- Patients to get tests site choice
- Beecroft hits at 'socialist' Cable
- Paxman to give Leveson evidence
- Better bosses 'make NHS healthier'
- Union leader predicts more strikes
- Yard detectives 'took payoffs'
- Move to make addicts employable
- Growth plan pressure on EU leaders
- New advice on opium-based drugs
News
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Murderer who killed his elderly father has jail term cut to 10 years
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RSPCA condemns second air rifle attack on cat as ‘pointless and cruel’
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Hot sausages so spicy they can scare off elephants and terrorists
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Arsonist who started six fires in one night jailed for four years
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Northampton dog training expert explains what it takes to ‘do a Pudsey’?
Pair serving prison sentences for kidnap and robbery admit plot to steal Land Rovers
TWO men serving substantial prison sentences for kidnap and robbery have admitted plotting to steal Land Rovers while the owners’ backs were turned.
BREAKING NEWS: Northampton sofa company faces multi-million-pound damages claim over “toxic” Chinese sofas
A Northampton-based research company is facing up to a multi-million-pound damages claim after hundreds of shoppers ended up with skin complaints when they bought Chinese-made sofas.
BREAKING NEWS: Seven-year-old boy dies following house fire in Northamptonshire
A CHILD has died after a fire broke out at a property in Northamptonshire this morning.
Man tied to tree and beaten on Northampton Racecourse
A 36-year-old man suffered serious facial injuries after being attacked near a fairground in a town centre park.
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Northampton benefits advice agency reports surge in people losing entitlements
THE Government’s tightening on who receives disability benefits has seen a peak in people reaching for professional advice in Northampton, as they face losing their payments.
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Sport
Breaking News: Former Cobblers boss Sampson is new Corby Town manager
FORMER Cobblers boss Ian Sampson has today been named as the new boss of Blue Square North outfit Corby Town.
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Walker hoping to impress selectors
THIS weekend Jamie Walker of West End will be hoping to impress the selectors to retain his England place.
Northants Cricket: Lawrence delighted as County buy Wantage Road freehold
NORTHANTS chairman Martin Lawrence believes the club have made a “significant” step forward with the acquisition of the freehold on their Wantage Road headquarters.
National title glee for NSG
NORTHAMPTON School for Girls’ Under-15s basketball team are celebrating after being crowned national champions.
Northampton Town: Boothroyd ‘It’s all about stability’
COBBLERS boss Aidy Boothroyd has played down expectations for the coming campaign at Sixfields, insisting the focus should be on stability.
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Saints stars flying high across Northampton video
MEMBERS of the Northampton Saints rugby team joined the Blades aerobatic crew at Sywell Aerodrome yesterday for a special flight over the town.
Lifestyle
A taste of paradise in the Maldives
The sound of the tiny aircraft’s engines whirs in my ears and a warm tropical breeze drifts in through the window. I feel like I’ve stepped into the lifestyle of the rich and famous.
Diamond drinks to celebrate the jubilee
Raise a glass to Her Majesty and toast the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with some prize bottles for one of the biggest street parties in 60 years
Expect greatness at Lighthouse show
CHARLES Dickens’s classic take Great Expectations will be performed at the Lighthouse theatre in Kettering this week.
Venues across Northampton gearing up for the return of Twinfest
TWINFEST returns to Northampton next month with bands from across the town joining musicians from France and Germany.
Spirit of the Blues Brothers on Core stage
Jake & Elwood And The Black Rhino Band will bring their soul, rhythm and blues musical extravaganza to The Core on Thursday.
Community
See, Amber’s friends, her granny really is 105!
FLO Warren has become one of the oldest people in Northamptonshire after reaching 105.
Towel will mark jubilee
A COMMEMORATIVE tea towel will be available to residents celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
WI has an udderly great time
WOMEN’S Institute members were given the chance to get up close and personal with a cardboard cut-out of a cow as part of a trip to raise awareness of the daily struggles of dairy farmers.
Nursery children return for school’s anniversary
THE oldest nursery school still running in Northampton has celebrated 50 years of caring for the town’s children.
Job centre staff boosted by visit
THE SECRETARY of State for Work and Pensions paid a visit to Northampton’s Job Centre Plus to see the work staff carry out there.
- BREAKING NEWS: Northampton sofa company faces multi-million-pound damages claim over “toxic” Chinese sofas
- BREAKING NEWS: Tributes paid to Niamh Curry as brave five-year-old loses battle against cancer
- BREAKING NEWS: Pensioner dies after collision at Northampton shopping centre
- BREAKING NEWS: Seven-year-old boy dies following house fire in Northamptonshire
- Man tied to tree and beaten on Northampton Racecourse
- Northampton binmen at ‘breaking point’
- Saints’ stadium plans get support as long as traffic issues solved
- Northampton benefits advice agency reports surge in people losing entitlements
- Northampton Town: Boothroyd ‘It’s all about stability’
- Call for review of Northampton’s bin collection and gardening service following job cuts
- BREAKING NEWS: Northampton sofa company faces multi-million-pound damages claim over “toxic” Chinese sofas
- Northampton Saints: Aussie international Cameron signs on at Gardens
- Northampton binmen at ‘breaking point’
- Behind The Headlines: Crisis - What crisis this winter?
- Injury-hit Arsenal announce team for Man City clash
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