A NEW £2 million junior school in Pitsford, including a gym, library and 10 classrooms, has opened to pupils.

THIEVES who stole a state-of-the-art hen house and left six pet hens for dead have been branded ‘callous’ by the animals’ devastated owner.

MORE than 4,500 football fans packed the stands at Sixfields last night to cheer the Cobblers to a home win, and to raise money for the Chronicle & Echo’s charity appeal.

A PUB which has been described as being ‘beyond redemption’ by the police has had its licence revoked by Northampton Borough Council.

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep Northampton’s council houses under the control of Northampton Borough Council have said they will fight proposals to hand them over to a housing association ‘all the way’.

A PENSIONER who stole £7,000 of her father’s life savings intended to pay for the care of her sick mother has agreed to pay it all back.

EX-Cobblers striker Leon McKenzie said depression led to him avoiding six speeding convictions by arranging for bogus letters to be sent to the DVLA.

A YOUNG girl has been awarded a multi-million pound settlement after an accident at Northampton General Hospital during her birth left her blind and only able to feed through a tube.

THE annual Olney Pancake Race has been won in a record breaking time by an 18-year-old who was taking part in the event for the first time.

FORMER Cobblers footballer Leon McKenzie has been jailed for perverting the course of justice over a speeding ticket scam.

DETECTIVES investigating a homophobic attack in Northampton have released a CCTV image of one of the men suspected of being behind the assault.

A PERVERT caught filming a woman using toilets in a Northampton office block was also intercepting a neighbour’s mail.

ARMED police were last night called to St John’s Court in Northampton after a man rung emergency services claiming he had a gun.

THE family of an eight-year-old girl with a brain tumour, is appealing for help as she prepares for vital surgery in her fight for survival.

HEADTEACHERS of schools in Northampton have backed a Government crackdown on parents who take their children on holiday during term time.

RESIDENTS of a retirement complex in Northampton town centre have launched a petition against plans to build a block of student flats nearby.

A widow whose late husband died after being diagnosed with dementia aged just 37, has urged people with concerns to go to their doctor as figures show more than half of sufferers are still undiagnosed.

THE mother of former Cobblers’ trainee Richard Butcher has urged the town to get behind the team as it fights to avoid relegation from the football league.

TACKLING hate crime has emerged as one of the key priorities in a new equalities policy being drawn up for the next three years by Northampton Borough Council.

The rider who died after being thrown from her horse when it was spooked by wind has been named by police.