Letts leads the Northampton Road Runners battle at Naseby
Six Northampton Road Runners went to battle at the Naseby Battlefield Run.Spring time snow covered the course as runners braved two distances.Completing the half marathon distance was Tony Letts, who...
View ArticleFootball legend Paul Gascoigne reveals ‘boredom’ caused Northampton meltdown
Paul Gascoigne has said his latest booze setback, which ended with farcical appearance at a Northampton charity night, was caused by boredom.Former England midfielder recently spent a month in at a...
View ArticleWest hoping Northampton Saints can maintain winning streak against Wasps
Dorian West is hoping Saints can sting Wasps for the eighth successive time this weekend.Northampton have prevailed in the past seven meetings between the two sides, winning on their previous two...
View ArticleWINTER NAPS TABLE: Yeoman Boys on course for Sammy Parker Trophy
IT was definitely a case of ‘After The Lord Mayor’s Show’ of the Cheltenham Festival in the Dalepak sponsored Winter Naps Challenge on Saturday, run in conjunction with Semilong Sports. Of the 29...
View ArticleNorthants skipper Campbell happy to mix it up ahead of Anglian League opener
Northamptonshire’s first team will have a mixture of experience and youth when they begin their Anglian League preparations with a friendly against Warwickshire at Sutton Coldfield on Sunday.Captain...
View ArticleTove bursts back to life
People have been writing the tiny Tove off as ‘dead’ all winter. Then – on the last day of the season – it came roaring back to life!Towcester ace Mick Goodridge poled maggot and caster in a swim...
View ArticleDuston United coach Barr gets on his bike for charity
A ‘BIKE ‘N’ Bash fundraising effort in aid of charity is the novel idea hit upon by Duston United club coach David Barr.Barr, along with club-mates Dean Conopo, Tony Wye and Dave Hutchinson plan to...
View ArticleNORTHANTS BASKETBALL CLUB: Thunder miss out on 100 per cent season
A large crowd gathered at the Basketball Centre last Saturday in the hope of cheering Thunder on to the completion of a perfect VCARS Division Four Midlands Conference season.In the event they were...
View ArticleTITANS BASKETBALL: Under-14s claim title in style
NEBC Titans won the EBL Under 14 Boys Midlands Conference title in style on Sunday as they stormed to yet another victory at Weavers Leisure Centre, beating City of Birmingham Northamptonshire Titans...
View ArticleDi Resta expecting ‘fruity’ season as F1 campaign hots up
Paul Di Resta is expecting Formula One to become “quite fruity” later this year as the teams start to balance their programmes between this season and 2014.The current campaign represents the end of an...
View ArticleTOWN LEAGUE FOOTBALL: Charles-Comery fires Quins to victory
Harlequins put in a sparkling display to ease to a 4-1 premier division success over second-placed Hardingstone. The twinkling feet of ace wing man Ryan Charles–Comery ripped the Stones defence to...
View ArticleCardoza ‘delighted’ as University of Northampton become new Northampton Town...
The University of Northampton will be the Cobblers’ new official club sponsor for the next three seasons, it was announced at Sixfields today.The partnership, which will begin in June 2013, is the...
View ArticleCOMBINATION FOOTBALL: Wootton ease into next round of cup
Alex Patrick, Lewis Trasler, Jamie Ellis and Oliver Urquart were all on target as Wootton enjoyed a 4-1 Gorell Barnes Cup win over Old Grammarians.Kael Talbot netted in consolation for the...
View ArticleClub-by-club golf news: Brampton Heath youngsters gain bragging rights over...
Bragging rights amongst the Brampton Heath Golf Club members are firmly in the junior camp after a team of youngsters outplayed the adults in an away day at Woodhall Spa.With snow occasionally falling...
View ArticleTeen killed after car ploughs into a tree
A teenager from Northamptonshire has died following a road accident just over the county border in Leicestershire, police said today.The collision happened at about 7.50am on Wednesday, March 13, in...
View ArticleUniversity of Northampton fined £180,000 for taking on 26 too many students
Taking just 26 more students on its courses than it should have done has cost the University of Northampton almost £180,000.The Higher Education Funding Council for England has published details of...
View ArticleSUNDAY COMBINATION: Squirrels go nuts for Sixfields final
Jamie Ellis struck twice to earn AC Squirrels a place in the Ken Parker Cup final with a 3-1 win over premier division leaders Standens Barn.Ben Foster struck for Barn but Ellis’s double and one from...
View ArticleNotorious Northamptonshire baby killer lost eye in savage prison attack
A convicted murderer who blinded a notorious child killer with handmade weapons in a savage prison attack laughed out loud as the court was told he had “no regrets”.Murderer Jason Jay launched a...
View ArticlePolice warn of “dangerous” attacker in Northampton
A “dangerous” man with strong links to Northampton is being hunted by police in connection with a savage assault in Milton Keynes.Thames Valley Police today issued a photo of Darren Levy, aged 31, who...
View ArticleCouncillor survives resignation call over damning report into...
The politician with responsibility for children at Northamptonshire County Council has survived calls for his resignation.Councillor Andrew Grant (Con, Brackley East) faced calls to stand down from...
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