As we pass the middle of June, we’ve searched through Northamptonshire’s newspaper archives for some flashing headlines covering this week in past decades.
From heroic schoolboy saving his little brother from drowning to a woman charged with terrorism after sending white power in the post to council officers, Northampton has always been at the forefront of hard-hitting news.
So step into our time machine as we bring you the headlines for the middle of June from our vaults...
So step into our time machine as we bring you the headlines for the middle of June from our vaults...
![The Northampton Chronicle & Echo of June 22, 1994, gave worrying details about a wanted man who had attempted to lure young girls in lonely areas and who seized hold of one schoolgirl, who screamed and alerted her friends to the scene](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU5NGU0NGE3LTRhMDctNGYzNy05YjIzLTVlYjkzYTYzOWQwNDozM2RlNjU0MC03ODdiLTQ0ODMtYWY1OC1lMzc5NWMxNjUzYWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Northampton Chronicle & Echo - June 22, 1994
The Northampton Chronicle & Echo of June 22, 1994, gave worrying details about a wanted man who had attempted to lure young girls in lonely areas and who seized hold of one schoolgirl, who screamed and alerted her friends to the scenePhoto: National World
![The Northampton Chronicle & Echo of June 24, 1999, told the heartwarming story of 11-year-old Paul McCreadie who dived into the River Nene to rescue his little brother Ross, six, from drowning](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIwNzIwMzE3LThjYTYtNGVjYS1iZGJiLWUwNTQ3NmJkMzkzYTo4MGVjNzk3MS0zN2U5LTQ1YWYtYjc4ZC0wNTdmZDhmZjQ5YWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
10. Northampton Chronicle & Echo - June 24, 1999
The Northampton Chronicle & Echo of June 24, 1999, told the heartwarming story of 11-year-old Paul McCreadie who dived into the River Nene to rescue his little brother Ross, six, from drowningPhoto: National World
![The Northampton Chronicle & Echo of June 25, 2003, told the story of a woman who was arrested on terrorism charges after packages of white powder were mailed to staff in Northampton County Council's social services department](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBhNTE2MWNhLWJhMTgtNDAzOC1iOTg4LTEwZGEwYmI3YTJmMjo0NjExMDBhMS1jY2U4LTRlM2YtYWJiMi01ZGE0NmYxMzIwZWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=588)
11. Northampton Chronicle & Echo - June 25, 2003
The Northampton Chronicle & Echo of June 25, 2003, told the story of a woman who was arrested on terrorism charges after packages of white powder were mailed to staff in Northampton County Council's social services departmentPhoto: National World