Boothroyd wants Northampton Town to emulate Everton
Aidy Boothroyd says the holy grail for his Cobblers side is to win games by emulating the tactics of Premier League side Everton.Boothroyd is a big fan of the multi-faceted game plan David Moyes has...
View ArticleTeenager from Northamptonshire admits terror charges
A 16-year-old Northamptonshire boy has admitted possessing explosive chemicals and bomb-making books and diagrams.A 16-year-old boy from Northamptonshire who fantasised about carrying out an attack on...
View ArticleCarlsberg open £20 million new bottling line in Northampton
Carlsberg has opened its new £20 million bottling plant in the centre of Northampton.The brewing giant can process 60,000 bottles an hour in the new plant - a maximum of 10 million bottles a week.The...
View ArticleMan dies after crash on A5 in Northamptonshire
An elderly man who was involved a car crash on the A5 near Towcester last Friday has died in hospital.Kennneth Kirkpatrick, aged 80, of Oak Street, Upper Weedon, was travelling northbound along the A5...
View ArticleStephenson says England will have to up their game to claim Six Nations title
Saints Academy youngster Tom Stephenson says England Under-20s are going to have to up their game if they want to claim Six Nations title glory on Friday night.Just like the Under-20s’ senior...
View ArticleUCL ROUND-UP: Sileby see their lead cut to a single point
Sileby Rangers were without a game on Saturday, and saw their lead at the top of UCL Division One cut to just one point as rivals Eynesbury and AFC Rushden & Diamonds both won.Eynesbury edged out...
View ArticleHappy Hamilton says he feels ‘wanted’ at Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton is ready to make a big impact at Brackley-based Mercedes after admitting to enjoying being ‘somewhere you are really, really wanted’.With the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in...
View ArticleGovernment lobbied to boost prosperity in Northamptonshire
The Prime Minister has been given a document outlining how the Government should help to boost Northamptonshire’s economy.The leader of Northamptonshire County Council, Councillor Jim Harker (Con,...
View ArticleBeef pulled from menu of 17 Northamptonshire schools after tests show...
Northamptonshire County Council has removed beef products from the menu of 17 Northamptonshire schools.The authority was advised by its supplier on Friday afternoon that traces of horsemeat had been...
View ArticleBoothroyd admits it would be ‘madness’ not to change Cobblers tactics on the...
Aidy Boothroyd accepts it would be ‘bordering on madness’ not to change the Cobblers’ misfiring away-day tactics.And the Town boss admits some of the team’s results on the road this season have been...
View ArticleThug wearing a Tutankhamun hat attacked Northampton victim
A yob wearing a Tutankhamun hat was part of a gang which attacked a victim in Northampton town centre, police have said.Police have made an appeal following the robbery, on Marefair, close to the bus...
View ArticleTeenager’s eye ‘seriously damaged’ in snowball attack
A teenager was taken to hospital with serious eye injuries after being hit in the face by a snowball in Northampton.The 15-year-old was walking home along Welford Road, near Acre Lane, Kingsthorpe,...
View ArticleNorthampton Town boss Boothroyd nominated for manager of month award
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd has been named on the shortlist for the npower League 2 Manager of the Month for February. The winner will be announced on Friday, March 15, with the final decision made by...
View ArticleThree month dig to reveal history of Northampton’s medieval castle
Archaeological work to unearth the remains of Northampton’s medieval castle will begin later this month.Work is due to start at the town’s railway station on Monday March 25, ahead of the development...
View ArticleSaints centre May turns down Tigers to sign for Welsh
Saints centre Tom May has rejected the chance to join Leicester Tigers in favour of a move to London Welsh, the Chron understands.The 34-year-old is understood to have turned down a one-year deal at...
View ArticleHamilton hopeful of a podium finish in F1 season opener in Melbourne
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he would happily accept third place if it were offered to him for this Sunday’s season-opening grand prix in Australia.The doom, gloom and negativity that surrounded the...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Morecambe v Cobblers preview: Great chance to gatecrash...
Last summer I conducted an interview with Jake Robinson in which he made an excellent point about his own personal form that can be applied to football in general.Robinson was speaking at the end of a...
View ArticleOfficers to launch seatbelt campaign in Northamptonshire
Drivers have been warned to belt-up as officers across Northamptonshire prepare to take part in a Europe-wide seatbelt campaign this week.The operation will see officers target drivers who break the...
View ArticleO’Donovan: Away form will make or break Northampton Town’s promotion chances
Roy O’Donovan believes the Cobblers’ away form will make or break the club’s bid for automatic promotion.The Irish striker will look to add to the two goals he has scored in Northampton colours since...
View ArticleCobblers clash at Morecambe given go-ahead after inspection
The Cobblers’ npower League Two clash against Morecambe at The Globe Arena tonight is set to go ahead after a 2.30pm pitch inspection.With temperatures last night dipping below freezing in the north...
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