Police launch review of unsolved Northampton pet shop murder
Detectives have today revealed they have launched a review of a notorious unsolved murder in Northampton, dating back to 1993.Police have conducted a “thorough review” of the evidence surrounding the...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder after Kingsthorpe attack
A 43-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following a violent attack in Kingsthorpe on Friday.The man is due to appear in court today.A police spokesman said: “Following a domestic...
View ArticleFake jewellery importer caught with £500,000 haul jailed for 30 months
A counterfeit jewellery importer caught with fake designer items worth nearly £500,000 has been jailed for 30 months.Jinbao Zhang was stopped on the M1 on August 21 last year with a car full of 1,500...
View ArticleAldershot Town confident Cobblers game will go ahead
Aldershot Town are confident Tuesday night’s game against the Cobblers will go ahead despite the recent bout of snowy weather.The Shots put out on appeal on Monday for supporters to help clear the...
View ArticleWoman punched after black cat is thrown into Northampton river
A woman had a punch thrown at her by men who had earlier thrown a cat into the River Nene, police have revealed.The incident happened between 1.15pm and 2.10pm on Sunday, January 13, when three men...
View Article10,000 stop and searches carried out in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Police carried out more than 10,500 stop and searches in the last 12 months, it has been revealed.The force today asked for anyone who has been stopped and searched by police officers...
View ArticleNorthampton residents told keep leaving rubbish and food waste out despite...
People in Northampton whose bins have been missed due to snow are being asked to keep leaving out their rubbish and food waste for collection.Northampton Borough Council said crews have been working...
View ArticleSex pest jailed for groping bus passengers
A SEX pest who was banned from taking a bus during the school run has been jailed after breaching the terms of his order.Roger Pell, aged 53, of High Street, Kingsthorpe, was banned from the buses last...
View ArticleDriver dies after A45 crash in Northamptonshire
A 57-year-old man has died following a road crash in Northamptonshire last night, police have confirmed.The fatal road traffic collision took place at around 10.10pm on the westbound A45, around 300...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire air ambulance pilot died after being diverted
The pilot who flew the air ambulance in Northamptonshire and died in a helicopter crash in central London had been diverted because of bad weather before his aircraft clipped a crane and then plunged...
View ArticleSaints flanker Clark confirms shoulder op woe
Saints star Calum Clark will undergo surgery on a shoulder injury on Wednesday, throwing his participation in England’s Six Nations campaign into doubt.The flanker suffered the injury during the first...
View Article“Council should take Northampton bins contract in-house”
Labour councillors have pledged to look at bringing bin collections in Northampton under local authority control, if elected.The Guildhall opposition party have been strongly critical of the...
View ArticleBoothroyd delight as Cobblers take snowy conditions in their stride
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd admitted he did not think the game against Aldershot would go ahead, but felt his players dealt with the snowy conditions better than their counterparts.Town beat the Shots...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire crime family jailed for running drug farms
A ‘highly organised crime family’ responsible for running cannabis factories around Northamptonshire have been sent to prison for a total of more than 10 years.Four men have pleaded guilty at...
View ArticleTonga’uiha targets Premiership success after European exit
Soane Tonga’uiha admits he’s disappointed with how the past two European campaigns have gone for Saints.But he has emphasised the players’ desire to pour everything they’ve got into the pursuit of LV=...
View ArticleDole queues still getting shorter in Northampton
The number of official jobseekers in Northampton has fallen for the third period in a row.Latest statistics for Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants in December showed there were 5,429, a drop of 334...
View ArticleHospital warning after rise in sledging accidents injuring “sensitive areas”
People are being warned to take care playing in the snow after Northampton General Hospital revealed a surge of sledging-related accidents.Although the overall number of people attending its accident...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Aldershot v Cobblers view and player ratings: An evening of...
The Cobblers probably didn’t think they were about to embark of a voyage of discovery when they set off for Aldershot on Tuesday morning.Although, the winter wasteland that provided the backdrop to the...
View ArticleWoman and three sons rescued from car ‘hanging off bridge’ in Northamptonshire
A woman and her three children had to be rescued after part of her car was left hanging off a bridge in Northamptonshire.Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called just befor 4pm on...
View ArticleExtra baby unit planned at Northampton General Hospital
Northampton General Hospital has been awarded £480,000 to improve maternity services, the Government will announce today.The money will be used to develop a new midwife-led unit at the hospital to...
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