- Gas call centres go face-to-face
- PM support for NHS change 'drifted'
- Three million CRB checks in a year
- Harry becomes Everest trek patron
- Barclays set to reveal bonus pot
- Being lonely 'worse than smoking'
- MoD budget claims 'over-optimistic'
- Girls in gangs warned of rape risk
- Disruption fears as snow forecast
- Redknapp 'hasn't thought about' job
- Nine bomb plot terrorists jailed
- Shark tea party launches display
- 3,000 apply to be hotel apprentices
- PM talks to king about preacher
- 'Hope' for UK police Libya visit
- Bank set to add £50bn economy boost
- Firefighters' pension strike threat
- Sisters named oldest living twins
- Pupils suspended for snowball fight
- PM urges more women in boardrooms
Local
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Cobblers back Chron’s campaign in battle to avoid relegation
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Former Sun Page 3 model was ‘disturbed by harassment’ by Northampton man
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Northamptonshire priest says Christians shouldn’t “grudgingly accept” orders from bosses to take off crucifixes
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Parks packed as Northampton enjoys snow
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Organisers bid to double numbers taking part in Northampton Sport Relief run
Mum invited son’s friends to hospital to see impact of taking hard drugs
A MOTHER, whose 26-year-old son died after taking illegal drugs, invited his friends to see him in intensive care shortly before his death to demonstrate the dangers of using illegal substances.
Brother of teen gunned down in shop joins fight on criminal gangs
THE brother of a “bright and beautiful” teenager gunned down in a takeaway shop, is helping to launch a new initiative against the growing menace of gang culture to prevent more deaths.
Industrial estate leaders against Northampton cattle market bid
BUSINESS leaders on Northampton’s Brackmills industrial estate have put themselves in direct opposition to farmers who have been campaigning to reopen the area’s cattle market, by saying they have no desire to see it return.
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Video News: Charity trekkers battle through snow for half time appearance at Birmingham City Football Club video
A CHARITY trek around 92 football grounds in aid of a murdered Northampton man arrived in Birmingham this week after runners and cyclists battled through freezing temperatures and snow.
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Northamptonshire given £250,000 to spend on ‘slankets’ to help reduce winter deaths
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has been awarded £250,000 to spend on winter packs including “slankets” – sleeved blankets – as part of a wider campaign to help reduce the number of preventable cold weather deaths among the elderly and homeless.
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Crime
Care home manager who stole £9,000 from elderly residents jailed
POOR record keeping at a Northamptonshire care home allowed the manager to steal up to £9,200 from two elderly residents.
Huge cigarette haul by masked burglars in armed raids at Northampton stores
A GANG of masked burglars, armed with sledgehammers, stole “thousands of pounds” of cigarettes after smashing their way into two convenience stores in Northampton.
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Sooty may be left with bullet in neck following senseless attack
A HORSE shot in the neck by “evil” thugs may now have to live the rest of its life with a bullet lodged in its body, according to the animal’s devastated owner.
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Northamptonshire man faces 33 charges of using Facebook to befriend and incite children to perform sex acts
A FACEBOOK user from Northamptonshire faces 33 child sex charges, which allege he contacted up to 200 children using false identities in attempts to groom them.
Northamptonshire man fined for refusing to fill out census form
A CREATON man has been fined for refusing to fill out his 2011 census form because of its links with an American arms manufacturer.
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Education
Transatlantic teaching
BACK in September two teachers embarked on an exciting transatlantic journey to bring two schools closer together.
Pupils enjoy a really g’day
PUPILS at a Northampton school were flying the Australian flag to celebrate their partnership with their counterparts Down Under
Heading in the right direction at school
A SCHOOL in one of Northampton’s deprived areas is overcoming underachievement, according to Ofsted’s new inspection framework.
1 commentSchools online safety scheme
SCHOOLS in Northamptonshire will be supporting an initiative to help keep children safe online.
Parent’s plea for road safety measures near Northamptonshire school
A PARENT of a pupil at Whittlebury Primary School has called for road safety signage to be installed on the main road through the village to slow down speeding cars.
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Politics
Almost 2,000 waiting to rent council garage despite more than 1,000 empty across Northampton
ALMOST 2,000 people are waiting to rent out council garages, while more than 1,000 stand empty, according to latest figures released by Northampton Borough Council.
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Plans for Northampton tennis bubble are burst
A 29ft plastic bubble cannot be built over two tennis courts in Northampton after councillors said the development would not be fair on people living nearby.
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Four-storey replacement for Fishmarket gallery should open in September
THE replacement for the Fishmarket art gallery will be open all year round, the artists who will occupy the building have said.
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Student flats planned for Northampton town centre revealed
PICTURES showing what a seven-storey block of student flats which is planned for Northampton town centre could look like have been unveiled.
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Northamptonshire businessman forced to pay back £60,000 to inland revenue
A BUSINESSMAN from Northamptonshire has been forced to pay almost £60,000 to the inland revenue after denying the public purse thousands of pounds.
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Health
TV ads ram home medical message about misuse of A&E service video
SURVEYS of patients arriving at Northamptonshire emergency departments revealed only one in three rang their GP first, as a hard-hitting NHS TV ad is released showing the tragic consequences of A&E misuse.
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A&E patients at ‘urged to complain’ by staff at Northampton General Hospital
NURSES encouraged emergency patients at Northampton General Hospital to complain in order to escalate the issue of overcrowding in A&E, a patient has claimed.
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Northampton General Hospital treating more patients with alcohol problems
THE number of inpatients admitted to Northampton General Hospital with alcohol-related health problems has increased by more than 50 per cent in the last five years.
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Northampton General Hospital denies late rush to hit A&E target
TREATMENT for more than 8,000 A&E patients was pushed through just before they would have breached the waiting time target at Northampton General Hospital, figures show.
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Northampton General Hospital’s new haemotology unit wins huge praise on first day
THE new Macmillan Haematology Suite at Northampton General Hospital opened its doors to its first patients, with many praising the improvements made.
Environment & Transport
Northamptonshire MP leads bid against wind farm subsidies
MORE than 100 MPs have signed a letter urging the Prime Minister to slash subsidies given to wind farm developers.
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Criminals join in to clear up snow and grit paths across Northampton
CONVICTED criminals gritted paths and pavements in Northampton outside care homes, sheltered housing blocks and shops to allow elderly residents to walk around the town after the heavy snowfall.
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Heavy snow predicted to fall in Northampton tonight
WARNINGS have been issued after weather experts predicted heavy snow storms, with the potential to cause “severe disruption”, will hit the county tonight.
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Chaos on rail line after train derails
RAIL services between Northampton and London could be disrupted throughout the weekend after a train derailed near Milton Keynes in the early hours of yesterday morning.
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BREAKING NEWS: Engineers hopeful to restore limited train service to London following crash
ENGINEERS are hoping to be able to have limited services running between Northampton and London Euston this afternoon following this morning’s rail crash.
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Business
Silverstone deny ‘100-year lease’ with oil-rich Qatari investors
SILVERSTONE bosses have insisted no deal has yet been done to secure foreign investment in the circuit, contrary to some press reports.
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Alan Carr jokes he could join Matt Smith for night out in Northampton following awards win
COMIC Alan Carr toasted a great night for Northampton at the National Television Awards by revealing he was planning a night out in Bridge Street with Doctor Who star Matt Smith to celebrate.
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Northampton housewife launches petition after councils withdraw PCSO funds
A HOUSEWIFE from Northampton is calling for residents in the town to work together in a campaign to save their PCSOs.
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High price of food could lead to thefts of Northamptonshire animals slaughtered for meat value
FEARS have been raised that the high price of food could spark a fresh wave of rural crime in Northamptonshire, as organised gangs target farms, slaughtering or stealing animals for their meat.
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Northampton bucks national unemployment trend with two job-seekers for every job
NORTHAMPTON is continuing to buck the national trend of rising unemployment with one vacancy available for every two jobseekers in the town, latest figures have shown.
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Features
The Chron looks at the action being taken to protect us from financial theft
LAST week a message appeared in several Chronicle & Echo email inboxes, apparently from Northampton North MP Michael Ellis.
The Chron investigates sham marriages taking place in the Northamptonshire
WHEN most genuine brides get married, their walk up the aisle is usually the culmination of months - if not years - of planning, and several days worth of beautification routines.
The Chron looks at Northamptonshire’s links with one of the country’s most famous writers
DURING the Christmas period, millions of viewers plonked themselves down on sofas around the country to tune in to thrilling instalments of the BBC’s Great Expectations.
The Chron remembers the moment 60 years ago that Her Majesty ascended to the throne
BY the age of 25, most people will have felt the burden of some sort of responsibility fall on their shoulders, and often they will have felt too young for it.
The Chron spotlights a new exhibition about significant expeditions made on foot
THERE is something very haunting in the look captured in the eyes of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s men, within the photos of Herbert Ponting.
National
Gas call centres go face-to-face
British Gas customers will be able to talk face-to-face with staff when they telephone call centres through a new video service, the company has announced.
PM support for NHS change 'drifted'
David Cameron and other senior ministers have been criticised for backing away from public sector reforms amid heavy political pressure.
Three million CRB checks in a year
Three million background checks were carried out in England and Wales last year, figures show.
Harry becomes Everest trek patron
Prince Harry has become the patron of an expedition to climb Everest being staged by a group of war-wounded soldiers.
Barclays set to reveal bonus pot
Banking giant Barclays is expected to report another multibillion-pound profit haul, despite a turbulent year for its powerhouse investment arm.
Regional
Feeding study could save wild birds
Research carried out on a Leicestershire farm could pave the way for farmers to be paid for feeding starving wild birds.
Teenage parents star in new DVD
Teenage parents at a Corby-based family support centre have produced a fly-on-the-wall-style documentary to highlight the centre's work and inform other young mums and dads that help is available.
Murder charge man dies in hospital
A Rainworth man charged with murdering his 70-year-old neighbour on Boxing Day has died in hospital.
Inquest opened on soccer's Doughty
An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty.
Man remanded on baby murder charge
A Leicester man has appeared in court charged with murdering a baby.
Behind The Headlines
Behind The Headlines: Binge drinking costing us all
GOING out on a Saturday night used to be such a simple business.
9 commentsInside Story: Who cares about cuts?
Before 2006, any mention of economics on the television news was usually reserved for the space before the “and finally” moment. But following the global economic meltdown, we are now faced with endless updates on the world’s financial systems, whether it be problems in struggling countries, such as Greece and Italy, outrage at bankers’ bonuses or the need to cut back on pensions and benefits.
3 commentsInside Story: Welcome to @chroncourt
OVER the past year or more, all Chron news reporters have started Twitter sites linked to their work. So crime reporter John Harrison tweets predominantly on crime stuff, chief reporter Wayne Bontoft on local politics and Lei Chan on education, for example.
4 commentsBehind The Headlines: 2012 - A year of academies?
THIS week a joint application was made by five “like minded” headteachers in Northampton to convert their primary schools into academies.
3 commentsInside Story: Freedom of Information act can be a great source
YESTERDAY’S front page revealing how many Northampton middle school sites remain unsold eight years after they closed was a classic example of a Freedom of Information (FoI) request, a tool which is increasingly used to great effect by journalists nationwide.
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Showbiz
Chris Brown to remain on probation
A judge has said Chris Brown should remain on supervised probation despite doing well with the terms of his sentence in a case filed after he beat then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.
Adele swears by expletive phone app
Adele has revealed she hunted for a mobile phone app that allowed her to swear when she couldn't talk.
Klum and Lohan step out for gala
Heidi Klum looked dazzling as she made her first red carpet appearance since her split from husband Seal last month, while Lindsay Lohan covered up at the same star-studded charity event.
Billy Connolly joins The Hobbit
Billy Connolly has been announced as the final addition to the cast of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit.
Brand and Perry divorce finalised
A US judge has finalised Katy Perry and Russell Brand's divorce, although the pair will not legally split up until July.
Reader letters
League restructure to ruin small clubs
I would like to express Northampton Spencer FC’s concerns regarding the FA proposals for the restructuring of Step 5.
Vulnerable people are hit yet again
i am actually fuming! A letter has just plonked through my letterbox from the Stroke Association telling me that the funding for both their services will be stopped as from April 2012.
1 commentNo town is better served by station
APRIL 1 seems to have come early this year, and is indeed turning into a nightmare from which, it seems, the people of Northampton will never wake.
A worrying start to year for youngsters
The beginning of 2012 has brought with it a worrying time for young people. The alarming rise of youth unemployment means that almost one in five young people in the East Midlands is struggling to find a job.
The cells made me feel de-humanised
Reading your report about the closure of the police cells at Campbell Square I was interested in John Harrison’s assertion that “Cells are not supposed to be salubrious” which seems to me to be based upon the presumption you must have done something wrong to be locked up there. May I point out these are holding cells used after arrest and before conviction: indeed there have been many occasions when people who have later been exonerated of any offence at all have been kept in those cells.
- BREAKING NEWS: Man dies following motorway smash on Northamptonshire border
- BREAKING NEWS: Police inundated with hundreds of complaints over snowball fights
- Huge cigarette haul by masked burglars in armed raids at Northampton stores
- BREAKING NEWS: Police name man killed in crash on motorway in Northamptonshire
- Student flats planned for Northampton town centre revealed
- BREAKING NEWS: Fishmarket art gallery offered new home
- Student flats planned for Northampton town centre revealed
- New manager of Northampton’s Grosvenor Centre says ‘This is the beginning of a new era’
- BREAKING NEWS: Police inundated with hundreds of complaints over snowball fights
- Neighbours raise concern about bid to build new house three inches from their home
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