Don’t miss out on your vote in local elections
People living in Daventry District could miss out on their chance to vote if they don’t register by April 17.On Thursday, May 2, voting will take place countywide for the Northamptonshire County...
View ArticleMan suffered serious throat injuries in circular saw accident
A man who dropped a circular saw on his throat in a Bank Holiday DIY accident was airlifted to hospital.The Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance were called to a house in Grange Park,...
View ArticleElderly woman airlifted to hospital after crash in Long Buckby
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious traffic collision on Friday, March 29.At around 2.20pm a silver Peugeot 107 was travelling on the B5385 in Cotton End from Long Buckby towards the...
View ArticleMan arrested for drink driving in Daventry
A man was arrested by police for drink driving in Daventry on Monday, April 1.Police received reports of a car being driven erratically at around 8.10pm.Members of the public followed the silver Audi...
View ArticleMan beaten and robbed in The Racecourse
A man was beaten unconscious and was forced to hand over cash and his mobile phone while walking across The Racecourse on Good Friday.The man was attacked as he walked through the Northampton town...
View ArticleM1 crash closes lanes on Northamptonshire stretch of motorway
Two lanes of the M1 motorway were closed for more than an hour earlier following a crash.A motobike and a car crashed on the northbound carriageway between Junction 16 and 18, near the Watford Gap...
View ArticleLondon Midland workers to be balloted on strike action
Rail workers on London Midland Trains, which serves Northampton, are to be balloted for strikes in a row over the sacking of a colleague.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at...
View ArticlePool changing rooms to get overhaul thanks to huge cash boost
Daventry District Council has been awarded £200,000 to completely refurbish the changing rooms at the Daventry swimming pool.DDC will receive their share of nearly £1.5 million worth of National...
View ArticleWoman killed in car collision named by police
The woman who died following a crash on a Northamptonshire road last week has been named by police.Daria Sandra Pikus, aged 22, from Spencer Road, Wellingborough, was walking across Turnells Mill Lane...
View ArticleHelicopter called out to Woodford Halse after motorbike theft
Two teenagers were arrested after a motorbike was reported stolen in Woodford Halse on Tuesday, April 2.Police were called out to the village at around 11.45pm after the reported theft in the Anscomb...
View ArticlePatients costing NHS Nene £4.6m by stockpiling medicine
The cost of wasted NHS medicines in Northamptonshire this year could have paid for 600 life-saving heart operations.The £4.6 million figure is being publicised to coincide with the launch of the...
View ArticleWork stopped on Silverstone solar farm
Work has stopped on the development of a solar farm in Silverstone after council officials realised it was not being built in line with original plans.A spokesman for South Northamptonshire Council...
View ArticleEgg-citing fundraising Easter hunt
Easter got off to a cracking start for the scores of children who tracked down chocolate treats in Dodford at the weekend.About 130 people attended an egg trial around the village, some dressed as the...
View ArticlePolice ask public to make life harder for burglars
With lighter nights upon us Northamptonshire Police are reminding people to make life harder for burglars.In the last 12 months, over 20 per cent of house burglaries occurred as a result of someone...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Controversial Northampton Tory will fight elections, but “faces...
Embattled Conservative county councillor Andre Gonzalez de Savage will fight in next month’s elections despite an eleventh hour emergency meeting which threatened to cost him his seat.With nomination...
View ArticleMotorbike crash on M1 led to serious injuries
A motorcyclist was left with serious injuries after a crash on the M1 near Daventry.At around 7.35am on Wednesday, April 3, on the northbound carriageway a black Triumph Tiger motorbike collided with a...
View ArticleStagecoach announces fares to rise by average 3.9 per cent
Stagecoach Midlands says rising costs and reduced public sector investment have forced it to increase fares for passengers by nearly four per cent.Fares in Northamptonshire will rise by an average of...
View ArticleApprentice stole £2k of shoes from Northampton’s Crockett & Jones
A former apprentice at Northampton shoe manufacturers Crockett & Jones has admitted stealing £2,000 worth of goods from his employer to fund his cannabis habit.Sully Illing, aged 18, of Gillsway,...
View ArticleRise in exports, fall in UK sales
Many county firms have reported an increase in exports but a fall in UK sales, new figures released this week have revealed.The latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) results, released by...
View ArticlePothole strategy ‘is working’
AN overhaul of the way potholes are repaired in Northamptonshire has brought ‘overwhelming improvements’ since it was launched claims the cash-strapped authority.In April 2010, County Hall said rather...
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