Male stranger climbed into woman’s car parked in Daventry town centre
A stranger let himself into the passenger seat of a car parked in Daventry town centre.At around 6.45pm on Sunday May 15 in Lodge Road a man got into the passenger seat of a car and started talking to...
View ArticleHuman head discovery: Police search village on Northamptonshire border
Searches are being carried out in a village near Rushden in relation to the discovery of a human head at a quarry in Cambridgeshire.An investigation was launched after the discovery of a human head at...
View ArticleSEVERE DELAYS: Accident involving two lorries causing long tailbacks on the...
Two lanes are currently closed on the M1 in Northamptonshire this morning. There are long queues and two lanes closed on the northbound of the M1 from junction 16 for Northampton/Daventry because of an...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire to pilot ‘weekend only’ prison system
A new pilot project will see some prison inmates in Northamptonshire released back into the community during the week as part of what is being described as ‘the biggest shake-up of Britain’s prison...
View ArticleFurther arrest over murder of Northampton man who was found in bushes
A 30-year-old man from Northampton has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the investigation of a body that was discovered in Billing Brook Road, Northampton in January.A...
View ArticleCampaign shines spotlight on child and adult safeguarding issues in...
A week-long public awareness campaign to raise the profile on child and adult safeguarding in Northamptonshire starts next week.The first ever Northamptonshire Safeguarding Week (May 23-27, 2016) will...
View ArticleReading charity needs helpers in Northamptonshire to support schoolchildren
A charity that helps schoolchildren to read in Northamptonshire is calling for more volunteers.Beanstalk is looking for more trained reading helpers to support the 11 percent of primary schoolchildren...
View ArticleCups of tea, weekly exercise classes and smiling help keep 104-year-old...
Always wearing a smile and joining in a weekly Oomp! excerise class is helping a care home resident stay young, according to staff at her 104th birthday party.Connie Kirton reached the incredible...
View ArticleSix arrested and 40 vehicles seized in ‘fatal four’ crackdown in...
Forty vehicles were seized and six people were arrested as part of a day-long crackdown involving 40 police officers in Northamptonshire.More than 100 road traffic offences were recorded as part of a...
View ArticleNearly 300 jobs created in Northamptonshire and East Midlands after £3...
Seven businesses in Northamptonshire and the East Midlands have created nearly 300 jobs thanks to £3 million of investment.The funding was delivered by Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnerships and...
View ArticleConstruction going well as Northamptonshire firm creates Lost Garden exhibit...
Garden ornament maker Haddonstone is to exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show next week and construction of their display is already well under way.The company which makes architectural stonework and...
View ArticleSouth Northamptonshire will not join with Oxfordshire in unitary plan says...
A proposal that would have seen a district of Northamptonshire leave the control of the county council and join with its neighbour in Oxfordshire has been scrapped.The leader of South Northamptonshire...
View ArticleCouncillor returns to role as chairman of South Northants Council after a 10...
The new chairman of South Northamptonshire Council (SNC) described challenges past and present after she was appointed to the role for the second time on Wednesday evening.Cllr Caryl Billingham was the...
View ArticleUK’s first Smashburger outlet to open in Milton Keynes next week
US burger chain Smashburger will make its long-awaited UK debut next week when it opens in Milton Keynes.The firm is opening a store in Kingston as it gears up to open 35 stores and create up to 1,400...
View ArticlePartners working to get a slice of £1.8bn
Two Local Enterprise Partnerships have joined forces to bid for a slice of the Government’s £1.8billion Local Growth Fund, funding which would further boost the South East Midlands economy, which...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: £1.2 million home of former Cobblers chairman can be sold but...
Half of the proceeds of sale from the former Northampton Town chairman’s £1.2 million house will have to be kept by solicitors as part of ongoing legal action, a court ruling has declared...
View ArticleOliver Adams to take away its Daventry shop
The name of Oliver Adams is set to disappear off the menu in Daventry.The traditional, Northampton-based bakers has announced it is closing its bakery in the town next Saturday, May 28.Managing...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Fifty police officers carry out raid on Daventry town centre pub
Fifty police officers raided a pub in Daventry town centre on Friday night.Sgt Sam Dobbs, tweeting from is account @sgtsamdobbs, said 50 tactical support officers in protective gear executed a drugs...
View ArticleDo you know a young unsung hero in Northamptonshire who deserves an award?
Young unsung heroes are to be recognised for their efforts and hard work at a special awards ceremony and there is still time to nominate people for one of the award categories.The Northamptonshire...
View Article‘Grow up and be more careful’ judge tells former Daventry man with...
A former Daventry man who “has a preference for girls much younger than him” has been jailed for breaching a court order for the fourth time after spending a night in a park with an underage...
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