Recently added articles from Northampton Chronicle and Echo (Northampton, England):
Ailsa conquers a new summit.
Aug 04, 2008 ... TEENAGE mountaineer, Ailsa Wright, has turned around a disappointing trip to south Russia by managing a last-minute summit bid in her challenge to climb the highest mountain in each continent. On Wednesday, 18-year-old Ailsa wrote to supporters and said bad weather had forced ...
If I only had a part . . . in the Wizard!
Aug 04, 2008 ... MORE than 100 youngsters followed the yellow brick road into the Royal & Derngate Theatres over the weekend, hoping to be among the lucky few chosen to become munchkins in The Wizard of Oz. The production will be performed in the Royal Theatre as the Christmas show and ...
Circuit's improvement plan welcomed.
Aug 04, 2008 ... THE news that the owners of Silverstone Circuit are still pushing ahead with their expansion plans has been welcomed by a top member of Northamptonshire County Council. The track's management announced last week that controversial plans to build more than 100 houses on the edge ...
Only 15 schools are flying the flag.
Aug 04, 2008 ... ONLY 15 schools are displaying flags to boost patriotism and brighten up the area, three years on from the launch of Conservative plans to offer a flagpole to every school. But about 100 schools have contacted the council asking if they can take part in the scheme, which ...
Life of scandal is now a drama.
Aug 04, 2008 ... ONE of the ancestors of the Spencer family will be played by Keira Knightley (pictured) in a new historical film which is destined to become a Hollywood blockbuster. Duchess Georgiana, who married from the Spencer family into Chatsworth's Devonshire family in the 18th century, ...