New lease of life for former Northampton care home that shut down twice
A former nursing home shut down twice in the last three years after being slammed by inspectors will find a new lease of life as a supported living centre for vulnerable adults.The former Kingsley...
View ArticleConstruction starts on new McDonald's restaurant in car park of Northampton...
Work has begun to build a new two-storey McDonald's in the car park of a Northampton supermarket.Construction crews have dug up a section of the Morrisons car park off Kettering Road in the first steps...
View ArticleCalls for council to take action as third of Northamptonshire secondary...
A councillor is urging Northamptonshire County Council to take steps to tackle the current situation in which a third of the county’s secondary schools are under par.Labour’s Julie Brookfield is...
View ArticleNorthampton mother marches on No 10 as part of campaign to give son access to...
A Northampton mother joined a march on No 10 yesterday to hand over a 570,000 strong petition to loosen the restrictions on medical cannabis.Julie young, from Brixworth, was thinking of her epileptic...
View ArticleCharity says 'unsafe' Onley prison has 'typical dislocation and disorder' of...
A prison reform charity says the issues highlighted in an inspection of HMP Onley are typical of the 'dislocation and disorder' in the country's jail systemInspectors visited the prison in November...
View ArticleWho’s been sentenced from Corby, Desborough, Kettering, Rushden and...
The following people have been sentenced at magistrates courts in the county:Ronald Maddix Nest Farm Crescent, Wellingborough. Age: 66 On 17/01/2019 in Wellingborough assaulted PC Morris.Plea: Guilty....
View ArticleCustomers of Northampton supermarket are being wrongly handed parking fines...
Loyal shoppers at a Northampton supermarket risk getting an undeserved fine because of malfunctioning cameras.The ANPR camera fault is penalising people who drive into the Tesco Mereway car park from...
View ArticleBoy in Northampton child abuse trial says he was 'mollycoddled to lie' about...
A boy at the heart of a Northampton child cruelty case says he was 'told to lie' in his official police interview about the alleged neglect.A trial has begun over the alleged mistreatment of children...
View ArticleA43 near Towcester closed southbound for six hours after serious motorcycle...
The A43 was closed southbound until early this morning (Thursday) following a crash.Police closed a stretch of carriageway between the A5 near Towcester and the A422 near Brackley from about 10.45pm on...
View ArticleSaints player delivers Northampton children important lesson on reporting abuse
Northampton primary school children were joined by Saints centre Fraser Dingwall yesterday as part of an effort to encourage youngsters to report abuse.The Northampton and England Under-20s star joined...
View ArticleSpecial report: One homeless person dies every five weeks in Northampton
During a week in which mourners gathered to remember the lives of lost homeless people in the town, a new report revealed how one rough sleeper is dying every five weeks in Northampton.But experts say...
View ArticlePlans approved for fire-hit building in Abington Street, Northampton
Work is ready to begin at a building at the top of Northampton's main shopping street which caught fire last year.The upper floors of number 112-116 Abington Street were severely damaged by flames when...
View ArticleFears raised as nuclear warhead convoy passes through Northampton
Campaigners have raised concerns about nuclear warheads travelling through Northampton after a convoy passed an accident-prone stretch of motorway.Nuclear warheads are regularly driven from Burghfield...
View ArticleIconic Northampton pubs sketched by talented artist
Artist Kardi Somerfield has embarked on a project to sketch as many of Northampton's most loved building as possible.The FridgeStreet project sees Kardi turn the art into fridge magnets, which are for...
View ArticleMural to Prodigy front man Keith Flint unveiled on underpass wall ahead of...
The newest artwork to adorn the walls of a neglected Northampton underpass has been unveiled.The newest artwork to adorn the walls of a neglected Northampton underpass has been unveiled.Over the past...
View ArticleBurglars break into Northampton house by throwing brick through window
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary took place in Northampton this morning (Thursday, March 21).An unknown number offenders threw a brick through the window of a property in Ixworth...
View ArticleDog walkers urged to keep pets on leads as two lambs killed near Daventry farm
Dog owners are being urged to keep their pets under control after two lambs were killed on a Northamptonshire farm.Police were called to the Cottesbrooke estate earlier today (March 21) after the...
View ArticleDrink-driving Northampton taxi driver jailed for causing serious injuries in...
A drink-driving taxi driver from Northampton has been jailed for causing serious injuries to himself and two others in a crash where he tried to overtake another car near Aynho.Kabir Hafiz pleaded...
View ArticlePolice chief encourages Northamptonshire officers to take their breaks in public
Police officers should take their breaks in cafes and sandwich shops to give them an edge over criminals, Northamptonshire's chief constable has said.Nick Adderley said some members of the public still...
View ArticlePolice chief urges Northampton officers to take their breaks in public
Police officers should take their breaks in cafes and sandwich shops to give them an edge over criminals, Northamptonshire's chief constable has said.Nick Adderley said some members of the public still...
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