- Watts 'terrified' at Diana role
- Using 'gaydar' works best on women
- Cowell 'puzzled' by BBC's The Voice
- Short apprenticeships 'no benefit'
- Spain 'snubs Queen's jubilee lunch'
- Three held after far-right protest
- PM queries single currency survival
- 2,800 jobs axed as card shops close
- Cameron and King urge euro action
- Teenager guilty of conker killing
News
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Northampton dog training expert explains what it takes to ‘do a Pudsey’?
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Pair who targeted women on night out in Northampton town centre jailed for three years.
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Britain’s Got Talent winner Ashleigh ‘Pudsey would be perfect for films’
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Parents launch fund-raising campaign for hospice in memory of daughter who died of rare brain disease
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Ashleigh and dancing dog Pudsey strong contenders for Britain’s Got Talent title
Northamptonshire doctor banned from working for the NHS over deadly spider venom probe
A GP from Northamptonshire who was banned from working for the NHS after trying to buy deadly venom from the black widow spider and death stalker scorpion insists she is the victim of a ‘set-up’.
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Youngster at centre of abduction scare in Northamptonshire village floored attacker with one blow
AN 11-year-old boxer who knocked over a suspected kidnapper with a single blow, is now back in the gym and proving he can really pack a punch.
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Controversial plans for concrete plant opposite flagship estate on edge of Northampton
CONTROVERSIAL plans have been unveiled to build a new concrete bagging plant across the road from a major housing development being proposed on the edge of Northampton.
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Judge warns ‘tattoo torture’ gang they face heavy custodial sentence
TWO men who tortured a 22-year-old man and tattooed an offensive four-letter word across his forehead are facing “substantial custodial sentences.”
Olympics signs made by staff at specialist Northampton charity
DISABLED staff at a Northampton sign-making company will have their work seen by millions of TV viewers as they direct Olympic cyclists during this summer’s games.
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Sport
Breaking News: Johnson signs new Cobblers deal
COBBLERS defender John Johnson has put pen to paper on a new deal to stay at Sixfields.
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Northampton Town: Cardoza ‘No rush to sell Jacobs’
COBBLERS chairman David Cardoza says there is no rush to sell midfield star Michael Jacobs - but expects transfer activity at Sixfields to increase next week.
Northampton Saints: Wilson ‘Saints are so close’
ROGER WILSON says Saints are not far away from being ‘one of the best teams in Europe’.
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Blow for Capel as Vaas and Wakely miss out
ALEX WAKELY and Chaminda Vaas have both been ruled out of Northants’ County Championship clash with Kent in Canterbury which gets underway today.
Gr-eight shows from in-form County side
TWO crushing 8-0 wins in the space of four days served notice that County A will take some stopping in their quest to retain the men’s league title in Northampton.
Video
A very Mod-ern funeral video
Dozens of scooter riders yesterday paid their last respects to Northampton man Dennis Lyon who died, aged 64, after collapsing at home.
Lifestyle
Indie act My First Tooth to appear in Hollyoaks
INDIE folk stars My First Tooth will head to the set of Channel 4’s Hollyoaks this weekend after being chosen to appear in the hit show.
Whatever floats your boat
IN a time of recession, people may have stopped splashing their cash but it seems that many are making a splash of a different kind.
Taking the woof with the smooth in the world of pet fashion
TOP of the range quilted coats, cosy stripped hoodies, and a full range of fruity beauty products... no this is not a plug for a new Northamptonshire boutique, well at least not one for humans.
Little shop keeps clear of mod cons
ON the day that Mark and Donna Wareham opened their sweet shop in Earls Barton there was one customer in particular who had something to say to them.
Anne Marshall makes Hollandaise sauce
THIS week’s recipe of the week comes from Anne Marshall of The Barn Restaurant at The Old Dairy Farm at Upper Stowe.
Community
A very Mod-ern funeral video
Dozens of scooter riders yesterday paid their last respects to Northampton man Dennis Lyon who died, aged 64, after collapsing at home.
Figures add up for new sponsor deal
A GIRLS’ football team in Northampton has signed a sponsorship deal with a local company.
Monte Carlo rallies cyclists
THREE motor racing fans will cycle 1,000 miles from Silverstone to Monaco in just 10 days as part of efforts to raise £50,000 for a charity that helps young cancer patients.
Muddy marvellous fun!
JUMPING into cold water, clambering under barbed wire and racing up steep slippery slopes – the toughest event on the planet took place in Northamptonshire at the weekend.
Lunch will help appeal
A CHARITY lunch and summer fair that will take place next month will jointly benefit Cynthia Spencer Hospice and the Chronicle & Echo’s charity appeal.
- Young boy punches man to escape abduction in Northamptonshire village
- Security stepped up at school gate after attempted abduction in Northamptonshire village
- Youngster at centre of abduction scare in Northamptonshire village floored attacker with one blow
- Britain’s Got Talent winner Ashleigh ‘Pudsey would be perfect for films’
- Pair who targeted women on night out in Northampton town centre jailed for three years.
- Former Northampton MP vows to get seat back
- VIDEO NEWS: Funding secured for £20m investment in new railway station for Northampton
- Social housing tenants blamed for crime wave across Northampton housing estate
- Public consultation over Grosvenor Centre expansion plans to begin next month
- Redevelopment of Northampton’s railway station are ‘key’ to the growth of town
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