- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
Music
Rammstein return for Midlands gig
LEGENDARY German metallers Rammstein will be bring their acclaimed live act to the region this weekend.
Cast your mind back as Power returns with new record
After announcing their reformation in 2010 and playing a sold out UK tour and major festivals, Cast release their new album next month before heading to the region in April.
Dubstep devotee Flux Pavilion talks nominations, festivals and album plans
Each year, the BBC’s Sound Of Poll picks some of the names it thinks will be shaping the UK’s music scene over the next year.
Kevin brings The Endangered Livers to Weedon
Country rock singer Kevin Montgomery will be headlining Weedon village hall this week.
Hyro’s heading for Caufurd gig
Hyro Da Hero will be bringing his own brand of rock ‘n’ roll infused explosive rap to the Craufurd arms on Tuesday.
Surrender The Coast headline Penny Whistle
Leicester’s Surrender The Coast will be bringing their southern rock edged hardcore to the Penny Whistle in Northampton tomorrow night.
Cole’s fired up for Kontra appearance
COLE Stacey, Mellow Peaches and Kenneth J Nash & The Earls make up the line-up at the Kontra Roots Club tonight.
Tickets on sale for two shows by UK rockers InMe
TICKETS are on sale for InMe who play two shows in the region next month.
Rising star McLennan headlines folk club
AWARD-winning folk star Ewan McLennan headlines The Great Knight Folk Club in Northampton on Tuesday night.
Johnny Foreigner return for Labour Club show
TICKETS are on sale for Johnny Foreigner who return to Northampton in March for a headline show at The Labour Club.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s sound of Spain on Derngate stage
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Northampton’s Royal & Derngate this weekend.
Concert in honour of Finedon Sessions founder
The Finedon Sessions hosts The Phil Wilton Memorial Concert tonight.
Post-hardcore screams at Northampton’s Penny Whistle
Silent Screams play at The Penny Whistle in Northampton on Saturday.
Concert to remember murdered music students Xing and Alice Ding raises scholarship money
A CONCERT to remember talented music students Xing and Alice Ding raised hundreds of pounds for a music scholarship set up in their name.
Guitar guru will headline Kontra
Acclaimed singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Pete Christie headlines the Kontra Roots Club tonight.
Mingle with The Swingle Singers
The Swingle Singers will be performing at the Cripps Hall in Northampton this weekend.
Exit Ten bring their anthemic rock to Craufurd Arms
READING five piece Exit Ten headline the Craufurd Arms tonight.
All the magic of Madness live
MADNESS tribute act It Must Be Madness will be bringing all the energy and excitement of the seminal two-tone band to the region next week.
Night of swing at The Castle
The Five Star Swing band will be playing a host of big band jazz, swing and blues at The Castle Theatre this weekend.
Theatre review: Grimethorpe Colliery Band
BRASS bands do not tend to court the type of fame enjoyed by pop stars or even orchestras, but those who are not enthusiasts of the genre will probably still find they recognise the name of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band.
- Rider who died after being thrown from horse in Northamptonshire village named
- Troubled Northampton pub branded ‘beyond redemption’ has licence revoked
- Pervert filmed women in toilets of Northampton office block with mobile phone
- Violent sex offender who kept victim for hours after rape is jailed
- Man trapped in Northampton home during gas leak as cracks appear across ceiling and walls
- Campaigners pledge to fight housing association’s proposal to control Northampton’s council homes
- Term-time holiday ban is welcomed by heads of Northampton schools
- Northampton’s controversial ‘Let Yourself Grow’ slogan could be replaced
- Pervert filmed women in toilets of Northampton office block with mobile phone
- Residents of retirement homes petition against plans for student flats in Northampton town centre
- Car crash victim calls for tougher punishments and backs campaign to halt cuts to traffic police
- Rider who died after being thrown from horse in Northamptonshire village named
- Four-storey replacement for Fishmarket gallery should open in September
- Only early birds catch Leonardo at the National Gallery
- Cobblers FanStand: Progress is clear despite defeat
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Weather for Northampton
Thursday 23 February 2012
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