30 Most Recent Stories From Northampton Chronicle and Echo - News

Fri 3rd Sep 2010:

Funeral set to be held for tragic Ou Est Le Swimming Pool star Charles Haddon.

Hundreds of friends, family and well-wishers aree xpected to descend on the village of Yelvertoft tomorrow for the fubneral of tragic pop star Charles Haddon.

Churchwarden died while herding cattle.

Tributes have been paid to a hard-working village churchwarden who died in a freak accident while herding cows on her Northamptonshire farm.

Dad survives plane crash into sea.

A father-of-three from Northampton said he feels "lucky to be alive" after a light aircraft he was travelling in was forced to ditch in the North Sea.

Driver slashed in taxi horror.

Psychiatric reports have been ordered for a robber who slashed a taxi driver with a knife after being picked up in Northampton.

Job losses could be on cards for police.

Staff numbers at Northamptonshire Police may have to be reduced as the force looks for ways to make savings, new assistant chief constable Andy Frost has warned.

Town centre avoiding worst of recession, Chron survey shows.

Town centre businesses in Northampton appear to be fending off the worst impacts of the recession, according to a survey carried out by the Chronicle & Echo.

Prostitute locked up for 20 weeks .

A prostitute from Northampton has been jailed for 20 weeks after she pleaded guilty to breaching an anti -social behaviour order banning her from soliciting in a certain area

Saints do not want a Milton Keynes move.

Saints chairman Keith Barwell has said the rugby club had 'no desire' to move to Milton Keynes.

Bruce Reihana's big year to benefit Macmillan.

A legendary Northampton rugby player has pledged his support for the Chronicle & Echo and Macmillan Cancer Support's campaign to raise £1.5 million for Northampton Gen

Anxious wait on play areas.

Parents and children remain on tenterhooks waiting to discover if plans for new playgrounds across Northamptonshire will go ahead after the Government stalled on making its pr

Drinker banned from being drunk.

A persistent alcohol abuser described by a magistrate as having a "horrendous" record of breaching an anti social behaviour order banning him from being drunk in a pub

Red Arrows fly past for first game.

THE Saints' opening match of the season against Leicester is set to get off to a flying start when the Red Arrows make a swooping visit their Northampton ground on Sunday.

Concern over street safety.

Firefighters cordoned off a busy town centre street in Northampton after a sheet of metal hanging from a sports shop was deemed a danger to shoppers.

Fostering deal in line to save £8m.

Finding foster families for children in Northamptonshire will be up to £8 million cheaper each year with a new type of contract arrangement.

Academy excited at 'new beginning'.

The re-opening today of the former Unity College in Northampton, under its new guise as the Malcolm Arnold Academy, represents the chance for a "new beginning", its he

Schoolgirl on starting grid for Euro drag race.

A schoolgirl from Northmptonshire will compete in a drag racing championship aged just 12.

CCTV spotted drugs supply.

A man from Northampton has pleaded guilty to supplying a Class A drug after he was caught on CCTV passing a quantity of cocaine to another man.

Airport pervert flashed at girls.

A pervert from Northampton exposed himself to two teenage girls as they waited at Birmingham International Airport for a flight.

Advice for firms on cash crisis.

An insolvency conference featuring a motor racing boss will take place at The University of Northampton on Tuesday.

Sywell hosts aviation rally.

Aviation fans are expected to descend on Sywell this weekend for the first national light aircraft association rally in around 40 years.

County Hall launches new online petitions .

Northamptonshire County Council will this week launch a page on its website offering people a chance to create and submit petitions online, which can then be submitted directl

Thu 2nd Sep 2010:

Former police sergeant in sex attack claim.

A former policeman has appeared in court over allegations that he twice sexually assaulted a teenager whilst he was a serving officer.

Northampton School for Boys is now an academy.

Northampton School for Boys will re-open to pupils returning from their summer holidays tomorrow as the town's first independent academy, after being granted Government ap

Tragic story of pilot Nicholas Jorgensen unearthed.

MORE than 60 years after he died in a plane crash in South Northamptonshire, a Chronicle & Echo investigation has uncovered the life story of American World War Two pilo

Woman died after routine hernia operation at NGH.

The family of a beloved mother and wife who died after an "extremely rare" complication arose during a routine hernia operation, have spoken of their devastation.

Huge boozing gulf for men in Northamptonshire .

Men in Northamptonshire are facing massive disparities between the amount of harm caused to them by alcohol, a new study shows.

Help to find homes for care babies.

An urgent appeal has gone out to find people in Northamptonshire who can foster vulnerable babies and toddlers following a dire shortage of carers in the county.

The Stig - Ben Collins - to appear at Silverstone next week.

The newly unmasked Stig will appear at Silverstone next week, driving for his Northamptonshire-based racing team.

Paedophile to be assessed by psychiatrist.

A paedophile who preyed on both young girls and boys over an eight-year period will be sentenced once he has been assessed by a psychiatrist.

Trial of accused child sex abuser is delayed by a week.

The trial of a man who has denied a catalogue of historic sexual offences against three children has been put back until next week.

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