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Northampton business owner blames lights’ switch off for theft

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Council leader to discuss demolition of Northampton’s bus station in online web-chat

PLANS to demolish the Greyfriars bus station in Northampton are due to be the focus of a heated public debate next week.

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Pub’s licence suspended after brawl which left man unconscious

A PUB in Northampton has had its licence suspended following a brawl which left a man unconscious.

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Love Northampton launch at the Grosvenor Centre.

Video News: Valentine’s Day launch of Love Northampton campaign promoting appeal of town video

LEADING figures from business, politics and sport in Northampton heralded a bright future for the town at the Valentine’s Day launch of LoveNorthampton.

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GV of Lava Ignite where student Nabila Nanfuka died.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Northampton nightclub where two died to become 24-hour gym

A FORMER Northampton nightclub where two students died after being crushed last year is to be converted into a 24-hour gym.

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Richard Clinton, deputy manager of Royal & Derngate and David Mackintosh, leader of Northampton Borough Council, promoting Love Northampton, a website to show the best Northampton has to offer.

Campaign launched encouraging people to Love Northampton

SPORTS teams and business groups were today launching a joint campaign to drive more firms and visitors to Northampton.

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Number of home repossessions in Northampton falling

THREATS of home repossessions in Northampton have fallen by more than half in the last four years.

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A press conference with David Cardoza and Aidy Boothroyd, as Aidy Boothroyd is announced as the new manager of Northampton Town Football Club.

Cobblers chairman Cardoza says club must be allowed to expand Sixfields

COBBLERS chairman David Cardoza has said the club must be allowed to expand Sixfields to ensure its future after posting a profit of almost £250,000 in their most recent accounts.

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Barclays’ scheme will aid 1,000 young apprentices

A LEADING bank, which will offer 1,000 new apprenticeships to young people, has named Northampton as one of its “key locations” for delivering the scheme.

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GV of Hawkin's Bazarr in Market Walk Market Square entrance.

Empty shops still an issue for Northampton town centre

ONE in seven shops in Northampton town centre is now vacant, a new report has shown.

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New Grosvenor Centre Manager Paul Haynes.

New manager of Northampton’s Grosvenor Centre says ‘This is the beginning of a new era’

THE MAN who will lead Northampton’s main shopping centre through its biggest ever change has said the redevelopment of the mall will help improve the entire town centre.

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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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Northampton based 99p Stores one of UK’s fastest growing companies

THE family founders of the 99p Stores are celebrating after being named one of Britain’s’ fastest growing businesses.

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northampton waterside enterprise zone, August 2011, Chronicle & Echo

Northampton’s enterprise zone will create 500 new jobs ‘by March 2013’

THE leader of Northampton Borough Council says he hopes 500 new jobs will be created in the town by March 2013 as a result of the new enterprise zone.

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Banbury Road, Lower Boddington. Phlip and Suzie Freer whose home backs on to HS2 line.

Landowners receive £1,000 for HS2 surveys

ENVIRONMENT and engineering survey work is to begin along the planned route of the new high-speed rail line this month.

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Peter Lumbis, owner of Crop Shop barbers in Bridge Street, his business has been affected by the new traffic regulations after the fire at Fat Cats.

Major change planned for Northampton’s town centre roads

SHOPKEEPERS have labelled plans to cut one of the main roads into Northampton town centre down to a single carriageway ‘barmy’.

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British Grand Prix 20011 at Silverstone.

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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Police question railway passengers on Platform 4 of Northampton train station where murder suspect Anxiang Du is known to have arrived in the town before killing four members of the Ding family

Passengers critical of London Midland’s fares and lack of space on trains

TRAIN passengers have criticised London Midland services for being “overcrowded and overpriced” in a survey of rail customers published yesterday.

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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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Local parents are campaigning against possibe closure of toy library.
Adults pictured back L-R Kate Parsonson, Darren Kingston, Samantha Howkins and Cat Saunders.

Parents fight plans to close toy library service

PARENTS, grandparents and childcare workers are fighting plans to close a local toy library service, which they claim is an “invaluable resource” for children in Northamptonshire.

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Salaries of defunct Northamptonshire Enterprise Limited quango rose in its final years

SALARIES at the now defunct economic development quango, Northamptonshire Enterprise Limited, rose by an average of 5.2 per cent in the final two years of its existence, according to published accounts seen by the Chronicle & Echo.

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