Fundraising abseil of Northampton’s Lift Tower for Daventry district guide
A Newnham teenager will abseil down Northampton’s Lift Tower to help raise money for her girl guiding trip to Mexico.Elise Hawksworth, 15, who attends Newnham Guides and studies at DSLV, was chosen to...
View ArticleBridge Street bar 'has moved on troublemakers' after adopting councillors'...
A Northampton bar that has been beset by troublemakers has been forced to adopt measures to protect vulnerable customers after a behind-closed-doors licence review.Balloon Bar has, among other...
View ArticleBoy, 17, ‘threatened with gun’ in attempted robbery near Kettering
A 17-year-old boy was threatened with what is believed to have been a gun in an attempted robbery near Kettering.At around 10.30pm on Wednesday (May 31), the victim was riding a motorcycle along...
View ArticleNorthampton Hope Centre denounces Facebook page posting 'insulting, demeaning...
A Facebook page is being condemned as "insulting, demeaning and degrading to people with complex needs" by the Northampton Hope Centre because it posts photos of men and women on a street corner,...
View ArticleMan dies following incident at Wellingborough building site
A man has died following an incident at the Stanton Cross development site last week.At about 1.45pm on Wednesday, May 24, police were called to the building site in Irthlingborough Road,...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire five-year-old helps to raise over £4,000 for disabled children
A Northamptonshire community has thrown its support behind a five-year-old's fundraising drive and has helped to raise £4,065 to help disabled and terminally ill children in the county.Max Brennan, 5,...
View ArticlePlans have been submitted to open a new dance studio and cafe in Northampton
A theatre school principal is looking to revamp a disused building in a Northampton business park so she can have all of her students "under one roof."Top Hat Theatre School is negotiating for a lease...
View ArticleCampaign launched to help ‘unlock’ Northamptonshire silent six-year-old boy...
A heartfelt fundraising appeal has been launched to help unlock the potential of a silent six-year-old Northamptonshire boy whose body and brain do not link.Callum Duff, from Kislingbury, does not...
View ArticleBosom buddies: Northampton women start peer support group for breast cancer...
Three Northampton breast cancer survivors have registered a charity and provide local peer support group to help others who have been diagnosed with the disease.Leonie Heard started Breast Friends...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire’s Hannah Barnes among the star names on OVO Energy Women’s...
Fans can look forward to watching the world’s top women cyclists next week, after the full 102-rider provisional start list for the OVO Energy Women’s Tour was announced this afternoonThe race will...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire five-year-old helps to raise over £4,000 for disabled children
A Northamptonshire community has thrown its support behind a five-year-old's fundraising drive and have helped to raise £4,065 to help disabled and terminally ill children in the county.Max Brennan, 5,...
View ArticleNorthampton warehouse worker set to deliver aid to families in need in Africa
An employee at a Northampton warehouse is planning a trip to Africa where he will donate clothes and other items to families in need, which he has collected from his colleagues, friends and...
View ArticleAppeal to find missing Northampton man
Police have launched an appeal to find a Northampton man who has not been seen in three weeks.24-year-old Arman Ali has been missing from his home in Long Mallows Rise, Ecton Brook, since Sunday, May...
View ArticleWarning over sale of razor sharp fidget spinners
Evil web vendors are cashing in on the biggest craze of 2017 by selling metal fidget spinners - with razor-sharp edges. Thousands of the bladed metal ‘toys’, that contain bearings to make them spin,...
View ArticleAverage toddler bedtime routine takes an hour and a half
The bedtime routine is something every parent struggles with at some point - you are not alone.While every baby is different - it’s the ‘terrible twos’ that cause the most trouble for many parents. One...
View ArticleOne in three men admit they are punching above their weight
One in three men reckon they are ‘punching above their weight’ in a relationship - compared to just one in five women.Men are much more likely to leave their mates dumbstruck by pulling someone far out...
View ArticleNorthants Police deputy chief condemns London terror attack
The deputy chief constable of Northants Police, Rachel Swann, has condemned last night’s terrorist attack in London which claimed the lives of at least seven people and left almost 50 injured.Shortly...
View ArticlePolice urge any Northamptonshire witnesses to London terror attack to come...
The head of local policing for Northamptonshire has urged any witnesses to last night’s terror attack to come forward.Following the attack in London which claimed the lives of seven people and left...
View ArticleIN COURT: Full list of people sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court
The following people were sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court:APRIL 10:Carl Jones, aged 35, of Marseilles Close, Duston, used threatening or abusive words or behaviour; fined £169, ordered to...
View ArticleParasite in cats linked to prostate cancer risk
A common parasite found in cats is linked to prostate cancer in men while scientists say it can be spread by handling litter trays.Scientists have discovered that the microscopic bug – known as...
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