Parents of tragic Matthew Green ‘at a loss’ after Persimmon case is dropped
The parents of a young boy killed after a badly installed mantelpiece fell on him have hit out at the way the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the tragedy.Matthew Green, aged four, was...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Bradford v Cobblers view and player ratings: Town get lucky...
So it turns out it won’t be the Cobblers’ away form that decides their fate this season but the results of the teams trying to hunt down their third-place status.Northampton should have been punished...
View ArticleBradford boss Parkinson admits early Wells strike was crucial against...
Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson believes the Cobblers’ five-man defence made it vital his team scored the first goal in Saturday’s game.And the Bantams boss was delighted to see his leading...
View ArticleSaints centre Burrell aims to get back to his best
Luther Burrell is aiming to finish the season how he started it: with a bang!The big centre, who has been unable to hold down a first-team place, is hoping to get some game time in the coming weeks in...
View ArticleInjured winger Demontagnac ruled out of remaining Cobblers games
Ishmel Demontagnac is unlikely to play against this season after suffering a hamstring injury in the Cobblers’ 1-0 defeat at Bradford City on Saturday.The left-winger pulled the muscle while attempting...
View ArticleRockingham Speedway sold to new investors
County racetrack Rockingham Speedway has been sold to Jersey-based investor Grey Rock.Represented by Stuart Wright, a motorsport enthusiast and former endurance racing driver, Grey Rock has purchased...
View ArticleNorthants new boy Copeland in good form
Northamptonshire’s new overseas player Trent Copeland arrives early this week and he will be in buoyant mood following a match-winning performance for his club side in the Sydney First Grade...
View ArticleVictim left with face fracture and black eye following Northampton attack
A man was left with a black eye and suspected fracture of the face after being attacked in Northampton.The attack happened last weekend.A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: “Police are appealing...
View ArticleCobblers chairman Cardoza in plea for Sixfields support
Cobblers chairman David Cardoza has launched an impassioned plea to the club’s supporters to get fully behind the team as they bid to win promotion to npower League One.Despite suffering successive 1-0...
View ArticleAnger as “millions of litres” of drinking water floods Northampton cricket...
Two sports clubs have hit out at a water company after their pitches were flooded with “millions of litres of drinking water” from one of Northampton’s largest high pressure pipes.The sports fields off...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire politicians pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher
County MPs have paid tribute to former Conservative leader and Prime Minister, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who has died today.Baroness Thatcher died, aged 87, following a stroke.She visited...
View ArticleFirefighters put out electricity box blaze in Abington Street
Fire crews were called to Abington Street this afternoon after rubbish stuffed behind an electricty box went up in flames.Two fire engines were called to Northampton town centre, close to the Kwik Tan...
View ArticleHarding insists Northampton Town still targeting runners-up spot
Midfielder Ben Harding says the Cobblers haven’t given up on claiming the runners-up spot in npower League Two this season.Town slipped five points behind second-placed Port Vale at the weekend thanks...
View ArticleMan denies murdering Northamptonshire woman
A 47-year-old man has appeared in court to deny the murder of a woman in Daventry last year.Errol Anglin, of no fixed abode, is charged with the murder of Christine Haye-Levy on December 11 last...
View ArticleThug attacked two people on dance floor of Northampton bar
The same man is believed to have attacked two people on the dance floor of a town centre bar, police have said.Officers have appealed for information following the two attacks, which both happened in...
View ArticleNorthants coach Ripley admits to tough decisions ahead of Glamorgan opener
David Ripley has admitted that he had to make a couple of tricky selectorial choices for Northamptonshire’s first game of the season at Glamorgan.The County make the trip to the Swalec Stadium to kick...
View ArticlePart of Northampton’s Medieval castle unearthed
The remains of a building from Northampton’s Medieval castle have been found on the site of the town’s railway station.Archaeologists working on the site ahead of the development of a new station, have...
View ArticleGlynn has sights on 7s starring role
Northampton Saints scrum-half Ryan Glynn has set his sights on a starring role at this summer’s JP Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series as he looks to make amends for last year.Saints...
View ArticleScarlets confirm Northampton Saints’ signing of Wales star George North
Saints have pulled off a major coup by completing the signing of Wales and Scarlets star George North.After weeks of speculation, the Welsh club today confirmed the winger has put pen to paper on a...
View ArticleTimeline to George North’s stunning Northampton Saints switch
Two days after George North helped Wales beat England in the Six Nations, we revealed him as a transfer target for Saints.Now, more than three weeks later, it has finally been announced that the...
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