Dementia patients set to double to 16,000 by 2030 in Northamptonshire
More than 16,000 people in Northamptonshire are expected to be living with dementia by 2030, double the number now, according to the county council.Public consultation has started on new plans to help...
View ArticleHealth bus to visit Daventry
Shoppers are being urged to visit a travelling health bus this week to share their views on local health services.As part of a their Summer Listening Events Nene Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the...
View ArticleRental fraud warning to students in Northamptonshire looking for accommodation
Students looking for accommodation ahead of the new term starting in September are being warned against rental fraud.The advice has been posted by Northamptonshire Community Connect, part of the county...
View ArticleWarning to Northamptonshire farmers to take steps to prevent arson attacks
Farmers are being urged to be on the alert to avoid becoming a victim of an arson attack.Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service, Northamptonshire Police and the CLA are urging the county’s farmers...
View ArticleElectric vehicles scheme to be put in place at three NHS sites in...
Six new electric vehicles are to be put in place at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust sites across the county.They will be at three trust premises, Berrywood Hospital in Duston,...
View ArticleRise in number of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) reports in Northamptonshire...
Northamptonshire Police is currently carrying out 28 investigations into suspected Child Exploitation (CSE) crimes, new figures have revealed. The county force launched the campaign earlier this year...
View ArticleNominate your sporting heroes from grassroots and national stage in...
Northamptonshire Sport is looking for your vote in the annual awards to celebrate those who ‘make sport happen’ in the county.If you have been inspired by a local athlete; motivated by a coach; proud...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire Scouts pay respects to Hiroshima Peace Park during Jamboree...
Scouts from Northamptonshire have visited the Peace Park at Hiroshima, the site where the first atomic bomb was dropped 70 years ago.The Scouts are representing the United Kingdom at the 23rd World...
View ArticleFormer town councillor found guilty of sexually assaulting girl
A former Brackley town councillor has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl.Stuart Dancer, aged 66, of Ellesmere Close in Brackley, was a Brackley Town councillor from May 2003 until...
View ArticleTeeangers from Northamptonshire sign up for National Citizen Service during...
Hundreds of teenagers from across Northamptonshire are spending their summer holidays giving back to their local communities and developing key life skills as part of the National Citizen Service...
View ArticleTaxi driver threatened with knife by robber in Daventry
A taxi driver was robbed and threatened with a knife by a man in Daventry.The incident happened in Chantelle Court off Hemans Road on the Headlands on the evening of Sunday, 24 May. Northamptonshire...
View ArticleFurther 24-hour London tube strike confirmed
Anyone travelling to London should plan ahead as a further 24-hour strike by Underground workers is to go ahead from Wednesday evening in a bitter row over plans for all-night tubes.This latest strike...
View ArticleClothing shop OPEN closes in Northampton town centre
A menswear shop in the Grosvenor Centre has closed down under a year after it opened. OPEN on the ground floor of the shopping centre opened in October last year and was a new venture by JD Sports to...
View ArticleTwo-thirds of adults in Northamptonshire are overweight, warns county council...
Two-thirds of adults in Northamptonshire are overweight or obese, according to new statistics revealed as part of the county council’s 20 Million Steps campaign.Northamptonshire County Council is...
View ArticleMotorcyclist from Northamptonshire airlifted to hospital after crash
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital after a crash on the A421 yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).At around 4.45pm on the Bletchley Road in Thornborough, at the junction with Padbury Road, a red and...
View Article‘Hive of activity’ at Franklin’s Gardens as steelwork is nearly completed
The steel framework of the new Barwell Stand at Franklin’s Gardens has now been largely completed, the club has confirmed.A spokesman for Northampton Saints said the past week had been “a hive of...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire Police launch campaign to recruit more officers from ethnic...
Northamptonshire Police has launched a campaign to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities.Latest figures show that across Northamptonshire, eight per cent of residents describe themselves as...
View ArticleHighways chief speaks out in defence of Moulton bypass scheme
Northamptonshire’s highways chief has defended the approved Moulton bypass plan after the scheme was knocked for being “badly designed”.At a meeting on Tuesday, members of Northamptonshire County...
View ArticlePolice warning of doorstep traders selling knives in Northampton and Kettering
People in the Northampton and Kettering area are being warned about rogue doorstep traders selling knives.The advice from police and trading standards is not to buy goods or services from anyone...
View ArticleMore than 170 firms bid for grants from Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership
A record number of businesses have applied for grants from Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership to help them expand.The scheme, launched by chief executive of Royal & Derngate, Martin...
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