Northampton news headlines
MoreAir Ambulance rescues driver after accident on A43 near Brackley
THE AIR Ambulance was called into action today to help a driver following an incident on the A43 near Brackley. The Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance landed in a field next to the scene of
Update to train derailment and disruption to passengers
ENGINEERS are repairing the track and overhead lines to the West Coast Line following a train derailment at 2.20am today. The electric locomotive which had been leased to and operated by Virgin Trains
Delays on the trains due to derailment
DUE to a freight locomotive having derailed at Bletchley overnight, the Euston line is currently blocked. Virgin Trains, Southern and London Midland are therefore unable to run between Milton Keynes
Wellingborough & Rushden news headlines
MoreWellingborough man arrested by police in Operation Gizmo
POLICE working on Operation Gizmo, the Force's biggest-ever investigation into the distribution of indecent images of children, have made another arrest. A 26-year-old man from Chatsworth Drive,
Lorna backs road campaign
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Police have one of the lowest levels of traffic officers in the country. A Freedom of Information request was made by road safety charity Brake to the 52 UK police forces of which 43
£30k battle to fund Zac's latest therapy
AN appeal has been launched to try to raise £30,000 in the next three weeks to ensure a seven-year-old boy from Rushden gets the medical treatment he needs. Zac Knighton-Smith has a very rare cancer
Bold Bell sends out his no more cuts message
THE leader of Wellingborough Council has bucked the trend of many authorities by claiming this will be the last year of budget cuts in the town. Councillor Paul Bell believes the £750,000 budget
UK news
MoreYoung 'lack attention for Dickens'
Modern-day children are not being educated to read with the attention span necessary for a Dickens novel, a leading expert said as the country prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the revered author.
Queen's Jubilee eve village worship
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will attend a church service on the eve of the monarch's Diamond Jubilee anniversary.
BAE to recruit 265 apprentices
Defence giant BAE Systems is to recruit 265 apprentices across the UK this year, it has been announced.
