Northampton schoolboy completes weather-delayed mountains challenge
An eight-year-old schoolboy has completed his own three peaks test after bad weather forced him to delay his efforts mid-challenge.Zakary Gayton, who attends Woodland View Primary School in Grange...
View ArticleFears old Brackley station building will be replaced with houses
Residents fear a former station building in Brackley is under threat of being demolished and turned into houses.The building on Top Station Road was vacated by ATS Euromaster last month and is being...
View ArticleJessica aims for world record by visiting Northampton trampoline park every...
A 10-year-old girl is hoping to bounce her way into the record books by trampolining every day during the summer holidays.When Jessica Short got an unlimited access summer pass to Boost Trampoline Park...
View ArticlePolice are treating Northampton park attack as 'potential hate crime'
A man in his 30s has sustained 'potentially life-changing injuries' and remains in hospital after he was attacked in a Northampton park.Three men were arrested following the attack, which happened in...
View ArticleLife sentence for Northamptonshire career criminal who tried to buy grenades...
A 46-year-old career criminal from Northamptonshire who was caught buying fragmentation grenades with bitcoin on the Internet has been sentenced to life in prison.Paul Stellato was arrested in December...
View ArticleMan, 26, victim of 'serious assault' in Northampton
Two people have been arrested after a man was seriously assaulted in Northampton.In the early hours of yesterday morning (August 8) police officers were called to Nursery Lane in Kingsthorpe.A...
View ArticleNorthants County Council cuts ‘hierarchy’ voted through at passionate county...
A key meeting on the financial future of Northamptonshire County Council was coloured by a political walk-out, furious debate and questions over who knew what about the authority’s precarious financial...
View ArticlePolice dog helps find hidden suspects after van is stolen in Northampton
Two men are in custody after a Northamptonshire Police sniffer dog helped find them hiding in a woodland.In the early morning of August 8, a van was stolen from the Kingsley Park area before being...
View Article'We witnessed a car mount the pavement and drive onto the pitch': MP adds to...
A Northampton MP, who says he saw a car from a traveller camp drive straight through a football match in Northampton, has urged the authorities to step in.Northampton South MP, Andrew Lewer also says...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Drivers warned of severe delays on A45 in Northampton
Drivers are being warned of severe delays on the A45 in Northampton after a broken down vehicle partially blocked the road.The RAC said there was very slow traffic in the area, adding "A45 Nene Valley...
View ArticleThese are Northampton’s best and worst rated GP practices - as rated by you
The Northampton Chronicle and Echo can today reveal a list of the town's best and worst GP surgeries, based on ratings provided by patients.Here is the list of the best and worst surgeries in...
View ArticleWellingborough is the county’s takeaway capital
Wellingborough has the highest level of takeaway density in Northamptonshire.Latest Government figures show there are equivalent to 94.4 takeaways per 100,000 people in the borough - almost five more...
View ArticleBusiness as usual for Rushden Lakes store as House of Fraser calls in...
House of Fraser at Rushden Lakes will be open as normal today (Friday) despite the company calling in the administrators.The department store announced plans to close more than half of its shops back...
View ArticlePolice want to speak to pair about fraudulent use of stolen card in Kettering
Police are asking for help to identify two people who may have information about the fraudulent use of a stolen credit card. The card was stolen from a vehicle in Warren Lane, Kettering, on Wednesday,...
View ArticleNorthants County Council CAN live within its means - commissioner
The man charged with the untangling the Byzantine financial affairs of Northamptonshire County Council says he believes the authority can drag itself back into the black.Tony McArdle is one of two...
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View ArticleHave you seen this bike? Pedal cycle stolen in Northampton
A pedal cycle was stolen from a garage at a house in Abbotts Way in St James, Northampton,The bike, a black Cannondale Jeckyll 4 with blue and red highlights on the frame (pictured), was taken sometime...
View ArticleAdults in positions of trust in Northamptonshire committed 14 sex crimes...
Fourteen crimes involving adults working in positions of trust having sex with 16 or 17-year-olds in their care have been recorded in Northamptonshire since 2012.It is illegal for teachers, care...
View ArticleThis is how long the rain will last in Northampton
Temperatures have dropped, the sun has gone and the rain is pouring down in Northampton today.The temperature in town is currently around 13C with rain showers coming in from the east. Fear not though...
View ArticleFears for the future of Northamptosnhire's respite centres prompts...
More than 14,000 people have now signed a petition calling on the county council to protect children with special educational needs and disabilities as a £70 million cut looms.Users of respite centres...
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