The Local Newspaper

A ROAD in Northampton on which ‘rumble strips’ were installed last year is to be resurfaced again after residents described the noise of passing vehicles as “like a plane taking off”.

THE LEADER of Northampton Borough Council will tomorrow face residents of the town who oppose the demolition of the Greyfriars bus station.

A BAKER, who made a colourful ‘boob’ cake for a young Northampton couple featured in the hit TV show Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, said she loves making outrageous creations for the travelling community.

THE three main political parties in Northamptonshire have revealed they have started the search to find a candidate for the new position of Police and Crime Commissioner.

THE LEADERS of Northampton Borough Council have refused to back down on controversial plans to cut £100,000 of funding from the police.

A portrait believed to be of author Emily Bronte is expected to fetch thousands of pounds when it goes under the hammer later.

Plans to buy a derelict 17th Century hotel in Northamptonshire and refurbish it are approved by Wellingborough council.

A replica of a supersonic car tours schools in Northamptonshire

A NEW £2 million junior school in Pitsford, including a gym, library and 10 classrooms, has opened to pupils.

A plan to build 124 homes on the the edge of a Northamptonshire village is revealed by developers.

IN THIS week’s Daventry Express...

IT’S time to tell us about your stars in the classroom as we celebrate excellence in the county’s schools in our Chronicle & Echo Term-time Education Awards 2012.

Kettering Town caretaker manager Ashley Westwood says former Weymouth and Cambridge United chairman George Rolls is interested in taking over the club.

FREEZING temperatures and snow may have been sweeping across the county but pupils in Northampton are literally reaping the fruits from their tropical experiment.

A fire that destroyed a listed building in Northampton started accidentally, fire investigators believe.

Northampton hand contracts of undisclosed lengths to prop Tom Mercey, wing Anders Mogensen and hooker Ross McMillan.

Northampton- based Travis Perkins, the owner of Wickes, reports a jump in profits thanks to a strong performance in the building trade, but warned that the retail DIY market remains tough.

Cash spent on agency staff by Corby Council – a total of about £30,000 a month – is to go on permanent, full-time jobs.

A CROWD of people turned out on Monday to find out more about the proposed university technical college.

A bar and nightclub in Corby where police found under-age drinkers withdraws an appeal against its licence being revoked.