Police are appealing for info following a suspicious incidenty in Corby on Thursday night.
 
Two 14 year old girls were approached by the driver  of a car at around 7:30pm on Blake Road.

He asked them for directions before making a lewd comment. The girls then ran off.

The man was said to be driving a distinctive red and silver five-door car.

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Northamptonshire Police have defended their raid on a class B drug-dealing operation in Corby known as "the shop".

Eleven arrests were made in the operation at Eastbrook and associated addresses.

The force said there were "common misconceptions"about cannabis and that trade of illicit drugs had a wide variety of "adverse effects on the community".

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More than £2,000 has been raised by a charity dance in Corby.

The Our Space appeal at Leicester Royal Infirmary is set to benefit from the cash after the event held at
the Grampian Club.

The appeal wants to help set up a special cancer unit for teenagers and young adults here.

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Eight people are in custody after ninety police officers took part in an anti-drugs raid in Corby yesterday.

They described the main premises searched at Eastbrook as "heavily fortified"  - arrests were also made from addresses on Gainsborough Road.

Those arrested are three women aged between 24 and 53 and five men between the ages of 19 and 35.

Police described the operation as being on "the last large-scale drugs supply house" in Corby.

They added it came after "months of rigourous intelligence gathering".

Northamptonshire Police say pictured above "shows the door to the side of one of the properties, from where customers would be supplied their drugs through a small hatch without being able to see the identity of the supplier." They added that "customers would also be on CCTV which was viewed from within the property."

Her Majesty the Queen will visit Corby this summer.

Buckingham Palace released news last night of a tour the monarch will undertake as part of this year's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be in Corby on June the 13th or 14th as part of the East Midlands leg of the tour.

It won't be the first time the Queen has visited Corby - in the past she has opened Corby Town Centre, Queen Elizabeth School and Rockingham Motor Speedway.

The Mayor of Corby, Cllr Gail McDade, said:

‘We are so proud and honoured that The Queen will be coming to visit Corby and can’t wait to be able to show off the spirit and ambition of our Borough.

‘We have recently bid for City Status and the news now of the royal visit is an extra boost to our town, especially after a recent poll tried to announce Corby as one of the least deserving places to win the bid. The Queen’s last visit to Corby was in May 2001 to open Rockingham Speedway, and we are sure that she will be very impressed with the improvements and successful regeneration the Borough has had since then. I’m sure she will see first hand why we made the bid in the first place.’

A family have appealed to a man convicted of a murder to tell them where the body of his victim is located.

Desborough man Tony Holland was convicted in 2008 of killing Danny Hathaway of Gretton Brook Road - Holland is currently serving a life sentence.

Mr Hathaway's family have made an impassioned plea for help to find his final resting place, saying until that
happens, they cannot have closure.

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Northamptonshire Police are warning us over a potential scam at cashpoints.

They say fraudsters have started using a device similar to a piece of car trim, over the slot from where money is dispensed.

This can fool the user of the cashpoint into thinking money hasnt been dispensed - cash the fraudster can then uncover and make off with.

Police say anyone with concerns needs to call them on 101.

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A man who is said to suffer from agroaphobia; and is accused of making online threats against the MP for Corby; will stand trial by videolink.

Frank Zimmerman of Gloucester has missed a number of court appearances to face charges relating to messages sent to Louise Mensch last year.

 The case has now been adjourned until April the 10th.

Corby councillors will this week look at plans to create a social enterprise company for the Electric Corby project.

It's main target is to encourage use of electric vehicles by setting up charging points in town.

At the moment "Electric Corby" is merely a brand for the project - the council would retain a controlling interest.

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A teacher at Lodge Park has won a national award for his work using technology.

Ray Chambers won a Learning without Frontiers award for the secondary school category.

It was after using Xbox Kinetic games console to design different applications for pupils.

 
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A van driver suffered minor head injuries after an object came through his windscreen while he was driving.
 
Police have released details today - it happened on January the 27th between 11:15 and 11:30 at night.

The recovery van was passing by the Danesholme Road roundabout on Oakley Vale.

They say once the object struck the driver he was able to stop the vehicle in  "a controlled manner".

Police are urging anyone with further information to get in touch.

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Northamptonshire Police say they had to deal with an extremely large amount of calls on Sunday - with
many relating to people throwing snowballs.

They received 370 emergency calls and more than 1,000 in total.

The force says snowballs shouldnt be an issue for them unless they threaten traffic or vunerable people.

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