Brave Lewis receives new powered wheelchair thanks to charity donations
A 10-year-old boy from Northampton with a rare life-threatening condition has received a new powered wheelchair thanks to local fund-raising.Lewis Herbert has been given a specialist Mustang powered...
View ArticleEnd of another era in Formula One for Northampton’s Cosworth
The engine-making division of famed engineering company Cosworth will be leaving Formula One at the end of this season, it has been announced.Marussia, the only team on this season’s grid to be powered...
View ArticleSteelbacks’ Willey passed fit to take on Gloucestershire
Northamptonshire will put out an unchanged team when they face Gloucestershire in the Friends Life t20 this afternoon.It means the same XI that completed a dramatic last-ball success over Glamorgan on...
View ArticlePolice start new booze crackdown with 67 seizures
Police seized alcohol from 67 people who were drinking in the streets of Northampton town centre at the weekend and ordered 17 people to leave the town, as part of a new booze crackdown.Senior officers...
View ArticleWoman left with black eye after assault on Northampton street
A woman was grabbed by the wrist and punched in the face after she refused to allow a man to join her as she walked along a Northampton town centre road.The assault happened in St Giles Street,...
View ArticleDefender Artell in line for Cobblers run-out at Cogenhoe
David Artell will make his first Cobblers appearance in more than nine months when he lines up in the team that plays Cogenhoe United in a friendly on Tuesday night (7.45pm kick-off).The centre-back...
View ArticleEx-Cobblers defender Johnson signs for Indian club
Former Cobblers defender John Johnson has signed for Indian club JSW Sports, who are managed by another ex-Town defender, Ashley Westwood.The I-League side confirmed the deal on Tuesday, also adding...
View ArticleWoman abused in homophobic attack in Northampton kebab shop
A woman was abused and assaulted by a thug in what police say was a homophobic attack in a Northampton takeaway.The assault happened on Saturday, June 29, between midnight and 3am, in Regent...
View ArticleFemale motorcyclist who died in M1 crash is named by police
Police have named the woman who died in a crash on the M1 in Northamptonshire late on Sunday night.Edita Bojarinova, aged 29, of Leicester, was riding a white Yamaha R6 on the M1 northbound, between...
View ArticleMachete-wielding robber targets petrol station in Northampton
A robber armed with a machete stole cash in an attack on a petrol station in Northampton today.The incident happened at about midday at the Sainsbury’s petrol station, in Weedon Road, Sixfields.A...
View ArticleLevi century sets up a Steelbacks success
A stunning century from Richard Levi set the platform for a good Northamptonshire Steelbacks win over Gloucestershire in the Friends Life t20.The South African made 110 from just 62 balls and hit 15...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire’s Levi ‘pays back’ team-mates with T20 hundred
Northamptonshire century-maker Richard Levi paid tribute to his team-mates after making a superb century against Gloucestershire.The South African put together a superb Twenty20 innings, patient at...
View ArticleTrialist Elford-Alliyu scores four as Cobblers hit Cogenhoe for six
Lateef Elford-Alliyu scored four times as the Cobblers recorded their second friendly win in as many games against United Counties League opposition.Town beat Cogenhoe United 6-0 at Compton Park with...
View ArticleBoss Boothroyd to make decisions on Cobblers trialists in ‘next few days’
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd has confirmed he will make decisions over the fate of his four on-trial players in the next few days after three of them scored in a friendly win at Cogenhoe United.Lateef...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire Police to target foreign criminals in road operation
Police are to target foreign criminals from Romania, Lithuania and Poland on the county’s roads today as part of an operation across Northamptonshire.Officers will be carrying out roadside checks and...
View ArticleSupport Our Independents: Voni Blu in Castilian Street
Every day this month the Chron is teaming up with the Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) to feature a ‘Business of the Day’ – giving you more information about an independent...
View ArticleQuadruple murder suspect Anxiang Du set to enter pleas
Murder suspect Anxiang Du is due before Northampton Crown Court tomorrow to face four charges of murder.Du, aged 54, from Coventry is expected to enters pleas to four charges of murder, following the...
View ArticleRipley pleased to see Levi fire at the top as Steelbacks prepare for Somerset
Northamptonshire head coach David Ripley believes overseas signing Richard Levi has now shown what a good player he is.The South African crafted an excellent match-winning hundred against...
View ArticleWork begins to demolish footbridge at Northampton station
Work has started to demolish the old footbridge at Northampton railway station, as part of the ongoing redevelopment of the site.A temporary bridge is replacing the old footbridge, while the existing...
View ArticlePolice launch witness appeal in wake of Northampton murder
Police have launched an appeal for witnesses following the suspected murder of 72-year-old Giuseppe Miceli in Northampton on Saturday.As reported by the Chron yesterday, Mr Miceli was found dead by...
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