Talking Point
Taking lead in engaging with people
RECENTLY The University of Northampton signed the Manifesto for Public Engagement - 'The Engaged University' - in partnership with the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE). With
Blowing the whistle on cheap deals
Most people who know me, know I am late for virtually everything. As a councillor, there is always the excuse that the previous meeting or event over-ran which is why you are late for the current one.
Town has plenty to celebrate in such a busy year
NORTHAMPTON Borough Council's events team works with other groups and organisations to arrange a host of exciting events around the town and there is so much to celebrate this year that I almost don't
I am hoping for the Tories' time flies
Well this year, I am finally going to have to give in and admit that my elders have got it right when they tell me that the older you get then the faster each Christmas and New Year seems to come
Party's helped to make difference
What have the Liberal Democrats ever done for us? The Chancellor's autumn statement cast a pretty gloomy picture. The economic crisis caused by the banks, who were allowed to get away with just about
Times change but police priorities are still the same
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Police have very recently been presented with a portrait of policing through the ages. From the origination of policing with Robert Peel's first officers - the original front line -
My time keeping diary is an election day reminder
I DO not know about you but in the run up to the festive season my time just seems to vanish into thin air. So, I have started to keep a detailed diary of what I have been up to in the simple hope of
Taking time to thank country's true heroes
I WOULD like to open this column by mentioning the Remembrance Day services held on Sunday. My wife and I rotate between Wellingborough and Rushden services each year. I attended the Wellingborough
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Mums march on County Hall to protest at cuts to Baby Cafe
MORE THAN 130 protesting mums marched on County Hall today, Friday, to make sure the county council does not wash its hands of the Baby Club Café. All the mums who attend the centre in Wellington
Collision biker suffers injuries
A MOTORCYCLIST was severely injured after crashing into a brick wall. The biker, a 22-year-old man from Higham Ferrers, was riding along Duck Street in Rushden at 7.30pm last Wednesday. But about 20
Restaurant blaze treated as arson
A FIRE at a Northampton restaurant is being treated as suspicious. Fire crews were called to The Stuffed Olive in Wellingborough Road, Northampton, at 3.45am today (Tuesday). The fire was at the back
Man 'flashes' at boy
A MAN indecently exposed himself to a ten-year-old boy. It happened on Saturday just after 11am in Pendle Road, Northampton. The boy was cycling when he spotted a male stood on the other side of the
Man assaulted outside job centre
A MAN was punched in the face by another male after they had both left the job centre in Northampton. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault which happened on
Driver attacked by would-be bus passenger
THE driver of a bus was attacked when he refused to allow a man on board. He told the would-be passenger that his ticket was the wrong one and that he would have to pay for another or leave the
Police issue warning after distraction burglary
POLICE are looking for a man who stole a woman's handbag during a distraction burglary in Northampton The incident happened in Broadway, between 6.30pm and 6.45pm on Thursday, February 2. The woman
Woman killed in riding accident named by police
THE WOMAN who died following a fatal rod incident has been named by police as 28-year-old Janette Smith of Somerford Road, Wellingborough. The incident happened in Overstone on Saturday morning
Nominations open for over-60s awards
NORTHAMPTON is being invited to vote for "extraordinary people" over the age of 60 living in the town. McCarthy & Stone's National Retirement Awards are fast approaching and nominations for
Should taxis have an age limit?
THERE'S less than two weeks left to have your say on whether Northampton should introduce an age limit for taxis. Around half of the country's local authorities have an age restriction for taxis, but
