Northamptonshire safeguarding chairman says partnership has not been...
The chairman of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board has said the county’s safeguarding partnership between the county council, police and health providers has not been as ‘effective as it...
View ArticleCouncil 'overshot' on children's service cuts, claims Northampton MP candidate
A Labour Parliamentary candidate for Northampton has accused the county council of cutting children's services unnecessarily harshly.The county authority is on course to underspend in the department...
View ArticleCCTV of man wanted in connection to bike theft at Northampton school
Police have released CCTV images of a man they believe may have information about the theft of a bike from Caroline Chisholm School in Northampton.The bike was taken from the school bike racks sometime...
View ArticleLooking Back: Come on The Cobblers!
It's not easy being a football fan, however, the pain of defeat can be forgotten in the pleasure of victory.From the days at the County Ground with the open terraces to the all-seater luxury of...
View ArticleTraffic cameras show nearly standstill congestion at Northampton junction...
Heavy traffic has been reported on the M1 in both directions at J15 near Northampton.Delays of up to 20 minutes have been reported on the northbound lane approaching Northampton due to heavy...
View ArticleNorthants bowlers made to toil as Glamorgan trio all smash centuries
Northants head coach David Ripley is playing a game of wait and see before fully judging the performance of his bowling attack on the first day of the Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire beauty queen in the running to take home the crown at Miss...
She might work in car sales in Northampton, but Saffron Cocoran is in the running to be crowned Miss Universe Great Britain this year.A Northamptonshire beauty queen is in the running to claim the...
View Article'It would have been one heck of a crash': Watch as high-speed police chase...
A driver has described the terrifying moment a criminal narrowly avoided a head-on collision in front of him during a high-speed police chase.The motorist, who did not wish to be named, has supplied...
View ArticleNorthampton's good news magazine 'Happy Hood' earns £13,000 in grants to...
A 'good news' magazine highlighting the work people do to make Northampton a better place has scored £13,000 in funding to run for another year.Since April last year, the 'Happy Hood' magazine has been...
View ArticleMore than 300 town centres join Northampton in bid for share of Future High...
Northampton is facing tough competition for a share of the £675 million Future High Streets Fund after it was revealed more than 300 local authorities have applied.The fund has been offered to...
View ArticleCurle keen to see how Cobblers measure up against promotion-chasing Stags
Keith Curle believes squaring up to promotion-chasing Mansfield Town gives him and his players a great chance see exactly how they measure up against the Sky Bet League Two elite.And how far the...
View ArticleStags boss Flitcroft backing ‘professional’ Curle to take Cobblers ‘to the...
Mansfield Town boss David Flitcroft believes Keith Curle is the right man to take the Cobblers ‘to the next level’.The Stags manager brings his promotion-chasing side to the PTS Academy Stadium on...
View ArticleRushden Lakes cinema opening in weeks
The opening of Rushden Lakes’ 14-screen cinema is only weeks away.Cineworld has revealed it is set to open the doors of the complex in June - and will create more than 60 jobs when it does so.A...
View ArticleInjury-hit Saints make three changes for crucial Harlequins clash
Tom Wood, Jamie Gibson and Api Ratuniyarawa return to the Saints starting line-up for Saturday's crucial Gallagher Premiership game at Harlequins (kick-off 3pm).Wood, Gibson and Ratuniyarawa come in...
View ArticleEager customers queue from 1.30am to be first through the doors of...
Hundreds of eager residents queued and tussled to be the first inside a new Northampton home store this morning.The launch of Northampton's first The Range store drew hundreds of shoppers for the...
View ArticleJames Heneghan’s Northampton Town v Mansfield Town preview
Fixture: Northampton Town v Mansfield Town, Sky Bet League TwoDate/time: Saturday, April 13, 3pm kick-offVenue: PTC Academy StadiumForecast: 9C, sunny spellsOuts and doubts: Cobblers: George Cox...
View ArticleHarlequins v Northampton Saints: Tom Vickers' big match preview
Fixture: Harlequins v Northampton SaintsCompetition: Gallagher Premiership (round 19)Venue: The Stoop, TwickenhamDate and kick-off time: Saturday, April 13, 2019, 3pmTelevision coverage: NoneReferee:...
View ArticleRoll up roll up for Victorian Easter at historic palace home near Northampton...
An historic country house near Northampton is hosting a 19th-Century circus as part of its Victorian Easter.Holdenby House, between Church Brampton and East Haddon, has added the fun of the circus to...
View ArticleCouncillors angered at 'small' amount of money for villages affected by...
Councillors feel that residents have been ‘let down’ by the amount of money their communities will get if the proposed Northampton Gateway development is approved.Roxhill's Northampton Gateway proposal...
View ArticleAir ambulance lands in Duston following crash at busy junction
All emergency services are on the scene in Duston following a serious crash outside a popular pub.The serious collision, on Bants Lane at the Poppyfield pub junction, happened at around 1.10pm today...
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