London Underground posters to urge businesses to move to Northamptonshire
A ground-breaking new advertising campaign designed to bring business to Northamptonshire has been launched this week on the London Underground.The Love Northamptonshire campaign will see posters going...
View ArticleFormer Cobblers striker Akinfenwa signs for Gillingham
Adebayo Akinfenwa, who was the Cobblers’ leading goalscorer last season, has re-signed for Gillingham on a one-year deal.The 31-year-old has confirmed his return to Priestfield, where he played for one...
View ArticleDi Resta satisfied with Silverstone performance despite ‘cruel’ British GP...
Paul Di Resta has described the back-of-the-grid penalty he received for being underweight ahead of Sunday’s British Grand Prix as “cruel”.Silverstone-based Force India driver Di Resta produced what he...
View ArticleDay hopeful summer signings can complete Saints
Christian Day is optimistic Saints can show they are the complete package this season.The club have recruited strongly during the summer, adding the likes of Lions star George North and Samoan...
View ArticleOutbreak of hand, foot and mouth virus at Northampton school
Parents of pupils at a Northampton primary school have been warned of cases of a highly-contagious skin condition.Boothville Primary School, in Booth Lane North, has had seven cases of hand, foot and...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire businesses painting bright picture in quarterly survey
A survey of more than 100 Northamptonshire businesses has painted a “hugely encouraging” picture, with increases in recruitment and exports over the last three months.Northamptonshire Chamber’s...
View ArticleMan accused of ‘pleasuring himself’ in Northampton’s Market Square extradited
A man who faced a charge of pleasuring himself in Northampton’s Market Square has been extradited.Linas Kelpsa was due to appear at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday but the court heard he had...
View ArticleF1 fans hit out at ticket prices for British Grand Prix
Formula One fans have hit out at the high price of last weekend’s British Grand Prix as a reduction in cost for next year’s race was revealed yesterday.Despite being this country’s biggest motorsport...
View ArticlePandora: Poor Nigella still loves her angry husband
Advertising magnate, Charles Saatchi, will never live down what he describes as “27 minutes of madness”. In those 27 minutes he was photographed grabbing his the cookery Goddess wife by the throat in a...
View ArticleAufona: Fairground attractions for Bran (if not public)
BRAN Eldred’s a fair-minded chap and he’s doing a splendid job ensuring Northampton has lots of fun this summer. Isn’t he just?Only last week we revealed how The Mack’s lieutenant had quietly signed...
View ArticleJohn Griff: See you in the F1 grandstand
The circus is in town again. The multi-coloured, multi-million pound caravans are back at the former wartime bomber base that is Silverstone for the running of the British Grand Prix weekend. Tens of...
View ArticleChron Comment: June 27
The designs for Project Angel, the new £43m office development planned for Northampton, are creating quite a stir.The public, including some wannabe architects, do seem unusually underwhelmed by what...
View ArticleWhite insists a winning start was vital for Steelbacks
Steelbacks loan spinner Graeme White believes that a successful opening to the Friends Life t20 was crucial.Gloucestershire were given a good thumping last Friday to the tune of 41 runs at the County...
View ArticleSaints pair start for Lions in Sydney showdown
Saints duo George North and Alex Corbisiero will start for the Lions in their third and final Test in Sydney on Saturday.Corbisiero missed last weekend’s clash, which the Wallabies won 16-15, due to a...
View ArticlePlans for ‘superfast’ broadband with no ‘black spots’ in Northamptonshire by...
County Hall bosses have launched a plan to help roll-out superfast broadband across Northamptonshire and ensure there are no communication black spots by 2017.As part of the plan, called the Next...
View ArticleInquest told there was a “lost opportunity” to treat mental health patient...
A coroner has said there was “a lost opportunity” to successfully treat a mental health patient who probably died from a cardiac arrest following severe constipation, an inquest ruled today.Bill...
View ArticleBurglar swiped iPod belonging to grieving brother
A burglar who stole an iPod belonging to the dead sister of the grieving victim could be behind a spate of calls by bogus traders, according to police.Northamptonshire Police this week appealed for...
View ArticleSix men arrested in Northamptonshire murder investigation
Six men have been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of Northamptonshire nightclub boss David ‘Les’ Ross.The men, aged 20 to 35, were arrested after raids at 7am today and then taken...
View ArticleSUMMER NAPS: Racegoers move into title contention
None of the top 16 teams managed a winner on Saturday, but the fact there were 32 in total meant plenty of other fresh challengers are making a concerted bid for the £1,000 first prize in October....
View ArticleSCRATCH LEAGUE: Milton stay on course for division one crown
Peterborough Milton remain on track for a third successive Scratch League Division One title after defeating Northants County 6-2 at home on Saturday.Wellingborough maintained their championship...
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