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Pensioners must apply BEFORE December 21 in order to be eligible for the Winter Fuel Allowance

Ad Feature Act fast to secure Winter Fuel Payments, pensioners urged

Kyren Wilson is out of the BetVictor Scottish Open after losing to Stephen Maguire

Revenge is sweet for home star Maguire as he sees off Wilson in Scottish Open

Kyren Wilson cruised into the second round of the Scottish Open in Edinburgh

Dominant Wilson does Grace no favours as he cruises to victory in Scottish Open

Dobbies in Harlestone Heath is set to close its doors for good on December 17

Mystery surrounds future of popular garden centre on edge of town

Elio Pace Performing The Billy Joel Songbook

Sensational show celebrating the music of Billy Joel coming to Northampton

A jogger makes their way through fog on a frosty morning.

Watch: 'Wonky weather' as temperatures drop to -7C and warnings issued

Paul Green is arrested.

Watch: Moment leader of ‘UK’s biggest drugs conspiracy’ is arrested

Gin deals to stock up on

7 staggering Black Friday gin deals in run up to Christmas

Parts of Pontypridd, South Wales, have been left submerged in water as the River Taff bursts its banks.

Watch: Residents bail out their flooded homes after heavy rainfall

From left, Brunswick PACT chairman Brian Roberts, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson at the Home Office discussing the NationalWorld campaign Silent Crime on November 21, 2024

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges action on Silent Crime

A gritter on the Glenshane Pass in the Sperrin Mountains of County Londonderry.

Watch: Weather warnings including amber area where power cuts likely

With snow and ice blanketing parts of the UK, here's what the experts say about walking your dog in cold weather,

Watch: This is when pet experts say it’s too cold to walk your dog

James Martin to hit boiling point in 100th live show on new tour

Rory Hutchinson was in action for Scotland (photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Weekend off for Saints but their stars got stuck in on the international stage

Rory Hutchinson has been in fine form for Saints (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Hutchinson rewarded for fine Saints form as he starts for Scotland

Spa at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly among top deals

Top UK spa deals by money saving expert in Spabreaks' biggest sale
Huge spa day and overnight break deals as Spabreaks.com launches biggest ever sale during Black Friday month
Alison Brinkworth

Jack Waterfield

103-year-old Northampton veteran to commemorate Remembrance Day at Anchor care h...

Halifax teen referee pleads for body cams after abuse from men twice his age

Amazon's Toy Train will be donating hundreds of toys to families in need across the UK in the lead-up to Christmas

Amazon reveals this year’s Top 10 Toys for Christmas

Elliot Millar Mills (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

'We can achieve anything' - Elliot excited about Saints' potential

Elliot Millar Mills (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Dowson delighted to see Millar Mills sign new deal with Saints

Mark Cranston who has built an amazing collection of bricks.

I have a collection of 4,000 bricks...each one tells a story

“Sewage” water pours onto baggage carousel at airport.

Watch: “Sewage” water pours onto baggage carousel at airport

Rory Hutchinson (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Dowson hails Hutchinson after Saints centre is handed Scotland recall

Robbie Smith had to be replaced early on last Friday (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

'We're very sad for Robbie' - Dowson delivers update on injured Saints ace Smith

Northants badgers under threat

Local extinction events of badgers are almost inevitable

Video grab of the couple outside the restaurant La Dolce Vita in East Kilbride.

Watch: Couple allegedly walk off from restaurant without paying bill
Watch the moment a woman left an empty handbag in a restaurant as she “nipped out for a cigarette” - before she and a man walked off without paying their £80 bill.
Jessica Martin

Badgers in Northants Cull Zone being watched over by badger protectors

Extinction events of badgers in Northamptonshire inevitable

Robbie Smith (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

'Whirlwind of emotions' for Robbie as he savours roles with Saints and Scotland

Robyn Swan sold all her belongings to live in a shipping container.

Watch: Woman lives bill-free in a shipping container in rural Scotland

Nafis Delowar and D'arcy Flanagan travel a collective 2,300 miles for their first date in Venice, Italy after talking online for a month.

Watch: Couple travel 2,300 miles to Venice for their first date

GRAVITY ACTIVE HALLOWEEN

Get Ready for a spooktacular Halloween at Gravity Active Northampton

11 out of 12 regions are reporting an increase in the illicit trade over the last year, with Scotland seeing a rise of more than 20 per cent

Black market sale of fake cigarettes is booming, study finds

The NHS will be starting the Covid autumn vaccine programme this autumn.

Who is eligible for the Covid vaccine as cases of XEC variant rise

Rory Hutchinson (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Hutchinson ready to hit the ground running after 'up and down' season at Saints

Dan (left), Alex (middle) and Max (right) about to set off for the Three Peaks Challenge.

Asbestos trio take on Three Peaks

Ethyan Gammage was rushed to hospital after becoming "grey, cold and lifeless"

Watch: Mum whose son nearly died from RSV urges others to get vaccine

Brooke Leo, from Northampton, claimed a silver medal for England in a national final.

Teenage basketball star wins silver medal at School Games

Bingo Bonanza

Brampton View Care Home joins Barchester's Big Bingo Bonanza

Sixfields

The state of play at Cobblers going into the final week of the transfer window

Tent hurtles across sky as Storm Lilian hits Leeds Festival.

Watch: Tent hurtles across sky as Storm Lilian hits Leeds Festival

Alex Mitchell and Fin Smith (pictures: Tom Kwah/Northampton Saints)

The boys are back in town! Saints welcome international stars home

Members of the public relax on the beach in hot weather in Cleethorpes, north east England.

Watch: Temperatures could reach 34°C in UK in coming days

The Burryman covered head to toe in over 13,000 sticky plant heads walks the boundary of South Queensferry to ward off evil spirits.

I cover myself in 'sticky burrs' for a pub crawl to ward off evil

Kieron Bowie

Forward makes permanent switch to Scotland after impressive Cobblers loan

Basking shark spotted off the coast of Scotland in Ayrshire

Terror as paddleboarder crosses paths with '10 metre' shark

Lauren and Ross Stevens with their daughter Sophie.

Watch: Parents take day off from their baby every week

Rock Choir Members

Rock Choir release new single ‘Fix You’ on Friday 19th July

Jack Baldwin during his time at Bristol Rovers in 2021.

Baldwin's so excited to join a club on the up after making tough decision to lea...

School's already out for summer for some UK students (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Summer holiday and school term dates across the UK

Anthony Zupnik at the Wimpy in Huddersfield.

Watch: I visited all 64 Wimpy stores in the UK - and rated them all

Robbie Smith (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Saints forward Smith set to make his Scotland debut

Covid tests are in demand as cases of the new Covid variant are on the rise. (Photo: ManuPadilla - stock.adobe.com)

Here is where you can get Covid tests as cases of new variant rise

Rob and Helena pictured with their three children, Tate, 10, and twins Eva and Elle.

Firefighters take on challenge to support 7-year-old girl with cancer

Mark Darbon (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

White insists Saints have succession plan as chairman hails departing Darbon