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Traffic and Travel

At last! End is in sight for road closures around Sol Central in Northampton

Fingers crossed it's not too windy for plans to re-open Horsemarket and Mare Fair this weekend

Traffic and Travel

Northamptonshire Police highlight seizing untaxed vehicles via their Twitter posts

Northampton in top 20 places in UK for drivers dodging car tax

DVLA delivers 'Tax It or Lose It' message as clampers get ready to hit town

Crime

Police are appealing for witnesses after yesterday's fatal crash on the A43

Three killed as Corsa collides with lorry on A43 in Northamptonshire

Two men and a woman pronounced dead at scene near Sywell

People

Part of the A21 is currently closed

A43 closed by serious crash between Northampton and Kettering

Police warn to avoid the area as emergency services rush to scene

News

A hot tub lid blew on to the A14 this morning

Motorists held up on A14 by stray hot tub cover

The hot tub lid blew on to the westbound lanes

People

Firefighters deal with the blazing HGV on the A43

Driver's lucky escape as HGV goes up in flames on Northamptonshire road

Washing machines and dishwashers destroyed as blaze shuts A43 for three hours

People

Storm Ciara rripped part of the roof off Sol Central last weekend

Sol Central road closures are not health and safety gone mad, says Northamptonshire County Council

"Until all parties agree and have high confidence it is safe to open the roads will remain closed"

Weather

AA travel shows the flooded stretch of the A509

A509 remains closed into Monday after Storm Dennis hits Northamptonshire

Drivers warned to avoid stretch between Isham and A14

Traffic and Travel

Flooding has closed on the A4500 between Northampton and junction 16

Storm Dennis: Main roads closed, flood alerts and power cuts across Northamptonshire

A4500, A509 and A6 all under water, caravan park under threat, 100 homes without electricity

Traffic and Travel

London Northwestern are offering a 20-per cent discount on tickets from Northampton

All the details here for cheap Northampton train tickets

LNWR offering 20 per cent off fares to London and Birmingham

Traffic and Travel

Met Office weather alerts are in force for Saturday and Sunday this weekend

Train passengers warned 'check before you travel' as Storm Dennis looms

Network Rail teams on stand-by to clear debris with heavy rain and 50mph winds on the way

Weather

Roads around Sol Central have remained closed since Sunday

Sol Central saga rumbles on as high winds keep safety inspectors grounded

Roads gridlocked and 3,000 buses diverted as roads remain closed

People

London Northwestern will delay smartening up their 16-year-old trains

Train bosses pledge to beat overcrowding on Northampton route

But more seats means 16-year old trains must carry on chugging

Traffic and Travel

Met Office experts have issued a series of weather warnings for Storm Dennis' arrival on Saturday

Weather alerts extended as Northamptonshire battens down hatches for Storm Dennis

Yellow warnings for high winds now cover 38-hour period on Saturday and Sunday

Traffic and Travel

Where the A361 will be closed for two weekends for roadworks. Photo: Google

New plan for roadworks on busy Daventry road with two weekends of closures instead of six weeks

A busy road in Daventry will be shut over two weekends for roadworks as a compromise after a large backlash to the original suggestion to close it for six weeks

Traffic and Travel

South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom. Photo: Getty Images

South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom responds to HS2 approval, revelation over Harry Dunn alleged 'killer'

South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom has moved to reassure residents over HS2 after the controversial scheme was officially approved yesterday (Tuesday, February 12).

Politics

Sol Central is in the heart of Northampton

Town Centre roads could be shut until next week waiting for Sol Central roof repairs

High winds delay safety inspections after Storm Ciara hits Northampton

People

Horsemarket remains closed past Sol Central in Northampton

Storm Ciara: Busy Northampton town centre road still closed after Sol Central roof blows off

Horsemarket shut, trains cancelled but power restored for 1,500 properties

Traffic and Travel

An anti-HS2 sign in Culworth, south Northamptonshire, where the high-speed railway line is due to pass nearby, in 2017

HS2 officially approved with line due to go through south Northamptonshire

HS2, the controversial high-speed rail line due to go through south Northamptonshire, has been approved by the Government today (Tuesday, February 11).

Business

Police are hunting a vehich which failed to stop after demolishing a traffic light

Hit and run driver flees after demolishing traffic light in Northampton

Police battle to keep Bants Lane moving as junction is blocked

Crime

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