Northamptonshire firefighters prepare to remember fallen colleagues
Firefighters will hold a minute’s silence in memory of their fallen colleagues next month.Firefighters Memorial Day falls on Saturday, May 4, and is an important day for all serving and retired...
View ArticleEnormous 'Total Wipeout' aqua park with slides and trampolines is opening...
A huge new ‘Total Wipeout’ inspired aqua park with a host of wet and wild activities is planned to open this April in Northampton.The 30,000 square ft floating park will open at Billing Aquadrome, and...
View ArticlePreparations under way in Daventry District ahead of European election
People living in Daventry District have until Tuesday, May 7 to register to vote in the European Parliamentary election scheduled to take place next month.Daventry District Council is making...
View ArticleLane closed on M1 near Northampton after lorry crash
Delays of 30 minutes have been caused by an accident on the M1 near NorthamptonHighways England said it had closed lane one northbound between junctions 15 and 15a so repair and recovery work could be...
View ArticleLake rescue teenager Nathaniel Clark nominated as 'unsung hero' in...
A modest teenager who pulled a stricken primary school pupil from a freezing lake earlier this year has been nominated as an ‘unsung hero’ in our education awards.Nathaniel Clark, a sixth former at...
View ArticleNorthants NHS CCG staff survey results ‘poor’
A damning survey of NHS staff working for the body responsible for Northamptonshire’s health services has said that senior managers don’t communicate properly or act on staff feedback.New chief...
View ArticleFears Northamptonshire's probation service is 'failing' offenders after death...
The number of offenders to die while under the supervision of the probation service in charge of Northamptonshire has more than tripled over the past three years.Research by the BBC Shared Data Unit...
View ArticleWho’s been sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court
The following people were sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court:FEBRUARY 15Adam Perkins, aged 37, of Jenkinson Road, Towcester, no insurance; fined £300, surcharge £30, costs £85, licence...
View ArticleEaster heatwave: Temperatures set to soar to 21C across Northamptonshire this...
Forecasters are predicting sunshine and high temperatures for the four-day Easter weekend.Temperatures across Northats will begin to rise from tomorrow to 16C and into Thursday it should be around 18C...
View ArticleNotre-Dame fire in pictures: 850 years at the centre of French life
A huge fire swept through the roof of the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris last night, sending flames and huge clouds of grey smoke billowing into the sky.It took firefighters hours to...
View ArticleMan wanted after theft from vehicle in Crick
Do you know or recognise this man?Northamptonshire Police officers are appealing for help to identify the man pictured in connection with a theft from a vehicle in Crick earlier this year. Officers...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire's Brexit planning revealed
Officials making Brexit preparations for Northamptonshire have been looking at the possible impact on public disorder, workforce shortages, food and medicine supply and transport issues.Officials...
View ArticleRecord number of children in Northamptonshire score a place at first choice...
The list of primary school allocations was announced today as parents found out which school their children would starting at in September.Northamptonshire County Council says the number of children...
View ArticleCorby-based MEP quits UKIP and joins Brexit Party
East Midlands MEP Margot Parker has today announced her resignation as UKIP deputy chairman and has quit the party.Mrs Parker, who has championed women’s rights and equality, has joined Nigel Farage’s...
View ArticleDaventry residents suffer massive blow in bid for compensation from council
Residents of a number of Daventry homes are set to be sent a letter of apology after they were wrongly told their homes would be sold - but homeowners who moved house now look increasingly unlikely to...
View ArticleLong Buckby man appears in court charged with burglary and vehicle offences
A man has been remanded in custody after appearing before magistrates charged with burglary and other offences.Callum Gordon, aged 28, of no fixed address, appeared at Northampton Magistrates’ Court...
View ArticleMore than 150 children still not allocated a social worker by...
Northamptonshire County Council still has more than 150 children without an allocated social worker.The figures have been revealed in a report which will be looked at by the authority’s overview and...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire local councils employed two officers earning over £100k
A district and borough council in the West Northamptonshire region paid just two officers each on salaries of over £100,000.The annual Town Hall Rich List, compiled by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, shows...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire men charged over firearms incident near supermarket
Two men from Northamptonshire have been charged in connection with an incident where shots were reportedly fired in Weymouth.Dorset Police received a report last May of shots being fired near to the...
View ArticleSerious safeguarding fears as numbers of homeschooled children in...
The man charged with overseeing the safeguarding of children in the Northamptonshire says he has ‘strong concerns’ about the rapid rise in the number of county children being home-schooled.Chairman of...
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