As we exit May, we’ve cast our beady eye through Northamptonshire’s newspaper archives for some flashing headlines covering this week in past decades.
From youngsters firing toy guns into their friends’ eyes, to strange poisonings by medicine and the town corporation’s purchase of one of our best-loved buildings, Northampton has always been at the forefront of hard-hitting news.
So step into our time machine as we bring you the headlines for the last week of May from our vaults...
9. Northampton Chronicle & Echo - June 11, 2003
19 years ago... Northampton Chronicle & Echo reported the story of a major fire at the derelict former Zap Atax factory in Kingswell Road, which had been used by the homeless in recent years. Over 50 firefighters worked to tackle the blaze and the building was demolished later in the week. Photo: National World