Latest Northampton headlines
Thief's sweet tooth funded heroin
A FATHER of two has been jailed after months of "brazen" shoplifting at seven different supermarkets. Ionel Tudoran, 33, of Newcombe Avenue, Northampton, stole thousands of pounds in chocolate bars
TV experts search shops for antiques
A TELLY show has been spotted filming at a Northamptonshire shopping village, searching for money-making treasures. Antiques Road Trip paid a visit to Heart of the Shires, near Weedon, as part of
16,000 out of work
MORE than 16,000 people across the county are unemployed, according to figures released this week. Official statistics showed that 3.6 per cent of the population in Northamptonshire claimed
Arsonists' double hit in main street
A STREET was hit by two arson attacks on the same night. Two houses in Drywell Court, Standens Barn, Northampton, were targeted in the middle of the night and police confirmed they are linking the two
Vandals force safety re-think
A SHOCKED nursery is having to boost security measures after they were raided by vandals twice in less than a fortnight. Kings Pre-School, on Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton was first
Three arrested in child sex images probe
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of possessing and distributing indecent images of children. On May 4, officers detained a 39-year-old man from an address in Hargrave, and on May 14, a
The breast news
BABIES will help cut the ribbon next Friday when the Baby Café officially reopens. Following months of campaigning, after the PCT withdrew funding, the breastfeeding support centre, in Quaker Meeting
Star Trek's Patrick in Silverstone driving seat
A HOST of famous faces took to the tarmac at Silverstone race track to launch the venue's celebrity challenge. The race will see an all-star line-up competing at the famous Grand Prix circuit on July
Victim bottled in nightclub attack
A NIGHTCLUBER was hit in the face with a broken bottle. The incident occurred in Fever nightclub, Northampton on Thursday between 2.30am and 3am. A man was dancing on the dancefloor with a friend when
Bank burgled
TWO men driving a stolen pick-up truck burgled a bank. They broke into HSBC in Waterside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton, in the early hours of last Thursday morning. The building houses some of the
Boy's punch fends off van kidnapper
AN 11-year-old boy escaped abduction thanks to his training from a local boxing club. The youngster, who the Herald & Post has agreed not to name, knocked the would-be kidnapper to the ground with a
'Crush' club starting new life as 24hr gym
WORK has begun at a former nightclub where two students were crushed to death, to convert the building into a gym. Lava & Ignite became the focus of police investigations last October, when
£30m station will sell town 'globally'
THE £30 million redevelopment of Northampton's train station will help sell the town around the world, according to one MP. Northampton South representative Brian Binley made this bold statement
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Drink up to help raise funds
There will be a coffee morning and table top sale on Saturday at All Saints Church Hall in Midland Road, Wellingborough. It is in aid of the Mothers' Union and diocesan funds. Doors open at 9.30am
Audition for part in pantomime
Wellingborough pantomime Society is on the lookout for actors who like to help Jack defeat the giant. The group's next production, Jack and the Beanstalk, will take to the stage in January 2013 but
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MoreChildren's memorial plaque stolen
A memorial to two children killed in an IRA bomb has been stolen from a town centre by suspected metal thieves.
80mph limit 'will cost £1bn a year'
Raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph will cost society an extra £1 billion a year, campaign groups have warned.
Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims he has been blocked by the UK authorities from attending the Olympic Games in London.
Peter Hain contempt case shelved
A court case which saw the Northern Ireland judiciary pitted against Westminster MPs has been shelved with both sides claiming moral victory.
Hallam murder conviction quashed
A man's 2005 murder conviction has been quashed after the discovery of photographic evidence on his mobile phone which could have helped his defence case.
UK sport
MoreWebb confirms Rhinos exit
Leeds full-back Brent Webb will leave Headingley at the end of the season but team-mate Kylie Leuluai has put his retirement plans on hold.
