Driver airlifted to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries...
A car travelling on a country road between Cold Ashby and West Haddon ended up in a field at the weekend.The serious crash happened at around 7.20am on Saturday (March 16) when a black Volkswagen Polo...
View ArticleThree masked men rob Northamptonshire village shop armed with baton
Northamptonshire village shop workers were forced into a bathroom by armed masked men who robbed the store of cash.At around 11.45am on Friday, March 15, three men wearing high visibility waistcoats on...
View ArticleSafe containing cash stolen in Northampton burglary
Witnesses are being sought following a burglary in Park Avenue North, Abington, Northampton.Sometime between 6.05pm and 8.50pm, on Friday evening (March 15), the offender/s broke in through patio doors...
View ArticleGirlfriend of Northamptonshire Police officer who strangled her on bed feared...
A Northamptonshire Police officer who strangled his girlfriend in her bedroom and told her he would 'kill her' has been dismissed from the force.It was a year before the former partner of PC Greg Mead...
View ArticleRobber threatened to stab Kettering victim
A robber threatened to stab a man in Kettering if he didn’t hand over his phone or cash.Police have launched an appeal after the terrifying incident in Cross Street on February 22, with the force...
View ArticleNew Northamptonshire children's director warns of risk to excluded pupils as...
‘Any excluded child is a child at risk and we need to be dealing with it’ is the stark warning from the new children’s director at Northamptonshire County Council.Sally Hodges made the comments at the...
View ArticleDangerous driver wanted after incident near Kettering police hub
A motorist is wanted after being spotted driving dangerously near Kettering’s police hub.Officers are appealing for information after the incident in Weekley Wood Avenue at about 1.30pm on Sunday...
View ArticleBritpop favourites Sleeper heading to Northampton
Sleeper are back in the region in next Friday to headline the Roadmender. Promoters The Pad Presents are bringing one of the best known names of the Britpop era to the Northampton venue after they...
View ArticleBlack Grape to bring party vibes and wit aplenty to Bedford
Shaun Ryder and Kermit are back on the road and bringing Black Grape to Esquires this weekend. The pair released their third album Pop Voodoo in 2017. It was their first album in 20 years.Black Grape’s...
View ArticleNorthampton runner to take on London marathon for fifth consecutive year in...
Tom Winkler vowed to his wife last year that it would be his final London marathon after the birth of his twin girls.But this year he has broken his promise all in aid of trying to raise £2,000 for a...
View ArticleLooking Back: leisure time for pleasure - on high days, holidays and weekends
With a increase of leisure time and disposable incomes, the baby boomer generation had a whole host of leisure opportunities that many of their parents and grandparents had been denied.Sporting events...
View ArticleFamiliar foe in the middle for Cheltenham clash
An old nemesis will take charge of the Cobblers this weekend with Charles Breakspear appointed as the referee for their League Two clash with Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road.The Surrey official felt...
View ArticleBarnes set to take charge of a Saints clash with Tigers for final time
Wayne Barnes is ready to referee an east midlands derby for the final time after being named as the man in the middle for Friday's huge game at Welford Road.Barnes is planning to hang up his whistle...
View ArticleSurvivor Kady cheated death and beat the odds to forge radio career
A former University of Northampton student, who sustained 10 broken ribs and a burst stomach artery, has bagged a first-class honours degree after overcoming a hit-and-runIn 2015, Kady Middleton was...
View ArticleTigers boss Murphy discusses bringing back England stars for Saints showdown
Leicester Tigers boss Geordan Murphy says his England stars are 'itching to play' against Saints at Welford Road on Friday night.But Murphy is unsure whether he will throw George Ford, Ben Youngs, Dan...
View ArticleFormer Saints player and club president Raphael passes away
Saints have announced the passing of former player, director and club president Jon Raphael.The former Saints and England hooker passed away earlier this week aged 66, having featured more than 150...
View ArticleBrit pop legends set to support Madness at Northam[pton show this summer
The Nineties Brit pop act who brought the world Three Lions have been confirmed as the support for Madness at their Franklin's Gardens gig.Liverpool's The Lightning Seeds are set to take to the stage...
View ArticleStarbucks drive-thru in supermarket car park approved by Northampton Borough...
Councillors have given planning permission to plans to build a Starbucks drive-thru in a supermarket car park.The drive-thru, in the Morrisons car park on Kettering Road, will now be built despite the...
View ArticleFirst public meeting of councillors overseeing local government reform in...
The first public meeting involving councillors making decisions on the local government reform in Northamptonshire will take place next week.On Tuesday, March 26, councillors from Daventry, South...
View ArticleMeet the Northampton 11-year-old on track to be the UK's next Olympic gold...
Three times a week on a Northampton running track, the UK's fastest 11-year-old is training to be a world-record athlete one day.It's been a busy few years for Savannah Morgan. The Year 6 schoolgirl...
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