Mini heatwave set hit Northamptonshire on Wednesday, says Pitsford Hall...
Northamptonshire is set for a mini heatwave this week, according to experts from Pitsford Hall Weather Station.Temperatures are set to rise to a high of 29C on Wednesday and stay in the mid-20s through...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire Chamber joins national campaign calling for school leavers...
Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce has backed a national effort to encourage the new government to support UK exporters and bridge the gap between business and education.Chamber president Kevin...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire joins national campaign to fight for more money for our...
Pupils in Northamptonshire get less funding from the Government compared to nearly every other local authority in the country, according to the county council.The council has launched a new campaign...
View ArticleCycling events take place across Northamptonshire for those inspired by...
A series of cycling events are taking place this summer for those inspired by the Aviva Women’s Tour which passed through the county last week.Thousands of people turned out to watch stage three of the...
View ArticleOLD BAILEY TRIAL: Alleged victim accused of lying after market trader refused...
A market trader accused of raping an 11-year-old girl says the alleged victim is lying about him because he refused to accept cannabis from her as payment.Harmohan Nangpal took the stand at the Old...
View ArticleWoman seriously injured after jumping from window to escape blaze at...
A woman has been seriously injured after she was forced to jump from an upstairs window of her Northamptonshire home when it was set on fire.
View ArticleMan repeatedly kicked to the ground during Bicester park assault
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 32 year-old man was pushed to the floor and kicked repeatedly during an assault in Garth Park, Bicester on Saturday. The attack occurred between 5pm and 7pm...
View Article‘Moment in time’ for female police officers and staff in Northamptonshire as...
Female officers and staff from Northamptonshire Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner joined together to mark the centenary of women in policing.This year is the centenary since...
View ArticleSevere weather warning issued for thunder, hail and lightning in...
Heavy thunderstorms, hail and lightning could hit Northamptonshire tomorrow according to the Met Office, which has released a yellow weather warning for the region. The recent heatwave brought on by a...
View ArticleCouncil boss promises to ‘keep an eye’ on incinerator issues
A council chief from north Bucks has praised the progress of a £200m incinerator which is due to open in less than a year – but promised to ‘keep a close eye’ on residents’ concerns.Buckingham...
View ArticleBrackley teenager volunteers as Young Ambassador for meningitis charity
A teenager has volunteered for a role in the fight against Meningitis. Callum Jones, 16, from Brackley, has become a Young Ambassador for Meningitis Now after his sister Erin, contracted bacterial...
View ArticlePublic urged to give their views on healthcare services in Northamptonshire
People living in Northamptonshire are being given the chance to have their say on how healthcare services should be provided in the county.Nene CCG is organising a series of ‘listening events’ this...
View ArticleMan arrested over sexual assault at Northamptonshire care home
Police have confirmed that a woman was the victim of a sex assault at a care home in Northamptonshire.The name of the home cannot be published because it may lead to her identity being revealed, but it...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire men ‘not picky’ over online dating but county women are more...
Men in Northamptonshire are ‘not picky’ when it comes to online dating, according to new research, but women are more ‘hard to get’.The study has been carried out across the country, according to the...
View ArticleNorthants PCC defends Special Constables after figures show they made fewer...
Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner Adam Simmonds has defended the increasing use of Special Constables after figures showed they made fewer than 100 arrests in a year.A Freedom of...
View ArticleBehind you! Pantmime backs young carers
Members of Buckingham Community Pantomime handed over a cheque for £1,250 to Buckingham & Winslow Young Carers (YC2) last week. The annual Community Panto, which began in 1984, donates any profits...
View ArticleRally adventure with strangers
A university porter will be thundering through some of the world’s most hazardous regions in a 17-year-old banger to raise money for charity later this month.Laura Dawson, who works for the University...
View ArticleCare home makes a wish come true with Woburn trip
Maids Moreton Hall resident Jytte Wylie had her wish come true when she was taken on a trip to Woburn Safari Park.In January, the Maids Moreton care home installed a Wish Tree, where residents could...
View ArticleMidnight Walk in memory of friend
Buckingham woman Denise Evans will be taking part in the Glo4Flo Midnight Walk in aid of Florence Nightingale Hospice, in memory of her close friend Becky Cooper, who died from cancer in 2013, aged...
View ArticleGet involved in edible woodland
In a corner of a Buckingham park is a little-known community space where people can go to plant and pick produce. The Buckingham Edible Woodland is a small plot in the Heartlands that has been given...
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