Carly Odell

2 days ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Carly Odell

A series of full night time closures on the A43 in Northamptonshire will continue this week, as work to build a relief road continues. Thursday and Friday (May 15 and May 16) will see night time closures to “facilitate essential construction work”. There will also be closures towards the end of this month. The closures are part of the Persimmon Homes Towcester A43 relief road scheme – part of a huge housing development, which will see thousands more homes in the town.

2 days ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Carly Odell

Every month, new crime data is uploaded to police.uk and includes statistics about the type of crime in each area of Northamptonshire. The latest figures have been released and refer to March this year. Looking at the neighbourhoods across Northamptonshire, violent and sexual offences regularly appear in the top reported crimes. And the ten neighbourhoods were the most reports about these kind of offences have been revealed.

2 days ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Carly Odell

A former Northampton childminder, who was jailed for a racist Tweet in the aftermath of the Southport murders, will appeal against her sentence. Lucy Connolly, of Parkfield Avenue, will appear at the Court of Appeal in London on Thursday (May 15), according to online court listings.

3 days ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Carly Odell

A large emergency service presence is expected in an area of Northampton, as a test exercise is due to take place. Police, fire and rescue, ambulance, unitary councils, the integrated care board and NHS partners, will respond to a mock scenario and other organisations such as the Environment Agency, UK Health Security Agency and the military will also be on hand. Members of the public are warned that there will be a large emergency services presence, but that there is nothing to worry about.

3 days ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Carly Odell

The family of a murdered Northampton man have vowed to keep his memory alive, after his killers were sentenced. In a tribute in July, family described Tommy as a “loveable character with a heart of gold and lots of friends” and a man who “loved his daughter so much. It breaks our hearts that they will not have the chance to create a lifetime of memories together”. Tommy’s father Kevin said in his victim impact statement, he said: “All the pride and joy his life had given me, has gone.