Man may have filmed assault in layby near Northampton, police say
A man who may have filmed an assault in a layby near Northampton is being sought by police.Officers say he may be an important witness to the attack which happened in the early hours of Saturday, July...
View ArticlePolice make sixth arrest over Wellingborough shooting
Police investigating the shooting of a man in Wellingborough have made a sixth arrest.The 19-year-old victim was shot and left with serious injuries in the incident between 7pm and 8pm on June 21 in...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Man charged with GBH after serious attack in Northampton
A 24-year-old man has been charged with grievous bodily harm after an assault in Northampton which left another man in critical condition in hospital, police announced this afternoon.In a statement...
View ArticleStolen bank card used in Northampton supermarket...do you recognise this man?
A stolen bank card was used in a Northampton supermarketA stolen bank card was used in a Northampton supermarketNorthamptonshire Police have released CCTV images of a man who may have information about...
View ArticleNorthampton blogger on third time lucky venture that's allowed him to travel...
Duston-born Gareth O'Sullivan didn't take the stereotypical route out of school - at just aged 21 he is the founder of cheap flight and hotel search engine Orbis Explorer.After struggling to kick start...
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 ArticleWeedon depot's 'time machine' opens to the public
After three years of planning and work, Weedon's historic Royal Ordnance Depot's visitor centre opens to the public today.The project was helped by a grant from the National Lottery Fund whose...
View ArticleFinal hours of trading at Northampton town centre's M&S store
Northampton's town centre's M&S store is hours away from closing as part of major a restructure by the high street retailer.The Abington Street store is due to shut its doors for the final time at...
View ArticleNew chief constable promises review of the way the force handles traveller...
The new man in charge of Northamptonshire's police force has pledged to review the way it deals with traveller camps on his first walkabout of the town.Chief Constable Nick Adderley spent Friday...
View ArticleNorthampton blogger's new search engine allowed him to travel abroad for just 2p
Duston-born Gareth O'Sullivan didn't take the usual route out of school - at just aged 21 he is the founder of cheap flight and hotel search engine Orbis Explorer.After struggling to kickstart a game...
View ArticlePolice warn public not to approach missing man
Northamptonshire Police have appealed for people to call 999 if they spot a high risk missing man believed to be in the area of Irthlingborough,Officers said Reuben Bilsby should not be approached.They...
View ArticleRobbers storm coffee house in Northampton...unaware armed police were in...
A man was arrested after an armed raid at a coffee house in Northampton in the early hours of today, police have reported.Northamptonshire Police Armed Response Vehicle tweeted this morning that the...
View ArticleForensic officers on the scene as police tape off road in Northampton
A road in the Queens Park area of town has been taped off this morning (Monday).UPDATE: Body found in the back of a van on fire in Northampton as police launch investigationEyewitnesses have told the...
View ArticleMP won’t rule out asking for Northants County Council government bail-out
Corby’s MP has committed himself to helping the county steer away from its economic apocalypse.Northamptonshire County Council is facing the most monumental crisis in its 129-year history after it...
View ArticleNorthampton Coffee house CLOSED this morning following armed robbery
A popular coffee shop has been taped off by police in Northampton this morning (Monday).Robbers stormed into Starbucks on the St James Retail Park earlier today...unaware armed police were in...
View ArticleBody found in the back of a van on fire in Northampton as police launch...
Police are treating the discovery of a body in the back of a van as 'unexplained' this morning (Monday).Emergency services were called to reports of a van on fire in Horsley Road, Northampton, at about...
View ArticleNew chief constable promises review of the way the force handles traveller...
The new man in charge of Northamptonshire's police force has pledged to review the way it deals with traveller camps on his first walkabout of the town.Chief Constable Nick Adderley spent Friday...
View ArticleNew mobile unit supports work of Northants’ emergency services cadets
Emergency services cadets are getting out and about across Northamptonshire after taking delivery of a fully refurbished mobile unit to use for their community work supporting the police, fire and...
View ArticleOpening date for new budget supermarket in Northampton revealed
A new Lidl store will open in Sixfields later this month, it has been announced.Discount store Lidl - currently based in Gambrel Road opposite Sainsbury's - is moving to a larger site in Weedon Road....
View ArticleSeveral fires started during Corby arson attack
Witnesses are being sought after a number of fires were started at a farm in Little Oakley, Corby.The incident happened on Friday, August 10, between 2pm and 2.10pm, when a number of hay bales in...
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