300 police officers could be based at fire stations as part of ongoing merger...
Almost 300 police officers and Police Community Support Offices (PCSOs) have been given access to their local fire station as part of the ongoing merger between the two blue lights services.A police...
View ArticleDelays on M1 in Northamptonshire after crash involving lorry and a car
Drivers using the M1 in Northamptonshire this evening are being warned to expect delays after a crash involving a car and a lorry.One lane of the motorway in a northbound direction was closed earlier...
View ArticleNew WI groups in Northamptonshire meet in churches, villages halls...and...
Five new WI groups in Northamptonshire are going from strength to strength and appealing for new members.wThe groups include Kettering Kosmos, West Haddon, Ashton Belles, Northampton Martinis and...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire businesses urged to complete survey to help shape future...
Businesses across the South East Midlands are being given the chance to help shape the content of future Velocity workshops.The workshops, which have proven extremely popular since their launch last...
View ArticleWatchdog wants public’s view on East Midlands Ambulance Service
A health watchdog in Northamptonshire wants to know what people think of the East Midlands Ambulance Service.Healthwatch Northamptonshire, the local consumer champion for health and social care, is...
View ArticleExtra patrols in Northants over Halloween and Bonfire Night
Police and fire officers are stepping up their activities over Halloween and Bonfire Night.As part of Operation Pumpkin, there will be increased policing in different areas across the county to cover...
View ArticleLiving wage increases announced
The Living Wage foundation has today announced that accredited living wage employers will now pay staff at least the new voluntary living wage rate of £8.25 per hour. This contrasts the national...
View ArticleBusinesses in Daventry urged to be on their guard against money changers
Shopkeepers in the Daventry area have been urged to be on their guard if they are asked to change large bundles of bank notes by customers.During September, two Asian men entered a petrol station in...
View ArticleWEATHER WARNING: Top 10 tips for driving in the fog
Drivers are being alerted to more severe fog tonight (Monday) and continuing into Tuesday after the Met Office issued a ‘yellow warning’.Disruption has been caused on roads and motorways, as visibility...
View ArticleWoman rescued from burning barn in Norton
A woman was rescued from a burning building in Norton this afternoon.Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fire involving a barn and a flat shortly before 4pm today (Monday).The...
View ArticleScary goings on at park
More than 130 youngsters showed off their scariest scowls and blood-curdling costumes at Daventry Country Park’s Spooktacular Halloween event.The free event, sponsored this year by Daventry’s...
View ArticleBurglars stole jewellery and bag from Daventry home
Burglars broke into a house in Daventry, stealing jewellery and a rucksack.The burglary happened sometime between 9.50pm on Thursday, October 29 and 7.45pm on Friday, 30 October at an address in...
View ArticleCCTV image released of man who tried to sexually assault woman at Watford Gap...
A man who made sexual comments towards a woman at Watford Gap Services before trying to touch her is being sought by police. At about 11.30am on Wednesday, October 28, a man approached a woman in the...
View Article“Toxic” childhoods to be discussed at Northamptonshire children’s charity...
A conference to tackle the problem of children suffering a “toxic childhood” is to be held at Althorp House on Saturday.The event is being organised by Northampton charity KidsAid and will bring...
View ArticleWhy you will want to take an umbrella to bonfire night and weekend fireworks...
If you’re heading out to a fireworks display this bonfire night or weekend you may want to take a brolly and welly boots with you.The Met Office is forecasting rain spreading across the Midlands...
View ArticleThieves cut into more than 10 vehicles at Northamptonshire motorway service...
More than 10 lorries were targeted by thieves as they were parked at the Watford Gap service station overnight.The vehicles were targeted between 10pm on Sunday, November 1 and 6am the following...
View ArticleWATCH IT HERE: What do you make of new John Lewis Christmas advert?
John Lewis has today unveiled its Christmas TV advert ‘The Man on The Moon’.They have partnered with Age UK for its 2015 Christmas ad with a reminder to consumers to consider those who will be alone...
View ArticleThousands of pounds worth of TVs stolen in Daventry
Thousands of pounds worth of televisions were stolen from a lorry parked in the Royal Oak Industrial Estate, Daventry, in the early hours of yesterday morning (Thursday, 5 November).The lorry had been...
View ArticleFireworks party first aid advice from St John’s Ambulance
Leading first aid charity St John Ambulance is urging everyone to learn some basic first aid skills ahead of the Bonfire Night celebrations.St John Ambulance volunteers are attending almost 150...
View ArticleQuitting smoking would lift 96,000 people in the East out of poverty
New figures from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) show that of the 455,000 households in the East that include an adult smoker 158,000 (35%) are below the poverty line.An estimated 36,000 households...
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