight of the world’s largest...
View ArticleNorthants call off search for second overseas player for Twenty20
Northamptonshire’s hopes of securing the signature of a second overseas player for the upcoming Friends Life t20 have ended.Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques was offered a short-term deal that...
View ArticleSecurity guard attacked and robbed outside Northampton bank
Two robbers on a motorbike made off with a cash box after attacking a security guard in a robbery at a Northampton bank this morning.The incident happened at Barclays Bank, in Weedon Road, St James at...
View ArticlePolice make 62 arrests in drink driving operation
Sixty-two people have now been arrested as part of a summer police blitz on drink drivers in NorthamptonshireIt means, since the start of the clampdown on June 1, three more arrests have been made...
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