Game Review: DMC: Devil May Cry
When a game is announced and the developers mention the franchise has been rebooted and has taken on a new look and feel, critics tend to rain down on them with negativity.However, a lot of the time....
View ArticleNew hotel to be built in the heart of Northampton’s cultural quarter
A new hotel will be built close to the Royal & Derngate Theatres in Northampton.Hotel chain Premier Inn has announced plans to build a 104 room hotel behind the Derngate Theatre in Albion Place.The...
View ArticleJob loss fears at Northampton’s HMV after firm enters administration
It has been announced that Northampton town centre’s HMV store is at a serious risk of closure and workers may lose their jobs.The 92-year-old DVD and CD chain has appointed Deloitte as administrator...
View Article‘Smooth criminal’ sentenced for hacking Michael Jackson songs
A computer hacker has been handed a suspended prison sentence for attempting to steal unreleased songs by Michael Jackson from music giant Sony.James Marks, aged 27, of Anson Close, Daventry, was...
View ArticleTattoo artist working at Northampton studio dies after attack in Milton Keynes
A tattoo artist who worked at a studio in Northampton has died after he was attacked outside the Xscape centre in Milton Keynes.Joe Kent, 24, died earlier today at Milton Keynes Hospital where he was...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Northampton Saints due to announce new contracts
Northampton Saints are set to make multiple contract announcements on Wednesday morning, the Chron understands.Boss Jim Mallinder is ready to name at least three players who will definitely be at...
View ArticleCobblers take to the cage ahead of Burton clash
The Cobblers let off some steam this week with a session of mixed martial arts as the snowy weather continued to hinder preparations for Saturday’s visit of Burton Albion to Sixfields.The Town squad,...
View ArticleSaints swoop to sign England prop Corbisiero from London Irish
England prop Alex Corbisiero will join Saints this summer, the club has confirmed.And new deals for front row forwards Alex Waller and Tom Mercey have also been announced.Corbisiero will join from...
View ArticleTemporary promotions as hunt for new police deputy begins
Northamptonshire Police have this morning confirmed Martin Jelley will take on the role of temporary deputy chief constable at the end of the month.Mr Jelley, who is one of two assistant chief...
View ArticleSummer spike in traveller camps in Northamptonshire
The number of unauthorised traveller camps reported in Northamptonshire hit a two year high last summer, latest figures have revealed.A report published by the Northamptonshire Countywide Traveller...
View ArticleCorbisiero can’t wait to be part of the ‘great culture’ at Saints
New signing Alex Corbisiero says he’s looking forward to being part of the ‘great culture’ at Saints.The England prop, who has 18 Test caps to his name, will move to Northampton from London Irish this...
View ArticleDrivers suffer internal injuries in head-on crash
A man and a woman from Duston were both hospitalised with serious injuries following a road crash in Northamptonshire yesterday afternoon.The two drivers were injured after their cars collided head-on...
View ArticleEngland under-19s call-up for Northampton Town goalkeeper
Cobblers goalkeeper Dean Snedker has been called up to the England under-19 squad for their international friendly with Denmark, at Doncaster Rovers’ Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday February 5.Snedker...
View ArticleJob loss fears at Northamptonshire Blockbuster branches as company enters...
An estimated 25 jobs are at risk in Northamptonshire after video and game rental company Blockbuster announced it had entered administration.The chain employs 4,190 staff across 528 stores nationwide....
View ArticleGirl’s foot amputated after savage attack by family’s Staffordshire bull...
A distraught mother has warned other parents their children are never truly safe with family pets after a Staffordshire bull terrier puppy attacked her ten-year-old daughter – forcing her to have part...
View ArticlePilot killed in London helicopter crash flew Northamptonshire air ambulance
The pilot who died in a helicopter crash in London this morning often flew the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.The pilot has been named as Captain Pete Barnes. He died when the...
View ArticleNew police app could help catch criminals
Police commissioner Adam Simmonds has asked for the public’s help to track the county’s ‘most wanted’ criminals.Mr Simmonds has revealed how a section of his new “justice plan” includes a chance for...
View ArticleNorthampton Saints confirm prop Doran-Jones has agreed Harlequins move
Dorian West has revealed Paul Doran-Jones is set to leave Saints for Harlequins this summer.Tighthead Doran-Jones, who joined Northampton from Gloucester in 2011, will be one of three props to exit...
View ArticleBinley hits out at police reforms and tells David Cameron to ‘knuckle down’
Northampton South MP, Brian Binley, has hit out at the Government’s plans to slash police pay, while branding last year’s police commissioner elections a “debacle”.Home Secretary Theresa May yesterday...
View ArticleWest has no worries over Saints signing Corbisiero’s knee injury
Dorian West has moved to allay fears about new Saints signing Alex Corbisiero’s knee injury.It has been reported that the England prop, who will join Northampton from London Irish this summer, will...
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