Plan to convert Northampton Sikh temple into house for 17 people meets...
A plan to renovate a Sikh temple in Northampton to create rooms for 17 tenants has met with concerns from environmental health and a conservation group.The St George's Street building, in Semilong, is...
View ArticlePublic meeting to discuss reinstating Northampton's number 11 bus service
A public meeting has been arranged to discuss what can be done for isolated residents whose bus service was scrapped more than a year ago.Until December 2017, the number 11 service served the Kingsley...
View ArticleThe big applications granted planning permission in Northampton this week
Councillors met this week to determine a series of planning applications in Northampton.The borough council’s planning committee convened at The Guildhall on Tuesday evening (February 19), and approved...
View ArticleCurle: ‘Last opportunity’ for ‘self-employed’ Cobblers players
Keith Curle has made it clear to his ‘self-employed’ Cobblers players they are all playing for their futures over the final 13 games of the season.With Town sitting in 16th place in the Sky Bet League...
View ArticleThe oldest football clubs: How every team ranks in order of when they were...
Who are the oldest clubs in the Premier League and Football League?Here, we a look at when each of the 92 clubs were founded - ranking them from youngest to oldest. Click and scroll through the page to...
View ArticleHolidaying in Europe after Brexit
Q: I want to book my summer holiday and was planning to drive to France with my dogs as I have in previous years.Is there any way of knowing if this is a sensible thing to do? Can we plan that far...
View ArticleCervical cancer could be eradicated in three decades, experts claim
Cervical cancer could effectively be eliminated from the UK in around three decades, experts have claimed.An estimated 112 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in Northamptonshire every year,...
View ArticleNew Flore bypass shut in both directions after serious accident
The Flore bypass has been closed in both directions after two lorries were involved in a collision this morning.AA Traffic News is reporting that two lorries were involved and there has been a fuel...
View ArticleNorthampton teenager wanted by police
A woman from Northampton is wanted on warrant after failing to appear at court.Elena Ioan, aged 19, of Charles Street, The Mounts was charged over theft-related offences but failed to appear at...
View ArticleCelebration for National Mental Health Nurses Day today in Northampton
The Grosvenor Centre is inviting hopeful mental health nurses along to speak to professionals today at an event in the town centre.In partnership with the University of Northampton, St Andrew’s...
View Article'Outstanding' Northampton partnership for training teachers comes top of the...
A partnership that has been training teachers in Northampton for over 20 years has been rated 'outstanding' in all areas by the education watchdog.The Northampton Teacher Training Partnership has been...
View ArticlePlan to convert Northampton Sikh Gurdwara into house for 17 people meets...
A plan to renovate a Sikh Gurdwara in Northampton to create rooms for 17 tenants has met with concerns from environmental health and a conservation group.The St George's Street building, in Semilong,...
View ArticleLondon stabbing victim confirmed as 22-year-old Northampton man
Detectives investigating the murder of a 22-year-old in Camden have confirmed that he was from Northampton.Although the Metropolitan Police is awaiting formal identification, officers are confident...
View ArticleSaints boss Boyd discusses impending Burrell departure
Boss Chris Boyd says Luther Burrell is ready to end his stay at Saints on a high after agreeing a switch to rugby league side Warrington Wolves.Burrell will exit Franklin's Gardens this summer, having...
View ArticleSome Saints players at 'nine out of 10' but Boyd tells them to stay grounded
Chris Boyd believes 'quite a few' of his Saints squad are currently performing 'up around nine out of 10'.But the boss has warned his players against complacency as they bid to back up last Saturday's...
View ArticleMidfielder O’Toole says it’s a case of ‘wait and see’ over new Cobblers contract
Midfielder John-Joe O’Toole has admitted he will ‘have to wait and see’ if he will be offered a new contract to stay at the Cobblers.The 30-year-old’s Town deal expires this summer, and the former...
View ArticleLife sentence for drug dealer who murdered Northampton father on the streets...
The drug dealer who stabbed a 34-year-old Northampton father to death in the streets of Kingsley has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years.Daniel Quinn, from Wolverhampton, chased down Daniel Fitzjohn...
View ArticleColumn: Food insecurity is a national shame
Our columnist Rachel McGrath talks about the growing national scandal of food insecurity in her column this week....As reported in the Chronicle and Echo within the last week, the Government admitted...
View ArticleColumn: Relishing the simple things in life
Our columnist John Griff reflects on some of life’s simple pleasures in his column this week...Have you noticed anything different about day-to-day life this week compared to a week ago? Anything which...
View ArticleCorby shooting: Three men charged
Three men have been charged with attempted murder over a firearms incident in Corby last December.On Saturday, December 22, a 38-year-old man was found at an address in Stone House Mews suffering...
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