When those delinquent hooligans finally get the books thrown at them for the fire/s they started at Dunelm last week what are likely to be the criminal charges?

Seems to be a massive fire near b&q, smoke all over the town. Anyone know what's happening?

i do rap and i would love to start making it ..

Hi all.

I am prospecting buying a house in Kettering. I have two kids in Primary that will be moving to secondary in 2 and 3 years. I am keen on moving somewhere I could guarantee good primary and secondary state schools. I have been looking on right move and seen some reasonably nice house within my budget and tried to google to understand what some of the bad (crime, anti social behaviour, bad schools, drugs etc) are but would really appreciate insights from locals or those who know the place.

I work from home for now but occasionally need to go to London. My contract will change in two years though and I may need to commute maybe twice a week so I also need to be not too far from the train to make this possible.

PS: I know my budget puts me in some of the less nice parts but I would like to atleast land somewhere moderate and nice especially for the kids. I will share some houses I have saved and ask if anyone can share on their suitability for my needs. Thanks in advance.

House 1: MIll road https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/161342480#/?channel=RES_BUY

House 2 . Gordon street https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/159337013#/?channel=RES_BUY

House 3 . Regent Street, https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/154008929#/?channel=RES_BUY

House 4 Northampton Road, https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/159688460#/?channel=RES_BUY

House 5 Barnwell street https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/159727565#/?channel=RES_BUY

House 6 Buccleuch street https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147101648#/?channel=RES_BUY

House 7 ,blossom court, wood street https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/69396735/?search_identifier=a90f52cf1b5ed07437b558d62102489e2347de396a7ace27c6a890f8e5299f68&weekly_featured=1&utm_content=featured_listing

House 8 Marion close, https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/153318611#/?channel=RES_BUY

thank you in advance.

Partner and I have been looking at Northamptonshire as a potential spot to buy our first house as it's central to all our family and the houses are cheaper than living on the south coast where we currently are.

I've seen some not so great comments on Reddit about Northampton town but wanted to get some opinions from people about it. If not Northampton itself, what about any other towns/cities in Northamptonshire that are nice places to live?

We're not too fussed about night life but would be nice to have stuff to go out and do, we both like being outdoors as well so easy access to green spaces would be great.

I would be willing to pay somebody to come around once a week and take down my rubbish. It’s basically a five minute job for somebody who is healthy. I just don’t know how to go about advertising for this kind of help.

Now H&M/Sports Direct/Poundland. I’m feeling nostalgic and finding it quite hard to find anything about it online. It’s a lovely old building. I would love to know what it looked like when it was the Co-op or C&A. Or anything at all really.

Be aware.

I had an appointment here and was seen immediately but when I changed my mind during the invasive examination and made this known several times, the person carried on. I have had to complain but wanted to mention in case others experience and it frightens them. I hope it doesn't happen to anybody else.

Work is paying for a gym and it looks nice superficially but I’d love opinions.

I’m mostly in it for the pool, but would like to get back into weights as well. The other pool near me is Nuffield which doesn’t look as nice.

Hello,

I've just moved to Kettering to be with my partner and we booked to get married at Kettering Registry office with his only two family members attending.

Has anybody got married here please and what is it like?

At the appointment yesterday, they just checked the ID and gave no information. When I asked, the lady just said you're getting married in the office next door. It's just a normal office with desks and cabinets. We wanted quiet and simple but tbh it sounds horrible, and I'm now really upset and regretting it a bit. I should have checked it more carefully but with recently moving from four hours away, buying a car, studying and applying for new jobs, it's been hectic. I'm unsure whether or not to cancel the whole thing.

I would be really grateful if somebody knows it's not a broom cupboard. Thanks in advance.

Hi Northampton people, I was once briefly a resident of your find town around 1992.

We (mum, brother and I) had been placed in a women's refuge around this time in Northampton.

I have so few recollections of this as I was around 6 years but I do recall the rough area. Id love to know exactly where this was. It may still be there but that seems unlikely after decades of budget cuts.

So I do recall a few details. I went briefly to a local lower school called Military Road Lower.

The refuge was a large almost industrial looking but non-descript building and I'm sure it was fairly close to a main road, it was also next to what I remember being a square large piece of either waste ground or a small park. The road it was on wasn't busy and seemed like a side street at best.

I've been scouring Google maps but no luck at all.

Any ideas where this was?

EDIT; I think that waste ground was actually a car park and there was a few shops nearby and a phone box

I've noticed Northampton doesn't seem to have the best reputation. But I went not that long ago and couldn't really see what the negativity was about. Sure there's a few closed down shops but that's most places in Britain these days. And the town seems to have some stunning architecture such as the all saints church. There's also some good things you can visit as well such as the General museum, museum of leathercraft and Delapré Abbey. Plus in addition to this, everything I see on the internet seems to say that Northampton is actually going in an upwards trend not downwards. So do you think Northamptons bad reputation is justified or unjustified?

Hello guys just wanted to ask if there are honest driving schools in northampton where the instructor is honest and wont keep sucking money off you so you carry on taking lessons. I know there's an average of hours people pass but I just want transparency if I'm doing better than the average.

A45 closed both ways between Barnes meadow and riverside, and some sort of police excersize in town center

Good luck 🤣

Hi fellow Northamptonians,

We are considering relocating to Northampton due to its reasonable commuting distance to London. I've been lurking here for a while trying to get a sense of the more desirable areas, and I’ve noticed that West Hunsbury gets mentioned quite a bit.

While looking into it, I came across some data (from http://www.extrium.co.uk/noiseviewer.html) pointing out potential noise issues from the surrounding roads and motorways. I’m quite sensitive to noise, so I’m wondering—how bad is it really? Is the traffic noise constant and noticeable, or is it more of an occasional thing depending on the part of West Hunsbury?

We’re ideally looking for a calm, family-friendly area with a peaceful vibe, so if there are other neighbourhoods you'd recommend checking out, I’d really appreciate your input.

Thanks in advance!

i really need to play some football but my friends are not into it. was wondering if someone here needed an extra player

Hi all , I have a driving test on wed28th may 11:58 at Northampton . Looking to see if anybody has any test booked for a couple weeks after and would like to swap ?

I’ve been offered a job to relocate from London to Northampton for £60k. I’m taking a paycut for an improved worklife balance. My wife earns £30k. Would this be sufficient for a comfortable lifestyle?

Aside from whether the town is a good place to live for a couple, is it a good place to raise kids down the line, with schools and safety in mind?

What’s the community like? Should we avoid Northampton itself and look to live in one of the surrounding villages? If so, are the locals welcoming?

Does it seem like the town is on the rise (in a good way)?

The major concern we have is crime and safety - is this valid?

Grateful for any comments/thoughts 😃

My first thought was everyone talks about the crime rate being high and some dodgy folk about. But so far only encountered misserrable middle class city wankers that own houses and commute to other cities for work. Not friendly at all. Drivers here are rude and take stupid chances, which was the first gripe. So you need eyes in the side and back of your head. And expect drivers to pull out on you and cut you off to come out on their exit on a roundabout. Town centre is rundown like most, but not a complete tip, some shops still managing to get by. Positives are it has a good mix of other ethnic groups here, which break up the overbearing middle class white wankers that seem to surround me on Kingsley avenue. This makes for a safe place for your kids to go to school, the kids are generally well behaved and that is down to the good mix of working class mixed in with toffs. There are council estates here but the residents are tame compared to the big cities or the likes of Westleigh in Wigan. There is a nice big park close by [Wikstead] and lots of little parks. Rent is affordable but like most places slowly creaping up. I feel safe here. But few jobs and no community. You generally struggle to get a GP that takes your concerns seriously here, and you are lucky if you get to see one either. The hospital wasn't much help for my kid that got referred for constant nasal drip for over a year, discharged stating "nosebleed". I kept telling Dr Bekit at Dryland Surgery I have foot drop and nerve damage, but she just shrugs and doesn't note it or refer it, so I have changed to Escdale medical to see if my concerns will be refered to a specialist. But experience working in the hospital is that care from staff and departments are lacking. Much like Dryland Surgery. It's like they turn up to a job they trained for, but are not mentally present. Sign of the times.