Business Secretary confirms £1.2 million investment in Northamptonshire’s...
Business Secretary Vince Cable announced a £1.2 million investment in Northamptonshire’s ‘high performance technology’ sector today.The Liberal Democrat visited the University of Northampton at its...
View ArticleTowcester named fifth top town in the UK for e-commerce
Towcester has been crowned the UK’s fifth top town in e-commerce by a new survey.The Google eTown Awards, which are designed to recognise those towns whose businesses are most actively embracing the...
View ArticleLawes concentrates on Saints as he puts Six Nations woe behind him
Courtney Lawes admits he’s eager to get back to his best as he bids to help Saints claim Premiership glory.Lawes came off the bench during the second half of England’s game against Wales last weekend,...
View ArticleBoothroyd hails ‘excellent’ Northampton Town skipper Langmead
Aidy Boothroyd has hailed the ‘enormous’ improvement of Cobblers captain Kelvin Langmead.Langmead has led Town to within touching distance of the npower League Two automatic promotion places this...
View Article‘Good few centimetres’ of snow expected in Northamptonshire tomorrow
Light snow flurries today are expected to turn persistent throughout Northamptonshire tomorrow.A spokesman for Pitsford Hall weather station said: “Overnight into Saturday, the rain will turn to heavy...
View ArticleJON SLEIGHTHOLME COLUMN: Time for change following England’s Six Nations...
Oh the pain. I still don’t think I can quite believe what I saw on Saturday night at the Millennium Stadium, it was pretty much total one-way traffic and although my head and gut instinct were...
View ArticleSuperfast broadband breakthrough for rural south Northamptonshire
Up to 450 homes and businesses in south Northamptonshire’s Tove Valley are expected to benefit from superfast broadband.A £117,000 Defra grant announced today will help homes and businesses to overcome...
View ArticleNON-LEAGUE PREVIEW: Daventry boss Foster still dreaming of play-offs
It’s not over until it’s over. That’s the message from Darran Foster to his Daventry Town players as they enter the final stages of the season, writes JEREMY CASEY.Although the Town boss accepts that a...
View ArticleUCL PREVIEW: Sileby boss Botterill aims to silence rivals by winning title
Sileby Rangers silenced the AFC Rushden & Diamonds faithful on Tuesday night - and Glenn Botterill wants to continue to keep them quiet by winning the UCL Division One title.Rangers conjured up an...
View Article£7 million scheme to improve roads in Northampton
Almost £7 million is to be spent on improvements to roads in Northampton town centre.The Government announced the £6.8 million funding package this morning.It will see improvements made to junctions...
View ArticleTom Vickers’ Wasps v Saints preview: Wasps have to be swatted at Adams Park
Saints may have won their past seven games against Wasps – but none of those meetings have been as important as the one in prospect at Adams Park this Saturday.Northampton stand at a tipping point....
View ArticleNorthampton Town chairman Cardoza admits he’s feeling the promotion pressure
David Cardoza admits he is finding it hard to enjoy Cobblers’ npower League Two promotion bid.And the Town chairman is hoping to team secure a play-off place as soon as possible so he can begin to...
View ArticleNorthampton Saints skipper Hartley wary of Wasps’ threat
Saints skipper Dylan Hartley says the Saints players are well aware of the dangers that will be posed by London Wasps in tomorrow’s Aviva Premiership clash at Adams Park (ko 3.15pm).Hartley, who was a...
View ArticleMercedes confirm departure of chief executive Nick Fry
Mercedes have officially confirmed Nick Fry is to step down as the team’s chief executive at the start of next month.Fry, whose duties will be taken up by new director of motorsport Toto Wolff, is to...
View ArticleTowcester’s Monday meeting facing Saturday inspection
Towcester’s fixture on Monday is subject to a precautionary inspection at noon on Saturday.Heavy rain and snow has been forecast in south Northants in the next 24 hours, with the going currently...
View ArticlePolice commissioner says the idea of him running Northamptonshire’s fire...
Northamptonshire’s police commissioner has said it would be “ridiculous” to suggest he could run the fire service.Last month, commissioner Adam Simmonds said he could foresee a time when all of the...
View ArticleCrazy Hats walk is postponed due to predicted heavy snow
The annual Crazy Hats walk in Northamptonshire, which more than 2,500 were expected to attend, has been postponed until May due to the predicted heavy snow in the county this weekend. The breast cancer...
View ArticleFormer Cobbler Davis wants to get Sixfields fans ‘moaning and groaning’
Former Cobblers defender Liam Davis believes the key to Oxford United claiming a win at Sixfields tomorrow is to get the home fans ‘moaning and groaning’.Davis spent three seasons as a Cobblers player,...
View ArticlePlants seized and two arrested in cannabis bust in Brixworth
Officers seized around 50 cannabis plants during a dawn drugs swoop in the village of Brixworth today.Two people were arrested following the execution of a warrant in Broadlands, Brixworth.Police say...
View ArticleFire service and Northamptonshire air base agree emergency back-up deal
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue has signed a formal agreement with RAF Croughton’s fire department for both organisations to provide additional resources during an emergency.It means, during an...
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