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Police cordons remain in place in Northampton town centre

Stabbing and three arrests: Man taken to hospital with life threatening injuries

The golden toilet art installation was valued at £4.8m/

Man who helped Wellingborough £4.8m gold toilet burglar sentenced

Hickory’s Smokehouse is set to open at The Lakeside pub in Northampton this autumn

Staff at pub informed venue will close as 100 jobs set to be created

Northamptonshire Police will take place in a week of action against knife crime this week.

Test purchases to take place as police back knife crime week of action

Leader Mark Arnull (left) and deputy James Petter (right)

WNC leader says Reform will not take diversity or climate training

Four kittens were rescued by Royal Navy sailors in Bahrain after getting stuck under a shipping container. Pictured: he orphaned kittens emerge from their 'home' underneath shipping containers.

Adorable "suffering" cats "crying" for their mum who died saved

West Northamptonshire Reform UK councillors Ivan Dabbs (left) and Ronald Firman have both come under scrutiny recently for offensive tweets posted to their social media accounts. (Image: West Northamptonshire Council)

Leader 'happy' for councillors who shared offensive tweets to continue

The steel frame at the mortuary near Riverside Retail Park is now complete.

Milestone hit during construction of £9.4 million mortuary near retail park

Mark Arnull, Reform UK leader of West Northamptonshire Council. (Image: Nadia Lincoln LDRS)

'We will bring a new approach that has not been seen for a very long time''

The Spring Charity, which aims to help people in the NN1 area to thrive, offers vital community services to improve wellbeing and outcomes in life – particularly for vulnerable families with children under the age of five in the Castle ward.

Charity ‘applauded’ for impact at celebration event to bring everyone together

Dani Wykes is the founder and managing director of Logistics Solutions Group, a warehousing solutions company specialising in storage, transport and consultancy. Photo: Alina Lazurko at Lite Studio.

Female Founders Summit: Meet the woman thriving in her male-dominated sector

Headteacher Jill Silverthorne with Bishop Stopford School students/Bishop Stopford

Kettering school graded 'outstanding' in four inspection areas

All money raised will be donated to Sands, a stillbirth and neonatal deaths charity. Organiser Tristan Heard was personally impacted by baby loss in 2003.

PICTURES: Bereaved father hosted football game and fun day for baby loss charity

Smoke seen over Sixfields on Friday (May 16).

Two caravans and horsebox destroyed by fire 'most likely started deliberately'

Anglian Water has been fined more than £1 million.

Anglian Water fined record £1.4 million for drinking water failures

Neighbours in Northampton all won £125,000.

Wedding bells as three couples among eight to win share of £1 million
There are wedding bells ringing for three couples living on the same Northampton street, as they are among eight to win a share of £1 million on the Postcode Lottery.
Carly Odell

Local magistrates deal with hundreds of cases each week.

COURT ROUND-UP: Offenders from Northampton, Kislingbury, Greens Norton

Kieron Conway celebrates his British middleweight title success with his dad and trainer, James Conway (Picture: Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing)

Northampton's Kieron Conway makes history as he lands British middleweight title

Set to take place from midday until 11pm on June 21 at Duston Mill, Solstice Festival promises a day of fun, creativity and unforgettable experiences on the longest day of the year.

New family festival celebrating the best of Northants is coming next month

There are plenty of glorious beer gardens on offer in and around Northampton...

13 pubs with glorious beer gardens to enjoy during the warm weather

Council leader Mark Arnull (Reform UK) (top), Jonathan Harris (Liberal Democrats) (left), Daniel Lister (Conservatives) (right), and Sally Keeble (Labour) (middle).

Leaders strongly criticise new Reform-led council for having 'no manifesto'

Lucy Connolly (left) and her husband Raymond Connolly (right). Credit: Northants Police (left) and Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (right).

Childminder jailed over racist tweet appears at court of appeal

Richard celebrated the milestone with Bozeat Bowls Club on Monday, May 12

Northamptonshire man, Richard, celebrates 100th birthday

Organised by Boombastic Events, which has sold out more than 250 events across the Midlands over the past 11 years, the upcoming silent disco is planned for June 15.

Popular family silent disco returns to Picturedrome for seventh year this June

Portia Wharton has lived with Sickle Cell Disease for the past three decades and hopes to make a difference to the health inequalities she has faced during that time.

Mother demands change after suffering with common genetic disorder all her life

All of this could be yours for £1.5 million.

Look inside £1.5 million barn conversion with 'modern luxury and rustic charm'

Planning papers showed CGI illustrations of what the DHL warehouse will look like. Credit: DHL

Appeal against DHL warehouse cost council £170,000, according to FOI request
A Northamptonshire council has had to pay bills of almost £170,000 after it lost an appeal over a large new warehouse development on the edge of a town.
Nadia Lincoln

The Towcester High Street property, which used to be a Lloyds Bank, is still awaiting planning permission to convert the venue into a bar. (Image: Google Maps)

Pub landlord submits plans to turn former bank into cocktail bar

Kingswood House, on The Avenue in Cliftonville, will be converted into five HMO flats

Council approves plans to convert office block into HMO for 23 people

The incident happened in the Lings Way area.

Passersby have to intervene to get dog off teenage boy as it bit him

The incident happened at The Racecourse.

Man indecently exposed himself in park while sat on bench near tennis courts

David Christopher McCarthy.

Man WANTED by police for failing to comply with community order

Northamptonshire Police raided a property in Wellingborough Road.

Police raid cannabis farm hidden in plain sight on busy Northampton street

The incident happened in Brackley Park.

Man, 38, arrested after allegation of sexual assault in Northamptonshire town

Have you seen this trailer?

Have you seen this trailer? Witness appeal after item stolen

Plans for a new development of 67 homes have been submitted on the eastern edge of Deanshanger (Image: Google Maps)

Plans to build 67 homes in village have been lodged for the second time

The proposed development, known as Hardingstone Rise, would be built on land covering approximately 43.2 hectares to the west of Hardingstone. The site sits between Newport Pagnell Road (B526) to the south and The Green to the north, with Preston Deanery Road forming its eastern boundary.

Plans unveiled for 1,000-home estate on land the size of 60 football pitches

Workers at both shops were seen scrubbing their shopfronts following the incident.

'Mindless vandalism': Two independent businesses found covered in red paint

Hickory’s Smokehouse, a UK-based chain known for bringing the authentic flavours and hospitality of the American Deep South, is set to open at NN4 7YD - the site of The Lakeside pub just off the A428 Bedford Road, according to a recent job advert.

New American BBQ smokehouse restaurant set to open at well-known pub site

Northants SEND Mummas was founded by Shumi Syed and Emma Briggs in spring last year, after they merged their two separate groups operating from different areas of the county.

Founders of support group for SEND mothers raise £1,500 through sponsored hike

Three footpaths around Wellbrook Lodge in Starverton were illegally blocked. Photo: Open Spaces Society.

Council loses legal battle after public footpaths village blocked by fences

Northampton Magistrates' Court

Shoplifter stole £500-worth of chocolate among these court cases

Alisha Pacey has worked in the recruitment industry for more than eight years, and made the leap from being self-employed to a female founder with the launch of ‘The Online Recruiter’ in January.

Female Founders Summit: Meet the mum who took the plunge to start business alone

This group of friends will be walking from Hunstanton to Northampton, completing 25 miles per day from next Wednesday (May 21).

Friends walking 100 miles to support loved one after mental health diagnosis

The council's annual meeting will be held at The Guildhall tonight (Thursday May 15). Mark Arnull (inset) has been elected as Reform's leader.

Reform leader and newly elected councillors to meet for the first time TONIGHT

There were long delays on the A45 in Northampton on Tuesday (May 13). Photo: X/@NNWeather.

Man hit by tanker closing A45 for 10 hours - police appeal for witnesses

M&S wants to open a new foodhall site at the former Homebase in Riverside Retail Park.

Tesco SLAMS M&S’ foodhall plans at busy retail park – and so does WNC

Wickes has revealed plans to move into the new unit (left) currently being built at the former Homebase site in Riverside Retail Park.

Plans unveiled to open brand new Wickes at busy retail park in Northampton

Fiddlers is looking for a new operator, according to a sales advert.

Well-known pub on busy road in Northampton is looking for a new operator

Roadworks are expected to be in place at the Queen Eleanor roundabout until December this year.

Update on road works at busy roundabout as two more full closures announced

Luke Yates.

Ten years in prison for man found guilty of three rapes and sexual assaults

Child First Nursery in Moulton has been closed by Ofsted, until further notice.

Nursery shut by Ofsted remains closed as investigation continues

The collision on the southbound M1 between junction 14 (Milton Keynes) and junction 13 (Bedford) (Picture: National Highways)

Car overturns after collision on M1 and woman in her 20s hospitalised

39-year-old Nichola Tidd, best known as one of the iconic television hunters, has bravely spoken out about the mental health challenges that female veterans can face.

Channel 4’s Hunted star reveals how 10-year military career left her with PTSD

Gluten Free Festival is taking place at Chester House Estate on June 22, with gluten free traders, presentations from experts in the field, cookery demonstrations, musical performances and a children’s picnic to enjoy.

County to welcome 1,000 people to bigger and better ‘gluten free festival’