Cold Ashby pros offering a golf day with a difference
Cold Ashby pros Shane Rose and John Chivers have been dodging the recent snow showers in order to get some much needed, if slightly unusual, practice ahead of Midlands Golf Week from April 12-21.The...
View ArticleRUGBY ROUND-UP: ONs up to third as Newark are swept aside
Old Northamptonians moved up to third in Midlands One East with a comfortable 40-7 victory over Newark at Billing Road.Newark had an early chance when the ONs were penalised from the kick-off but the...
View ArticleSaints centre Waldouck to miss the rest of the season
Saints centre Dom Waldouck will be out for the rest of the season after sustaining an injury in training last week, the Chron understands.Waldouck, who transferred from Wasps to Northampton last...
View ArticleDriver arrested on suspicion of GBH following Little Billing house crash
Detectives have revealed the driver of a car that crashed into the side of a house in Little Billing last night has been arrested on suspicion of causing Grievous Bodily Harm.Police were called to...
View ArticleNorthampton trio bidding for Drennan Cup glory
Three town lads are up for this year’s Drennan Cup – and a share of the £3,750 prize money!And one of them, Jamie Cartwright, who could seemingly catch monsters in a water butt, is in TWICE – for a 4-9...
View ArticleSUNDAY COMBINATION ROUND-UP: Briscoe and Norton double up as Spartak go second
Doubles from Will Briscoe and Liam Norton inspired Spartak to a 5-3 win over Devonshire Club and move them up to second in division two.Matty Silecchia got the other for Spartak, who as a result move...
View ArticleCOMBINATION ROUND-UP: Harpole suffer rare defeat as Moulton knock rivals off top
Harpole suffered their first defeat since October 2011 as Moulton secured a 2-0 win to knock them off the top of the premier division.The result ended a remarkable run for a team who had not lost a...
View ArticleSame again as Almond retains Stanwick 10k title
Matt Almond retained his Stanwick 10k title with another superb run on Easter Monday.The current county champion, who runs for Birchfield Harriers, clocked a time of 31.38 to finish well ahead of...
View ArticleStagecoach announces fares to rise by average 3.9 per cent
Stagecoach Midlands says rising costs and reduced public sector investment have forced it to increase fares for passengers by nearly four per cent.Fares in Northamptonshire will rise by an average of...
View ArticleIn-form Bailey’s Noble in victory
Upwardly mobile Caroline Bailey may not have Saturday’s Grand National in her sights this week but the trainer’s historic Holdenby North Lodge stables was this week celebrating its most valuable...
View ArticleTOWN LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Sporting Lings book place in NBC Cup final
Sporting Lings made sure of an NBC Cup final place by beating their Northants Combination counterparts Borough Alliance 3-2.The Town League side were always in the lead courtesy of a double strike from...
View ArticleRipley: Added depth can pay dividends for Northants
David Ripley believes the added depth to the Northamptonshire squad can pay dividends come September.More specifically, depth in the seam bowling stocks that have been built up at the County Ground...
View ArticleWhere there’s a Will there’s a way for Brixworth
A LITTLE imagination, a lot of hard work, but most of all the will to succeed. That is the cornerstone combination upon which the new Brixworth Tennis Club opened up its doors on Easter Monday...
View ArticleNAPS LEAGUE: Manor Mayhem and King’s Head United go further clear at top
ONLY three weeks remain in the Dalepak Naps Winter Challenge and leaders Manor Mayhem and King’s Head Utd stretched the field a touch further last week. Both selected the 6/1 winner Noble Legend at...
View ArticleApprentice stole £2k of shoes from Northampton’s Crockett & Jones
A former apprentice at Northampton shoe manufacturers Crockett & Jones has admitted stealing £2,000 worth of goods from his employer to fund his cannabis habit.Sully Illing, aged 18, of Gillsway,...
View ArticleFarmers face ‘disaster’ of snowy spring
Farmers in Northamptonshire are struggling to cope with the “worst spring weather in a generation” which has ruined crops and killed livestock.The county has experienced its coldest March since 1962...
View ArticleAir ambulance thanked after angle grinder accident
The family of a Northamptonshire man, who received life-threatening injuries from an angle grinder, has thanked medics for their speedy help.The 46-year-old was airlifted to a Coventry hospital on Good...
View ArticleBoothroyd says Northampton Town must win at Bradford
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd rates his side’s trip to Bradford City on Saturday as a game between two sides who cannot afford anything but a win.The Bantams were rated as one of the pre-season...
View ArticleFit-again Clark aims to make comeback in London Welsh clash
Calum Clark is targeting Saints’ game at London Welsh on April 14 as he bids to make his comeback from injury.The England forward has been out since suffering a shoulder injury in Northampton’s...
View ArticleWoman seriously injured after falling from A45 bridge
Police have confirmed a 25-year-old woman was taken to hospital after falling from a bridge over the A45 last night.The road was closed in both directions, at around 10.30pm, close to the Queen Eleanor...
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