Trial date set at Birmingham Crown Court for Upton murder case
Two men are set to stand trial over the death of Joshua Bains, who died in Northampton last October.Jerome Smikle, aged 27, of St Leonard’s Road, Far Cotton, and Kayongo Shuleko, aged 25, of Cornwallis...
View ArticleNorthampton couple celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day
A Far Cotton duo, who have seen the world together standing hand-in-hand are celebrating their Diamond wedding anniversary today.Liz, 77, and Keith Coleman, 79, tied the knot in 1959 as teenagers at...
View ArticleThief steals tools before assaulting two men in Bugbrooke
A thief assaulted two men who confronted him after he stole tools from a parked van in Bugbrooke.On Tuesday (February 12), the man took the tools from the vehicle while it was parked in St John's Road...
View Article'Difficult times ahead' for South Northants community transport service if...
A volunteer service offering transport to medical and wellbeing appointments in the South Northants area is in desperate need of new recruits.Towcester Area Door to Door (TADD) has for the last two...
View ArticleFEATURE: In-form Turnbull relishing his ‘surprise’ role as Town’s midfield...
Jordan Turnbull was not the only one to be caught by surprise when his manager first asked him to play in midfield.The 24-year-old had previously only played in defence, mostly at centre-half with the...
View ArticleSupergroup Mini Mansions to headline Bedford venue
Touring members of Arctic Monkeys, Queens Of The Stone Age and The Last Shadow Puppets are heading to the region when Mini Mansions headline Esquires in May. The band is poised to release their third...
View Article'We will give staff a pay rise if we can afford it' pledge Northamptonshire...
The leader and chief executive have pledged to give Northamptonshire County Council staff a pay rise if they can afford it - but union members have questioned why a £2million contingency saving isn’t...
View ArticleDrunk Northampton robbers sentenced for drive-by mugging of tennis star
A pair of drive-by muggers have been jailed for robbing a young tennis star of her mobile phone as she was on her way to a tournament.Michael Keogh and Nathan Pitt had just tried to snatch a phone from...
View ArticleSaints sign New Zealand star Franks
Double World Cup winner Owen Franks will join Saints this summer.The 31-year-old tighthead prop has agreed a two-year deal at Franklin's Gardens with the option of another year. New Zealand star Franks...
View ArticleCobblers assistant boss West outlines promotion ambition
Assisant boss Colin West says it is his and Keith Curle’s ambition to see the Cobblers promoted back to Sky Bet League One ‘as quickly as possible’.West and boss Curle have been in charge at the PTS...
View Article'It's the most unusual ceremony I've done so far': Daventry woman presides...
It's safe to say a Pizza Express is not the place you'd expect to see a couple tying the knot.But Sheron Burt, a professional celebrant from Daventry, witnessed first-hand Maddie Jones and Alex Sung...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire teenager forced at gunpoint to beg family over the phone to...
A Northamptonshire teenager was held at gunpoint and beaten for hours in a bid by two men to blackmail him into paying a £70 drug debt.Northampton Crown Court heard yesterday (February 14) how the...
View ArticleNorthampton General Hospital worker handed suspended sentence after inventing...
A healthcare assistant working at NGH has escaped a jail sentence after defrauding the NHS of £3,400.Paul Wootton, aged 30, of West Street, Ecton, was charged with fraud and securing unauthorised...
View ArticlePolice call for review of 'poorly run' Northampton nightclub after incidents...
Police have called for the licence of a ‘poorly run’ Northampton nightclub to be reviewed after a series of incidents over recent months - including an alleged sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl.A...
View ArticleWood wants to stay at Saints
Tom Wood feels he has 'unfinished business' at Saints and is desperate to stay at the club beyond the summer.The experienced flanker's contract comes to an end at the conclusion of the current...
View ArticleBridge admits Cobblers players ‘owe it to the fans’ to put on a show at the PTS
Jack Bridge admits he and his Cobblers team-mates ‘owe it to the fans’ to turn in a match-winning performance when Crawley Town come to the PTS Academy Stadium on Saturday (ko 3pm).Town were humbled...
View ArticlePupils befriend care home residents to learn about Northampton's history
Ninety children Northampton school pupils visited the residents at St. Christopher's Home in Abington Park Crescent to ask them about their memories of 'old Northampton'.Year 4 children at Bridgewater...
View ArticleTwo teenage girls sexually assaulted at 'poorly-run' Northampton nightclub
Police have called for the licence of a ‘poorly run’ Northampton nightclub to be reviewed after a series of incidents over recent months - including an alleged sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl.A...
View ArticleWoman knocked down by van outside row of Northampton shops
A woman was given medical treatment after being involved in a collision with a van.The accident happened in Kingsley Park Terrace, near the Tesco store, at about 6.50am today (Friday).Police and an...
View ArticleRomance fraudster warns Northamptonshire singletons... by revealing his most...
Northamptonshire singletons have been warned about fraudsters who use dating websites to steal your money and identity after they've stolen your heart.The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) has...
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