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Serious injury collision

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious injury collision in Tingewick, Buckingham, this morning (20/2). At just before 9.30am, a white Mercedes articulated lorry towing a blue…

Lloyds bank to strip executives of bonuses as it takes back £2m from senior management

Lloyds bank to strip executives of bonuses as it takes back £2m from senior management

Clawback: The move is understood to come on the orders of Lloyds chief executive Antonio Horta Osorio (pictured) Lloyds Banking Group has become the first bank to strip executives of…

Sixty new jobs at Northampton’s Carlsberg bottling plant

As many as sixty new jobs could be created at the Carlsberg brewery in Northamptonshire if expansion plans are given the go-ahead. Proposals for a new bottling plant will be…

Man on bridge stopped the traffic

Police Officers were called to the Barnes Meadow flyover in Northampton on the A45 at 12.25am on Tuesday  morning (14/02/12) following reports of a distressed man on the bridge. As…

Forklift truck accident – man killed

A 60-year-old man has died after being struck by a forklift truck at a Jewsons unit in Oxfordshire. South Central Ambulance Service said it had been called to the incident…

New street lights in Daventry – vandalised lamp posts for the rest

New brighter LED lights are being fitted to five of Daventry streets. The process to install the lights in Rodderick Way, Dean Walk, Salcey Close, Cook Close and Welton Road…

Plan to build houses over a 25 year period approved

A dispute between a council and business leaders in Northamptonshire has been settled after a deal was reached to increase the number of planned new houses. Proposals have been agreed…

Cherwell residents spared rate increase

Residents in Cherwell could see no increase in the district council’s element of their council tax for the third year running. If recommendations from the Executive are agreed at Full…

Help requested to trace missing Rugby man

Police want to locate a Rugby man who has not been seen since he left his home at 8.30am on Wednesday morning 8 February, 2012. Michael Rowell, 55 years of…

Policeman lost his job after stealing sex lubricant

A Northamptonshire Police firearms officer has been sacked after stealing goods including lubricant sex gel. PC Neil Bull, 37, was convicted earlier this month of three counts of shoplifting from…

Three arrested on suspicion of theft

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of theft, by officers continuing in efforts to clamp down on metal theft. Officers received a call on Monday 16 January, reporting that…

Knife attack used in failed robbery

Police Officers are appealing for anyone who was in the area of Castle Road, Studley near to Tesco car park between 7.15 and 7.30 pm on Friday 20 January to…

Sacked footballer apologises for homophobic twitter remarks

Sacked footballer apologises for homophobic twitter remarks

A footballer sacked by Oxford City after posting a homophobic remark on a social media website has apologised for his comments. Striker Lee Steele, 38, made a remark on Twitter…

Car key burglary man arrested

Officers have arrested a 24 year old man on suspicion of a car key burglary that occurred sometime between 8am and 6.15pm on Monday 9 January in Hillmorton Lane, Clifton…

60% drop in credit card fraud

Credit card fraud has fallen in our region by an amazing 60 percent between March 2009 and March 2011, according to new research published this week. Martin Warwick, FICO’s Fraud…

30 minutes from suspected crime to arrest

THREE men have been arrested in connection with a theft that occurred at a property in Kingsthorpe, Northampton. Officers received a call at 1.11pm today of reports of an alleged…

Church’s goes bust after 154 years in the china game

Church’s goes bust after 154 years in the china game

One of Northamptonshire’s oldest stores is to close after trading for more than 150 years. Church’s china, which has outlets in the Ridings Arcade in Northampton and in Market Harborough,…

Sywell county park shops closed

Three country park shops are to close in Northamptonshire and be replaced by unmanned visitor centres. The council-run shops at Sywell and Barnwell Country parks will shut on Monday and…

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