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Air 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
Safety advice to school children
POLICE Community Support Officer Vicky Kirby from Northampton East Safer Community Team went back to school last week. She visited a class of children at Greenfields School and Sports College in
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
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 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,
Vandals return to wreak more havoc
Extra patrols are being carried out at a sports field after vandals struck for a third time. The latest incident at Southfield Sports Field in Northampton happened on Monday evening, when part of the
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Elliott and Cato double up as Saints cruise into LV= Cup semis
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 57 LONDON WASPS 10: Northampton Saints booked their place in the semi-finals of this season's LV= Cup after they cruised past London Wasps at Franklin's Gardens, racking up a half century of points in a seven try rout of Dai Young's side.
Saints make eight changes for crucial Wasps clash
Jim Mallinder has made eight changes to the Northampton Saints starting line-up for the visit of London Wasps in their crucial final LV= Cup pool match on Saturday.
Dowson set to earn first England cap against Scotland
Phil Dowson is one of three players earning their first cap for England when they face Scotland in the Six Nations opener at Murrayfield on Saturday evening.
The countdown begins as Clarke eyes survival battle
By his own admission, Clarke Carlisle is facing a completely different challenge from anything else he has faced in his career so far after joining Northampton Town's battle to retain their place in the Football League.
Life and Leisure
Group shakes up story of star-crossed lovers
SHAKESPEARE 4 KIDZ - ROMEO AND JULIET The Castle Tomorrow at 10.30am and 1.30pm CHILDREN'S favourites, Shakespeare 4 Kidz (S4K), are back in town with their very own musical take on this Shakespeare
Ballet dancers meet the bard
IF you are looking for something to do with your loved one this Valentine's Day, then we might just be able to help. The Herald & Post has teamed up with Royal & Derngate to offer you the chance to
Show-off Petra has acting bug
STANDING in the wings, waiting to go on stage and counting down the seconds until the curtain goes up, fills actress Petra Massey with a mix of emotions ranging from fear to calm. Every night a
Students speak up to TV show
LEARNERS from The University of Northampton were in fine voice when they spoke up for a new television show. The BA Acting students voice characters in the two-part BBC dramatization of Sebastian
Greek tale's far from tragic
OEDIPUSSY Royal & Derngate Friday, February 3 to Saturday, February 18 FOLLOWING on from its acclaimed Made in Northampton season last year, Royal & Derngate starts the new year with an
Midge is to take a 'walk in the park'
MUSIC icon Midge Ure, solo artist and the front man of top 80s band Ultravox, has been announced as the headline act of an annual event. He will be in Northampton for June's Walk In the Park Festival
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.
UK sport
MoreFed Cup triumph for GB
Judy Murray's Great Britain side completed a superb four days in Israel by beating Austria to reach the World Group II play-offs in the Fed Cup.
