- '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
Environment & Transport
Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom leading the battle for residents affected by HS2 rail link
MP ANDREA Leadsom has reassured homeowners left in limbo following the HS2 announcement that fighting for compensation is one of her top priorities.
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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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Summer hosepipe ban a ‘strong possibility’ in Northampton after drought conditions
RESIDENTS are facing a summer of water restrictions because rainfall conditions in Northamptonshire have reached their worst level in 90 years.
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Temperatures fall to -13C as Northamptonshire hit by Arctic blast
WEATHER watchers were sent scrambling for the record books this weekend as temperatures in Northamptonshire dropped to -13C, with the county hit by th bitter Arctic chill.
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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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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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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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Waste recycling bins begin arriving at homes across Northamptonshire
THE first bins and caddies for the new food waste recycling collection were delivered to homes in Northampton this week.
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Arctic weather is coming to Northamptonshire
WEATHER expects have warned an Arctic snap will hit the county at the weekend, with temperatures set to plunge to a freezing –5C and snow storms forecast.
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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.
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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Rangers drafted in to protect Northampton’s beauty spots
THREE new rangers will work in some of Northampton’s premier parks to help provide a better environment for the public.
6 comments- 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
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 9 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 3 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: West
