- 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
Crime
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Former Sun Page 3 model was ‘disturbed by harassment’ by Northampton man
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Former Miss Great Britain finalist from Northampton facing £22,000 benefit fraud charges
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Northampton man charged with 32 offences against young girl
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Northampton business owner blames lights’ switch off for theft
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Man who spent 30 years pursuing Sun Page 3 model Caroline Christensen admits harassment charge
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.
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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Cobblers fan charged with racially abusing a black player at Shrewsbury game
A COBBLERS supporter has now been charged by police with racially abusing a black footballer during an away match at Shrewsbury Town.
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Teenage girl ‘critical’ after horrific car crash on Northamptonshire Road
A TEENAGE girl spent her 15th birthday in hospital as she continues to fight for her life following an horrific car crash in Northamptonshire.
Video News: Fund-raising 2,200-mile football stadium challenge in aid of Always a Chance gets underway video
A MONUMENTAL challenge, which was thought up over a pint in a pub and then planned over the last eight months, finally got underway yesterday as a charity 92 club relay left Sixfields.
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BREAKING NEWS: Northampton Town fan charged with racial abuse following Shrewsbury Town game
A COBBLERS supporter has been formally charged with racially abusing a black footballer during an away match at Shrewsbury Town.
Pensioner stole £7,000 from father’s life savings intended for mum’s care
A PENSIONER who stole £7,000 of her father’s life savings which was intended to pay for the care of her sick mother, has been given three weeks to start repaying the money or risk going to jail.
Police swoop at Northamptonshire ‘sex lay-by’ after lewd conduct revelations
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of public indecency at a well-known dogging spot just days after the Chronicle & Echo exposed the “daily” sexual activity taking place at the secluded spot.
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Northamptonshire Police to close ‘Victorian’ cells at Campbell Square
STAFF at Campbell Square’s “Victorian” custody suit have said colleagues will one day “reminisce” about Northampton’s outdated cells, as they prepare to move to a new multi-million pound home.
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BREAKING NEWS: Two men arrested following ‘public indecency’ in Northamptonshire lay-by
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of public indecency in a lay-by between Northampton and Kettering as part of a crackdown on lewd acts in the area.
Autistic teenager attacked by robber in Northampton alleyway
THE mother of a teenage boy robbed at knife-point in Northampton has said the ordeal has left the whole family frightened to leave the house.
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Ex-Cobblers’ star Leon McKenzie ‘depressed’ when sending police bogus letters to avoid conviction
EX-COBBLERS’ footballer Leon McKenzie has been warned to prepare himself for a prison sentence for sending police a series of bogus letters to avoid repeated speeding convictions and the loss of his driving licence.
Breaking News: Teen arrested after five injured in crash on Northamptonshire road
A TEENAGE boy has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a horror crash on a Northamptonshire road, which left his four young passengers in hospital.
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Businessman fined £10,000 for illegally dumping hazardous materials
A BUSINESSMAN who operated a skip hire service in Brackley has been fined £10,000 for dumping hazardous materials without permission.
Mammoth trek to 92 football clubs to raise funds for James Kouzaris charity
AN inaugural 92-club relay is to set off from Sixfields Stadium on in Northampton on Thursday before going to every football league ground in England and Wales over the next 12 weeks.
Worldwide fame for shop owner who foiled raiders with a mop video
THE story of a Northamptonshire shopkeeper who fought off robbers with a mop, has spread across the world.
Suspended sentence for soldier who threatened wife with hammer
AN ex-soldier who assaulted his wife and threatened her with a hammer has been given a chance by the senior judge for Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire Police lose 200 staff in 12 months
NEW figures have revealed more than 200 police officers, back-room staff and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) have lost their jobs in Northamptonshire in the last 12 months.
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BREAKING NEWS: Preacher jailed for seven day rape campaign has convictions overturned
A preacher who was jailed for a week-long campaign of rape today had his convictions overturned by three senior judges at the Court of Appeal.
Northamptonshire Police called to 10,000 violent rows each year
POLICE have revealed they are called to more than 10,000 reports of domestic abuse in Northamptonshire every year.
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Violence broke out at Northamptonshire football club’s bar after cider shortage
A SHORTAGE of cider at the bar of Daventry football club led to an argument which spilled over into violence.
Masked raiders ram-raid Northamptonshire vehicle compound and steal three £45,000 4x4 vehicles
Masked robbers with baseball bats ram-raided a vehicle compound, threatened a security guard and then stole three valuable 4x4 cars in an early morning attack.
Helpful reader steps in with help after teenager has his kart stolen from garage
A CHARITABLE Chron reader has come forward to donate hundreds of pounds of equipment to a teenage racer who had his kart stolen.
Inspectors demand Northamptonshire Police call staff are better trained
INSPECTORS have demanded that call operators at Northamptonshire Police receive more training and for criminal investigations to be better led.
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BREAKING NEWS: Police officer dismissed for stealing sex lube
A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Police officer has been dismissed from the force having been found guilty of gross misconduct.
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Eyewitnesses say sex at Northamptonshire lay-by takes place ‘on daily basis’
EYEWITNESSES have claimed that sexual activities, reportedly taking place in a lay-by off a busy Northamptonshire road, are on a “daily basis”.
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VIDEO NEWS: Northamptonshire shopkeeper attacks masked armed robber with mop video
A brave shopkeeper beat off a masked man with a mop as he tried to push his way into his store.
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Homeless fraudster ran up £22,000 debt in Good Samaritan’s name
A FRAUDSTER who stole a friend’s identity and ran up £22,000 credit card bills in his name has been jailed for two-and-half years.
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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Trophy-winning Northampton teen faces struggle following kart theft
A TEENAGE racer from Northampton who placed third in a racing championship has had his racing kart stolen.
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Extra police patrols after mum and daughter see naked men performing lay-by sex acts
EXTRA police patrols are being launched on the A43 after a mother and her young daughter saw naked men performing sex acts in a lay-by.
Northamptonshire farmer fined £44,000 for dumping remains of slaughtered cow video
A FARMER who failed to properly dispose of the remains of a slaughtered cow has been ordered to pay nearly £44,000 in fines and costs.
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Police from Northamptonshire’s Special Operations unit in Olympic VIP driving trials
OFFICERS from Northamptonshire Police’s Special Operations Unit yesterday carried out ‘specialist driver training sessions’ across the county in two high-power sports cars.
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Car crime halved in past four years across Northamptonshire
VEHICLE crime in Northamptonshire has halved in the past four years, latest figures from the British Crime Survey have shown.
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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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Homeless metal thief jailed after leaving trail of blood behind at building
A HOMELESS man who ripped out a central heating system, causing a dangerous gas leak, told police he broke into the property to keep warm.
Northamptonshire MP’s bid to tackle danger cyclists
A SECOND reading of a bill put forward by a county MP, which calls for the introduction of a new law to make it easier to prosecute dangerous cyclists, was due to take place in the House of Commons today.
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Memorial concert in memory of murdered music students Xing and Alice Ding
A MEMORIAL concert this month will remember talented music students Xing and Alice Ding, and the proceeds will be used to set up a music scholarship in their name.
Jealous ex-lover caused horrific injures with Samurai sword during attack on new boyfriend
A JEALOUS ex-lover barged his way into an ex-girlfriend’s Northampton home and attacked her new boyfriend with a Samurai sword, a jury heard.
BREAKING NEWS: Gunpoint robbery at Northampton home
Two men brandishing a firearm forced their way into a house demanding money before escaping with gold, cash and electronic equipment.
Writer joins fight to get to truth in controversial murder trial of Northamptonshire man
A TRUE crime writer has backed calls for the Government to release 50-year-old police papers, which a pensioner from Northampton claims could prove he was wrongfully imprisoned for murder.
Heated debate on Naseby wind farm in House of Lords
A DECISION to accept a proposal to build a wind farm next to the historic Battle of Naseby site was the subject of a heated debate in the House of Lords.
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BREAKING NEWS: Northamptonshire anti-nuclear campaigners launch court of appeal bid
Campaigners have launched a Court of Appeal battle to stop low-level radioactive waste being dumped near their Northamptonshire village.
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BREAKING NEWS: Illegal immigrant arrested while working in Northampton supermarket
AN illegal immigrant, who was arrested during a raid on a Northampton convenience store, has been deported back to India, officials have confirmed.
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High-risk scenario training scheme pioneered by Northamptonshire Police attracting global interest
A PROGRAMME to train police in Northamptonshire about dealing with ‘high-risk’ situations could be rolled out across the globe after forces as far away as Hong Kong expressed an interest in the adopting the scheme.
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Exclusive: Pensioner insists he was wrongly convicted of murder 50 years ago
A PENSIONER who maintains he was wrongly convicted of murder 50 years ago has spoken of his anger after being told his case files will not be released for another three decades.
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- 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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