Northampton Chronicle and Echo (Northampton, England) back issues from March 2008:
Burglary gang target their own estate.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A gang of youths is suspected of burgling at least 10 homes on their own Northampton housing estate in the past eight weeks. Police believe the same group of teenagers is responsible for the spate of break-ins in Ecton Brook since January, and say they have been selling the ...
New roadworks to start at controversial roundabout.
Mar 01, 2008 ... New roadworks are set to begin at St Peter's Way roundabout in Northampton on Monday as the second phase of an improvement project gets under way. Lane restrictions and temporary traffic lights will be in place while a new road layout is installed at the Black Lion Hill approach ...
Parking boost for drivers.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A Northampton town centre car park will be converted to pay on exit from Monday. All 585 spaces at St John's multi-storey car park are being converted so that drivers only pay for the time they are parked. Drivers will be given a ticket at the car park's entry ...
High cost of slips, trips and falls.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A campaign has been launched to highlight the consequences of simple slips, trips and falls in the workplace, as new figures reveal a bone is broken or fractured in the workplace every 25 minutes. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said there were 680 injuries in ...
Twitchers in flap at rare bird sighting.
Mar 01, 2008 ... The warming climate in Northamptonshire has attracted a rare bird into the county for only the second time in history. A cattle egret, which normally prefers the sunny climes of southern Europe, Africa and Asia, has been spotted in Fotheringhay. Mike Alibone, from ...
Drama society acts to help hospital.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Fundraisers from Guilsborough Music and Drama Society presented a vital piece of equipment to the oncology department at Northampton General Hospital. Last year the society raised [pounds sterling]600 by staging a special performance of Hay Fever by Noel Coward and holding a ...
Needle row 'one of most embarrassing in years'.
Mar 01, 2008 ... The row surrounding proposals to build the Northampton Needle has been labelled one of the most embarrassing events in the town for years. During a debate on the failed bid to build the 130ft sculpture next to the railway station, members of Northamptonshire County Council said ...
Helping singles into work.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Barclaycard in Northampton has teamed up with lone parent support group One Parent Families Gingerbread to help single parents get back to work. The scheme is part of a programme of family support, which pairs parents with a Barclaycard ...
Plan for 500 new homes to be built.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Outline plans to build 500 homes to the north of Northampton are expected to be submitted to Daventry District Council in the spring. Construction firm Ensign Group has set out the first phase of proposals for Buckton Fields, off Harborough Road, and has completed the second ...
Caring students' clean sweep for good causes.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Students from The University of Northampton showed their caring side during National Student Volunteering Week by giving up their time for good causes across Northamptonshire. The university's Centre for Community Volunteering organised environmental and charity events to give ...
Cinemas boost for OBE winner.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A deaf woman from Northampton who was awarded an MBE has also scooped a big bonus with national cinema chains clamouring to use her signing service. Rose-Ann O'Malley got the MBE in the New Year Honours for helping deaf film fans enjoy cinema by providing signers to interpret ...
Eco-friendly Scout hut work begins.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Work on an eco-friendly Scout hut in Daventry Country Park has started with trees being cut down. The planned Scout hut will include solar water heating and rainwater technology, and will be built using natural materials and plants covered to blend into the surrounding parkland ....
Go-ahead given for 70 new homes.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Plans for nearly 70 new homes in a Northamptonshire village have been approved. William Main and Barry Howard Homes will build the 31 houses and 38 flats on the former Dowding and Mills site in Bridge Street, Weedon, after the scheme was given the go-ahead by Daventry District ...
[pounds sterling]34m boost for affordable homes in Northamptonshire.
Mar 01, 2008 ... More than [pounds sterling]34m will be invested in new affordable homes for Northamptonshire, the Government's national affordable homes agency has said. The Housing Corporation has announced 851 new affordable homes will be built across the county by 2011. Housing ...
Award-winning band wins New York date.
Mar 01, 2008 ... An award-winning wind band from Northamptonshire will take to the stage at New York's Carnegie Hall after impressing festival organisers with their performance at a London show. Northamptonshire Orchestral Winds (NOW), which formed two years ago, appeared at the World Projects ...
Children's play area shuts down suddenly.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A children's indoor play area has closed, giving its workers just a few hours' notice. Pop-Its Play, based in Riley Close on the Royal Oak industrial estate in Daventry, stopped trading last Sunday after a staff meeting. A former employee, who wanted to remain ...
Your vote can help Emma fly flag for UK.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Northampton pop star Emma Beard sings on BBC1 tonight in a bid to win the right to sing for Britain at Eurovision. Emma will perform in Eurovision - Your Decision on BBC1 at 7pm after a frantic week of rehearsals and promotions with her LoveShy bandmate Aimee Kearsley. ...
Mum goes on radio to make marriage proposal.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A loved-up mother-of-two decided to take the plunge and propose to her partner live on the radio. Maria Tunmore, 36, decided to call Northants 96 to pop the question on the one day in four years she was traditionally 'allowed', February 29. Miss Tunmore, who lives ...
March 1: In the papers today.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Here are the leading stories in today's national newspapers. TELEGRAPHLET ME GO BACK, PLEADS HARRY A defiant Prince Harry was flying back to Britain last night determined to return as soon as possible to front-line duties in Afghanistan. BUDGET 'TO TARGET ...
Cargo spillage causes rail chaos.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Train users in Northampton faced severe delays to services on the west coast mainline today after a freight train lost part of its load near Milton Keynes. The overnight cargo spillage forced rail operators to put in place emergency replacement coaches between Hemel Hempstead ...
Gilligan: Cobblers a club going places.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Ryan Gilligan says the Northampton Town squad believe they can make an impression on the Coca-Cola League One play-offs this season. The 21-year-old - set to line up in midfield for Town against Crewe - has been a major part of the recent revival at Sixfields that has seen the ...
Golf: Lilly sets unofficial new Brampton best.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Simon Lilly set an unofficial course record at Brampton Heath in the latest Northants PGA event. The Kettering professional shot an eight-under-par 64 to win the Nike Golf UK-sponsored outing at Church Brampton. The score is a new course record for a professional at ...
Chilton puts Clues on course for glory.
Mar 01, 2008 ... ROBERT HORNE LEAGUE CUP AFC Clues knocked rivals Trotters out of the cup with a narrow 1-0 victory. The season has seen some great head-to-head clashes between these two sides with much expected from the Clues youngsters following their all- conquering ...
Boxing: Joyce back to beat Ward in NEBC final.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Kingsthorpe ABC coach Arthur Daly says Brendan Joyce is more than capable of beating Martin Ward in the NEBC Class B final next Thursday. Joyce recorded a comprehensive win over Liverpool's Ben Jones to earn him a spot in the final against Repton's Ward, who is widely considered ...
Boxing: Jarvis confident for Felk fight.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Luke Jarvis will be hoping his hard work in training pays off when the Far Cotton BC ace goes head to head with Eastgate's James Felk at the Irish Centre in Corby next Friday. Jarvis is well prepared for his third contest next week and will be full of confidence ahead of the ...
Golf: County champion makes debut in Portugal.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Northamptonshire champion Ryan Evans missed the cut by just two strokes on his European amateur debut in the Portuguese Amateur Championship at Estela Golf Club. With 120 of the best European players gathered north of Porto, the Wellingborough lad made a disappointing start ...
Saturday papers: Shearer for Sheffield?; Wenger and Grant rant.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Here are the leading sports stories in today's national newspapers. THE SUN Avram Grant turned into Avram Rant last night after his toughest week as Chelsea boss. Also: Alan Shearer is wanted as manager of Sheffield Wednesday - by the consortium bidding to take over ...
Shoppers evacuated because of town centre blast fears.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Hundreds of shoppers and shop workers were evacuated from a Northamptonshire town centre amid fears of an explosion. People were evacuated from stores and business premises on the Phoenix Retail Park in Corby at about 10.05am on Saturday. Next and Matalan were among ...
March 1: Up to date league tables.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Barclays Premier League P W D L F A Pts Arsenal 28 19 8 1 57 21 65 Man Utd 28 20 4 4 58 15 64 Chelsea 27 17 7 3 42 17 58 Everton 27 15 5 7 43 23 50 Aston Villa 28 13 9 6 51 36 48 Liverpool 26 12 11 3 43 19 47 ...
Rampaging Kettering hit six of best.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Kettering Town crushed Vauxhall Motors 6-0 for the second time this season to maintain their lead at the top of Blue Square North. Mark Cooper's men travelled to the relegation-threatened Motormen looking to put last weekend's home defeat to Burscough behind them and consolidate ...
Premier League: Arsenal title favourites, says Wenger.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal last-gasp draw against Aston Villa today could have a "big impact" on the race for the title. With just seconds to go at Emirates Stadium, it appeared as if the Gunners poor fortune was to continue after a first-half own goal from Philippe Senderos ...
Premier League: City's dreadful home form continues.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Manchester City's dreadful home form continued as they were held to a goalless draw by Wigan. Sven-Goran Eriksson's side have now gone six Premier League matches without a victory at Eastlands and this performance underlined why. Transfer deadline day signing Benjani ...
Christians tied to railings in protest at persecution.
Mar 02, 2008 ... A group of Christians tied themselves to railings in Northampton to draw attention to people persecuted for their beliefs. The group, from St Mary's Church in Far Cotton, tied themselves to the church's railings as part of a worldwide weekend organised by Open Doors, a charity ...
Horror as more than 300 freed from jail early.
Mar 02, 2008 ... More than 300 prisoners have been released from the area's jails early since emergency measures were brought in last summer, it has emerged. New Ministry of Justice figures show 283 inmates were freed ahead of their release date from HMP Onley since June, while there were 31 ...
Car is unique memorial to beloved brother.
Mar 02, 2008 ... The brother of a Northampton teenager who died in a car crash has been given a unique present in memory of his sibling; a special one-off Renault sports car. James Brookes, of Southfield Road, Duston, lost his brother, Will, in a car accident on the A428 near East Haddon in ...
Emma's Eurovision bid ends in defeat.
Mar 02, 2008 ... Northampton singer Emma Beard's hope of Eurovision glory was ended last night. The former Mereway School pupil failed to win the contest to be the UK's entry for this year's event, with bin man turned pop star Andy Abraham triumphing. The former X Factor contestant ...
Man found dead on A45 road.
Mar 02, 2008 ... A man has been found dead on a busy Northamptonshire road. Northamptonshire Police were called out at 9.30pm on Saturday evening when a man's body was spotted on the A45 Braunston Road in Daventry ....
Person killed in Sunday morning house fire.
Mar 02, 2008 ... A person has died in a house fire in Northamptonshire this morning. Emergency services were called to the blaze in Burghley Drive, Corby, just after 8am. Part of the drive was closed off as the fire service tackled the fire. Forensic experts ...
Thought for day: If Grant is the answer, what's the Chelsea question?
Mar 02, 2008 ... Forget yesterday's 4-0 thrashing of the hapless Hammers. There is something not right at Stamford Bridge. The club that dominated the early years of the decade may still be in with a shout of winning three trophies, but it is obvious that things are not going as planned for the ...
Sunday papers: Chelsea exodus?, Keegan's nightmare, sick songs for Eduardo.
Mar 02, 2008 ... Here are the leading stories from today's national newspapers. NEWS OF THE WORLD Chelsea face an exodus of big-name stars if Avram Grant remains in charge next season ... Also: Kevin Keegan watched in horror as his Toon revolution hit a new low and admitted he is now ...
Casuals sign up for Rugby League Conference.(Conference news)
Mar 02, 2008 ... Northampton Casuals are among a record 90 teams who will compete in the pioneering Rugby League Conference this year. Rugby league's development competition for amateur teams also includes New Broughton Rangers, whose original club were founder members of the breakaway Northern ...
Championship: Stoke fury at red card.
Mar 02, 2008 ... Stoke plan to appeal against the controversial red card given to defender Andy Griffin during their 3-0 defeat at QPR. With the Potters trailing by two goals from Mikele Leigertwood, Griffin was sent off by referee Andy D'Urso two minutes before half-time following what seemed a ...
Hunt on for mystery Lotto winner!
Mar 02, 2008 ... One lucky National Lottery player in Northampton is sitting on a potentially life-changing fortune - but they still haven't cashed in their winning ticket. An amazing Thunderball jackpot prize worth [pounds sterling]250,000 bought in Northampton has yet to be claimed and players ...
Woman biker killed on danger road.
Mar 02, 2008 ... A woman motorcyclist has died on a notorious stretch of road in Northamptonshire that has claimed four lives in six months. The accident happened on the A6003 between Corby and Rutland on Sunday morning. The woman, who is believed to be in her 30s, died after her bike ...
Cohen poses to help modern dads.
Mar 02, 2008 ... Former Northampton Saints star Ben Cohen has recreated Spencer Rowell's famous 'L'Enfant' image as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the challenges faced by modern dads. The World Cup-winning winger posed with his baby daughter Isabelle in aid of the Problem Shared ...
Dog walker has face slashed with knife.
Mar 03, 2008 ... A man walking his dog had his face and back slashed with a knife after an unprovoked street attack by two men in Northampton. Police are appealing for information about the assault on the 43-year-old man walking his dog in the underpass by the Castle public house in St James. ...
Benefit cheat told to pay back [pounds sterling]3,000.
Mar 03, 2008 ... A benefit cheat from Northampton who wrongly claimed almost [pounds sterling]3,000 has been ordered to pay back the money. Nomathemba Moche, 51, who lives in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, admitted receiving housing benefit, council tax benefit and incapacity benefit for poor health ...
Man 'raped by ghosts' is sectioned indefinitely.
Mar 03, 2008 ... A paranoid schizophrenic who set fire to his sheltered accommodation in Northampton because "he was being raped by ghosts" has been sent to a psychiatric hospital indefinitely. David Pearson, aged 40, will now only be released with permission from the Ministry of Justice. ...
Drug suspect has case sent to crown court.
Mar 03, 2008 ... A suspected cannabis cultivator, arrested when police raided a house in Byfield, has had his case sent to the crown court. Hua Zhang, aged 23, was remanded in custody after police discovered more than 800 cannabis plants, worth an estimated [pounds sterling]150,000, at a house ...
Blackmailer jailed for claiming man was flasher.
Mar 03, 2008 ... A man who was maliciously accused of exposing himself in a Northampton street paid out more than [pounds sterling]500 after he was blackmailed. Owen Gordon, 48, has falsely claimed the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had flashed at his girlfriend while she was at the ...
Dad's fury at sex assault on teenage girl.
Mar 03, 2008 ... A dad has condemned a string of "disgusting" sex assaults in Northampton after his son's girlfriend fell victim to a serial attacker. The 19-year-old woman was pushed into an alley and subjected to a terrifying attack in Lings by a man who police believe is responsible for at ...
Judge slams 'pack hunting' by youth gangs.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Thugs who "hunt in packs" on the streets of Northampton are too prevalent, according to the judge who jailed a mugger for four years. Paul Jarvis, aged 22, was among a gang of people who mugged two men at knifepoint in Abington, Northampton on July 15. Stuart Yeung, ...
Northampton Saints v Rotherham: Fans' reaction and pictures.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Here is the reaction from fans and pictures from Northampton Saints v Rotherham. Pete Chambers, 75, of Kettering "Saints were very good today, they are too good for this league that is the problem, it gets a bit tedious when they get too many tries in front. We want ...
Concerns raised about watchdog.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Patient representatives have raised concerns that a new independent watchdog of hospitals, GPs and social services could be asked to audit itself. Northamptonshire County Council has been asked by the Government to set up and fund a new interim watchdog of the county's health ...
Althorp launches national tourist group.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Earl Spencer has joined volunteers at his home in Althorp to launch the 2012 Olympic legacy of a national tourism charity. Tourism for All, which works towards making places of interest accessible to all visitors, has revealed its new website and training programme for staff ...
Council plan 'shame'.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Northampton Borough Council should be 'ashamed' of the number of people who made their thoughts known over the administration's corporate plan, a councillor has said. Councillor Tony Clarke (Ind, Castle) made the comments during a meeting of the authority last Thursday, during ...
Post office refurbished.
Mar 03, 2008 ... The transfer of management at Daventry's main post office has gone smoothly, according to the new owners. Nishkams Ltd, which runs Kam's Newsagent in Sheaf Street, took over Daventry Post Office from Post Office Ltd more than two weeks ago. ...
Troubled town centre play area may be closed.
Mar 03, 2008 ... More than 300 questionnaires have been sent out by Northampton Borough Council to help determine the future of a troubled town centre play area. Some complaints said gangs of people regularly gathered at the basketball court, in Woodford Street and Ethel Street, and caused a ...
Northampton Town v Crewe: Big-match reaction and pictures.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Here is the big-match reaction and pictures from Northampton Town v Crewe on Saturday. Cobblers boss Stuart Gray "We probably created more chances in this game than we did in the one against Gillingham which we won 4-0. "I think it's definitely a case of ...
Plans for [pounds sterling]10m abbey rejuvenation.
Mar 03, 2008 ... The chairman of a group which is heading a [pounds sterling]10 million project to rejuvenate Delapre Abbey has called on the public to determine the building's future once again. The abbey, near Far Cotton, in Northampton, has faced several threats in the past. Now ...
Breakfast boost for cancer research.
Mar 03, 2008 ... A charity has launched two campaigns to get people to eat healthily while raising cash at the same time. Cancer Research UK launched Make Today Count to encourage people to raise money for the charity. It has two initiatives running - Britain's Biggest Breakfast and ...
New injury blows to test Saints squad.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Jim Mallinder is hoping Jon Clarke can ease his injury worries and be fit for tomorrow night's clash with Cornish All Blacks. After watching his side trounce Rotherham 73-0 at Franklin's Gardens, Saints' director of rugby was concerned to see back-row forward Paul Tupai limp off ...
Gray steps up hunt for striker.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Northampton Town boss Stuart Gray will today step up his search for a new striker after his side drew a blank at the weekend. The Town manager watched his team draw 0-0 with Crewe Alexandra at Sixfields on Saturday, a result that leaves them five points off the Coca-Cola League ...
Man survives 110mph crash.
Mar 03, 2008 ... A motorsport fan was airlifted to hospital after crashing his supercar at 110mph at Silverstone racetrack. The unidentified man, aged in his 50s, was racing his Mitsubishi on the circuit as part of a "general testing session" where owners of high-performance cars pay to drive at ...
LoveShy's song too good for Eurovision.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Snubbed Eurovision pop star Emma Beard has revealed why the judges ended her dream of representing the UK in Serbia?her song was too good. Emma, a former Mereway Upper School pupil, from Northampton, sang her heart out in front of millions of television viewers live on Saturday ...