Doorman at Northampton night club stabbed in the shoulder by machete-wielding...
A member of staff at a Northampton town centre nightclub was stabbed with a machete.The incident took place on Saturday, October 28 between 1.15am and 1.30am when a man was refused entry to the Fever...
View ArticleSpooktacular show is big hit at Daventry Museum
Visitors to Daventry Museum enjoyed a spooky one man performance in time for Halloween.Daventry Museum hosted a performance of the Canterville Ghost as part of the National Museums at Night event and...
View ArticleSnap up Northamptonshire wildlife calendars
A calendar featuring stunning photographs celebrating the wildlife across Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire has been launched.Winning images from the Wildlife Trust’s 2017 Wildlife...
View ArticleStrictly star tops bill at fundraiser for poorly Newnham boy
Strictly Come Dancing fans will be foxtrotting their way to Fawsley Hall as couples hit the dance floor in a bid to win Northamptonshire’s very own version of the famous Glitter Ball Trophy. The...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire MPs hold ‘emergency meeting’ with Secretary of State over...
All seven Northamptonshire MPs met Sajid Javid yesterday (Monday) to discuss a damning financial review of the county council.The MPs held an emergency meeting with the Secretary of State for...
View ArticleDaventry mum's year-long wait for promised alterations to home means she must...
A Daventry mum has waited more than a year for work to be completed on her home for the benefit of her teenage son who has cerebral palsy, forcing her to carry him up the stairs so he can have a...
View ArticleMeet the animals in Northamptonshire desperate to be re-homed this winter
Do you have space in your heart and home to help the counties unwanted animals?In a bid to help re-home animals in Northamptonshire - this newspaper has reached out to catteries and kennels in the...
View ArticleUnpaid leave forced on thousands of Northamptonshire County Council staff
Northamptonshire County Council staff will have to take mandatory unpaid leave, the authority has confirmed.A month ago a circular email was sent to some 3,000 staff, who range from social workers to...
View ArticleVIDEO: Daventry man is British champion after Ferrari Hillclimb triumph
Braunston became the home of a British racing champion earlier this month when one of its residents was crowned the winner of the 2017 Pirelli Ferrari Hillclimb Championship.Company director Dave...
View ArticleThieves explode Weedon supermarket ATM but leave empty handed
Thieves failed in their attempts to steal cash from a supermarket cash machine.At around 2am on Wednesday (November 1) a gas canister was used to cause an explosion at the Tesco Express in Weedon, at...
View ArticleWork underway on £695,000 Daventry sports park upgrade
The transformation of Daventry Sports Park is underway as work begins on installing a new 3G pitch and refurbishing its changing facilities.The £695,000 upgrade for the Browns Road facility has been...
View ArticleDementia support group to hold coffee morning in Daventry village
A dementia community group in Daventry set up after the Alzheimer's Society funding was cut by the county council is holding a coffee morning as part of its fundraising drive.Until March 31 this year,...
View ArticleDaventry man wanted on recall to prison
A Daventry man sent to jail five years ago is wanted on recall to prison after failing to meet the conditions of his release.Liam Wiggins, 26, previously of Warwick Street, Daventry, was sentenced to...
View ArticleHave your say on Northamptonshire County Council budget proposals
People can have their say about Northamptonshire County Council’s budget proposals at a series of public events over the next few weeks.In October, the cash-strapped council announced they would need...
View ArticleEVENTS GUIDE: Northamptonshire fireworks 2017
We bring you the biggest and best fireworks guide around featuring events across Northamptonshire for 2017.NORTHAMPTON ******************************************************WHAT: Northampton Borough...
View ArticleNorthampton primary school wins county sports award with skateboarding,...
Pupils at a Northampton school used jujutsu, archery and national dance competitions to earn a county sports school of the year award.The 108 students of Overstone Primary School, in Sywell Road,...
View ArticleTake on charity's muddy obstacle course race on Daventry farm and help fund...
A Daventry farm is hosting a charity obstacle course this month to help raise money for gift bags to give to cancer patients at Northampton General Hospital.The 8-kilometre Muddy Furlong course, at...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Warning to motorists after accident closes one lane of M1 near...
Drivers are being warned of delays on the M1 southbound near Junction 17 after a crash involving a car and a lorry.Highways England tweeted at about 3.15pm to say that only two lanes were open between...
View ArticleNOSTALGIA: Phil and Brian engineer rally triumph
Two men from Daventry held the winning combination for three Talbot engines which swept the board at the 1980 Lombard RAC Rally.Phil Davison and Brian Wileman built the engines, gearboxes and the axles...
View ArticleDaventry Town Council to consider introduction of community policing or...
Daventry Town Council has set up a working group to consider the possibility of introducing community policing or street wardens to the town, following a meeting of its Community Services Committee.The...
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