Bugbrooke
Welcome to Northamptonshire Talking
Find out what's happening in your area and keep in touch with Northamptonshire Police, its partners, and our emergency services through our free messaging service.
The Neighbourhood Alert messaging system enables residents, businesses and community groups to keep in touch with local policing teams. You can choose to receive updates on crimes, latest information on on-going incidents and learn more about what events are being planned in your area. You can also respond to messages to ask questions or give feedback to your local policing team.
You're invited to sign up and become a registered recipient of messages relevant to the area where you live or work.
We also offer you the opportunity to choose the type of messages you wish to receive.
We would really like to hear from you so why not ask your family, friends and colleagues to register too? Let’s get talking!
Please note that this service is not for reporting crimes or incidents – to make a report please contact Northamptonshire Police via the Home | Northamptonshire Police (northants.police.uk) or alternatively by dialling 101. Please remember if there is a crime in progress or someone’s life is in danger dial 999.
Upcoming Events
Ashton - The Old Crown Car Park
- The Old Crown, 1 Stoke Road, NN7 2JN
- 04/11/2026 13:00
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Cosgrove - Village Hall Car Park Beat Bus Visit
- Village Hall Car Park, MK19 7JH
- 04/11/2026 14:30
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World Day of Remembrance Memorial Service
- The Holy Sepulchre, Church and Church Halls, 1 Church Lane, NN1 3NL
- 15/11/2026 15:00
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Blisworth - Royal Oak PH Car Park
- Royal Oak PH Car Park, Chapel Lane, NN7 3BU
- 30/12/2026 15:00
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Milton Malsor - Village Hall Car Park - Beat Bus Visit
- Village Hall, NN7 3AS
- 30/12/2026 16:30
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South Northants NS1 Team - Deanshanger and Grange Park
Lorna Clarke
Sergeant
Chris Dudley
Police Community Support Officer
Dylan Dyer
Police Constable
Stefan Macovei
Police Constable
Colin Newport
Inspector
Emma Teagles
Police Community Support Officer
Rural Crime Team
Chris Bartovsky
Police Officer
Robert Bloxham
Police Constable
Chloe Gillies
Police Officer
Hutch Hutchings
Police Officer
Emerson Knights
Police Officer
Gary Liddle
Sergeant
Christopher Martin
Police Officer
Colin Newport
Inspector
Local Priority Issues
| Priority | Action taken |
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Road safety and road traffic offences Issued 14 October 2026 |
• A number of speed enforcement operations have taken place across Stoke Bruerne, Harpole, Nether Heyford, Whittlebury, Shutlanger, and Towcester, which have resulted in speeding tickets being issued as well as safety advice given to drivers spoken to. Actioned 14 October 2026 |
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Drug dealing and drug misuse Issued 14 October 2026 |
• Over the last six months, our officers have been actively involved with a number of lengthy investigations focusing on the disruption of drug use and supply. Actioned 14 October 2026 |
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Rural crime Issued 14 October 2026 |
• Our force wide Rural Crime Team (RCT) has seen some fantastic results across the county and continue to focus their attention on our most rural communities, including those across the South Northants area. Actioned 14 October 2026 |
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The new priorities for this period (October 2026 to March 2027) remain the same: Issued 25 September 2026 |
Our priorities are set for a six month period and reviewed every three months to ensure we continue to deal with what matters most to local people, taking account of feedback shared in our local priorities survey and local crime data. Actioned 25 September 2026 |
Local Priority Issues
We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area.
To have your say on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.
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