Northampton news

• High winds postpone Northamptonshire Day event

  23-10-2026 16:42 via BBC News
  
  The evening show is going ahead despite the daytime celebration being postponed.
  
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• Residents invited to shape future of road safety

  27-10-2026 19:10 via BBC News
  
  The council says 134 people were killed or seriously injured on roads in its district in 2025.
  
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• Els signs new deal to stay at Northampton Saints

  27-10-2026 15:52 via BBC News
  
  Northampton Saints loose-head prop Jordan Els signs a new contract until the end of the season after impressing on trial.
  
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• Food waste collections delayed until 2027

  27-10-2026 11:23 via BBC News
  
  The service in parts of Northamptonshire is on hold with the council blaming recruitment problems.
  
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• Good boy Gunner helps sniff out weapons in park

  27-10-2026 07:00 via BBC News
  
  A knife detection dog barks up the right tree during a community police operation.
  
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• Six swans a swimming after town centre rescue

  27-10-2026 06:58 via BBC News
  
  They take a car ride back to their lakeside home after being seen swanning along the town's roads.
  
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• Arrest as motorcyclist seriously hurt in A45 crash

  26-10-2026 14:32 via BBC News
  
  A woman is arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following Saturday's crash.
  
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• Hogg 'over the moon' following win over Colchester

  26-10-2026 14:13 via BBC News
  
  Northampton Town boss Chris Hogg says he is "over the moon" following victory over fellow League Two strugglers Colchester United.
  
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• Bringing landfill into the 21st Century with solar power

  26-10-2026 07:08 via BBC News
  
  The Bedfordshire site is set to power 10,500 new homes and a university site each year.
  
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• Kettering art gallery reopens after six years

  26-10-2026 06:53 via BBC News
  
  Alfred East Art Gallery is welcoming back visitors with Faces and Places, featuring local artists.
  
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• SEND mothers continue to battle fines over school attendance

  25-10-2026 07:19 via BBC News
  
  Jo, a mother of three boys, says it is "exhausting" every day to get her sons to go to school.
  
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• No 10's Christmas tree supplier impacted by drought

  25-10-2026 07:18 via BBC News
  
  Welford Christmas Tree Farm will provide trees for two rooms inside Downing Street.
  
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• Resurgent Tigers overpower Saints in derby downpour

  24-10-2026 18:07 via BBC News
  
  Four second-half tries from Leicester defeat Northampton in a feisty wet weather contest.
  
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• Northamptonshire Day postponed due to high winds

  24-10-2026 09:34 via BBC News
  
  It is one of several weekend events in the county to be postponed over safety concerns.
  
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• Bell ringer makes 'ap-peal' for more volunteers

  24-10-2026 06:47 via BBC News
  
  Bob Dennis, 81, who has rung bells all over the world, says he needs to teach people to "replace me".
  
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• Nurse opts for 'whole shebang' of cancer treatment

  24-10-2026 06:46 via BBC News
  
  Susan Royse is urging anyone with any new lump or bump to get it looked at "straight away".
  
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• Watch: Presenter announces departure live on-air

  23-10-2026 22:33 via BBC News
  
  Susie Fowler-Watt will anchor BBC Look East for the last time in December.
  
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• Death of man pulled from river 'not suspicious'

  23-10-2026 14:15 via BBC News
  
  Police continue to investigate how the man ended up in the river in Northampton.
  
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• Ex-Arsenal chief Edu becomes Northampton advisor

  23-10-2026 12:27 via BBC News
  
  Nottingham Forest's former global head of football Edu will serve as a senior advisor to the new owners of Northampton Town.
  
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• New devolved authority will not include Northants

  23-10-2026 07:37 via BBC News
  
  Northamptonshire will not join Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes in a South Midlands authority.
  
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• Malcolm Arnold 'should be better known' - Lloyd Webber

  23-10-2026 07:36 via BBC News
  
  The renowned cellist says the annual music festival is "keeping Sir Malcolm's name alive".
  
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• BBC Look East presenter to leave after 35 years

  23-10-2026 07:23 via BBC News
  
  Susie Fowler-Watt says it has been a "privilege" to have "grown up" alongside audiences.
  
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• Council vows support for Toxic Town public inquiry

  22-10-2026 22:17 via BBC News
  
  Martin Griffiths, Reform UK leader of North Northants Council, says: "We have nothing to hide."
  
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• Council vows support for 'Toxic Town' public inquiry

  22-10-2026 17:35 via BBC News
  
  Martin Griffiths, Reform-UK Leader of North Northants Council, says: "We have nothing to hide."
  
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• MP asks for confirmation asylum hotels will go

  22-10-2026 14:04 via BBC News
  
  Daventry MP says ongoing use of hotels has "long passed the point of being a temporary arrangement".
  
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• I'm serious about getting England call - Hendy

  22-10-2026 13:29 via BBC News
  
  Northampton back George Hendy says he is determined to force his way into England contention, with the autumn internationals looming.
  
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• Northants paceman Weatherall signs deal until 2028

  22-10-2026 13:11 via BBC News
  
  Northamptonshire fast bowler Raphy Weatherall signs a contract extension until the end of the 2028 season.
  
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• Cancer help 'like popping into a neighbour's house'

  22-10-2026 07:37 via BBC News
  
  Maggie's celebrates opening in the grounds of a hospital a year ago and has had about 5,000 visits.
  
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• Parents told 'more than once' about unsafe parking

  22-10-2026 07:35 via BBC News
  
  Police say some drivers had to be repeatedly challenged during a parking clampdown near schools.
  
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• Health secretary to meet MP over maternity unit

  21-10-2026 17:05 via BBC News
  
  The Kettering's MP asks to meet Yvette Cooper about the work on the Raac-hit building.
  
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