Northampton hospital's new diamond-tipped drill blasts calcium off arteries...
A new treatment that drills hardened calcium off of severely blocked arteries in the heart has come to Northampton General Hospital.The specialist surgery, known as "rotablation", uses a 2mm...
View ArticlePub to host speed-dating night to raise money for Northampton hospice
A Northampton pub is looking to strike unlucky-in-love daters with Cupid's arrow for a charity speed dating night in a bid to raise money for a hospice.On Friday, August 25, The Old Bank pub in...
View ArticleRailway author to apply for listing status for Catesby Tunnel
An author and publisher of railway books has promised to submit an application to get the Catesby Tunnel listed, just days after the Government awarded developers £4.2million to convert it into an...
View ArticleThe full list of products withdrawn due to contaminated eggs
The food standards agency have released an updated list of products in the UK which have been withdrawn due to possible contamination with the Fipronil insecticide.Up to 700,000 contaminated eggs are...
View ArticleGang blinded victim with white powder before threatening him with a knife in...
A group of six men are wanted by police after they temporarily blinded a passer-by with a white powder in a terrifying knifepoint robbery.The incident took place on a path running alongside Billing...
View ArticleMajor delays on busy Northampton road while vehicle is recovered from slip road
A broken down vehicle is causing delays of up to half an hour on a busy Northampton road.A lane is closed on the A45 Nene Valley Way northbound at the A43 Lumbertubs Way interchange due to a stalled...
View ArticleMeteor shower set to light up the sky tonight
You won’t need a telescope to stargaze this weekend because the Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the sky tonight.Named after the Perseus constellation, this annual galactic event takes place...
View ArticleNorthampton drug dealer threw 'golf ball' of class-A drugs out window as...
A man who tried to flush away a "golf-ball sized" package of heroin and crack down the toilet as police broke down his front door has been jailed.Mahamud Said, 26, of no fixed abode, was sentenced in...
View ArticleJail for Northamptonshire peeping Tom who kept 'voyeuristic' videos of children
A man from Northamptonshire whose laptops contained more than 200 "voyeuristic" images of children has been jailed for two years.James Leeming of Campbell Close, Towcester, pleaded guilty to three...
View ArticleAnimal charity store becomes at least the seventh Duston village shop to be...
Mindless burglars are making life misery for a row of shops in Duston following a series of break-ins, but no one really knows why.The latest, a burglary at the RSPCA branch shop in Main Road Duston...
View ArticleNorthampton teen who threatened to shoot woman in the face with an air rifle...
A teenager who threatened to shoot a woman in the face with an air rifle in Northampton when she said his target practise was keeping her budgie awake has avoided jail.Joshua Knipes and a friend were...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire pub suffers as road closures and 12.5-mile diversion...
A Northamptonshire pub owner has blamed roadworks for a drop in customers and wants the public to know that his business is open as usual.Jim Kay, owner of The Plough on Main Road in Shutlanger,...
View ArticleEnergy drinks could be cocaine ‘gateway drug’ say scientists
Energy drinks could act as a ‘gateway’ to cocaine for young people, say scientists. A study found 21 to 25 year-olds who consumed high amounts of the sugar and caffeine-fuelled beverages were much more...
View Article‘Superhero-style’ corset that could banish back pain for millions
A Batman style superhero corset has been developed that could end the misery of back pain for millions.The unisex underwear is suitable for nurses, surgeons and anyone whose job entails large amounts...
View ArticleTake Me Out looking for singletons for new series
Ever fancied being on TV? Well if you’re single and looking for love, now’s your chance!ITV’s primetime Saturday night dating show Take Me Out is looking for singletons to take part in the new...
View ArticleIN COURT: Full list of people sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court
The following people were sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court:JUNE 20:Jamie Deer, aged 39, of Victoria Road, Cogenhoe, driving not in accordance with a licence; fined £220, ordered to pay a...
View ArticleUK’s longest sausage roll coming to Morrisons
Morrisons is to sell the UK’s longest sausage roll – for just £1.The supermarket has launched the Foot Long Sausage Roll, believed to be the largest in the UK. At one foot long and weighing in at...
View ArticleKissing injuries better really works
Kissing it better really does work... thanks to a protein in human saliva, according to new research. Injuries in the mouth heal faster and more efficiently than those elsewhere - and now we know why....
View ArticleComplaints about parking charges more than doubled in the last year
Complaints about parking charges more than doubled in the last year according to the latest figures released by consumer advice website, Resolver.The research found that 2,748 people complained to...
View ArticleFEATURE: Is waiting longer for an ambulance a good thing? Reporter Carly...
My shift started at 6.30am. By 6.57am I was reaching for a vomit bowl and a urine bottle while riding backseat over the speed bumps on our first blue light run.I was with the East Midlands Ambulance...
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