Police called after body found at property in Northampton town centre
Police were called to a property in Northampton following the discovery of a woman’s body.Officers attended the scene of the sudden death in St Michael’s Road, The Mounts at 8pm on Tuesday, having been...
View ArticleHorace Panter of The Specials to take part in Olympics finale
“WHEN I first heard I was going to play in the Hyde Park concert I couldn’t tell anyone. When people heard, everyone started ringing me, saying ‘wow, that is amazing.’”Talking to The Specials bassist...
View ArticleRipley gets Peters’ support
Stephen Peters has backed David Ripley to be a success in his role as Northamptonshire’s head coach.Ripley, who had been doing the job in a caretaker’s capacity since the sacking of David Capel at the...
View ArticleJones pleased with her Olympic bow
Francesca Jones admitted to being happy with her introduction to Olympic competition.Russia’s Daria Dmitrieva topped qualifying in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition with...
View ArticleCobblers end pre-season with draw against Kettering at Nene Park
TRIALIST Louis Moult scored twice as a Cobblers XI wrapped up the club’s pre-season friendly schedule with a draw at Kettering Town.Town fielded a mixture of youth-team prospects and fringe players for...
View ArticlePervert jailed for child rapes
THE systematic rape of a young child was only discovered years later when the victim took a series of overdoses.Marcus Winton, 43, was jailed for 14 years at Northampton Crown Court yesterday for a...
View ArticleMore one-day misery for Steelbacks
In the limited overs formats, the County Ground is anything but a fortress.In 10 attempts the Steelbacks have yet to register a victory on home soil with the latest reverse coming at the hands of an...
View ArticleVaas to leave Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire have confirmed Chaminda Vaas has been released from the rest of his contract.The Sri Lankan fast bowler will not finish the season at Wantage Road having suffered an injury-hit and...
View ArticleBalloon festival returns to Billing Aquadrome
Northamptonshire’s skies will be filled with balloons this month as the annual Balloon Festival returns this month.The event, which is returning for its 23rd year, takes place on August 17, 18 and 19...
View ArticleDemand for cash and drugs in robbery
Two men forced their way into a house in Northampton and demanded cash and drugs before running off down an alleyway.The robbery took place at a property in Fullingdale Road, Northampton at about...
View ArticleJoining the fight to save lives
MICHAEL Wilson was only 22 years old when he became seriously ill and was rushed to casualty. Within hours he and his family had to deal with his terrifying diagnosis of leukaemia.Due to the aggressive...
View ArticleBoxing fans hit back as outgoing MP Louise Mensch calls for ‘blanket ban’
Boxing fans have hit out at Northamptonshire MP Louise Mensch after she today called for boxing to be banned.The MP for Corby, who this week revealed she is to stand down as an MP, told her 102,000...
View ArticleAshleigh and Pudsey back dog agility festival
As Britain gears up for the finale of the greatest sporting event in the world, Northamptonshire-based winner of Britain’s Got Talent, Ashleigh Butler and her famous dog Pudsey are getting ready to...
View ArticleBoothroyd to hold dressing-room skipper election
PROVING he is a big fan of democracy, Aidy Boothroyd has revealed he will ask the Cobblers players who should be captain before handing out the armband.Kelvin Langmead has been the man calling the coin...
View ArticleCounty need to do more to keep Wakely
It was Northants’ 1,000th first class game at Wantage Road last week and the club celebrated by awarding demonstrative county caps to Alex Wakely and Jack Brooks.Yet a similar amount of questions are...
View ArticleNight car for Northamptonshire’s air ambulance
Air ambulance bosses are to start using a car so they can get doctors to the scene of night time accidents. The scheme is being rolled out by Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) on...
View ArticleRipley not the man for Northants, says Allan Lamb
Northants legend Allan Lamb does not believe David Ripley was the right choice for the head coach role at the County Ground.Ripley was handed the post on a permanent basis on Wednesday after a spell as...
View ArticleWest tips van Velze to make big impression as Saints prepare for first...
DORIAN WEST says he has been really pleased with how new boy Gerrit-Jan van Velze has fitted into the Saints squad.And the forwards coach is now looking forward to seeing how the South African ace...
View ArticleTackling a feast at Brackley Sausage and Cider Festival
The British fervour for real ale is now well known but, according to one local enthusiast, sales of “real” cider are going strong too.Fresh from helping to organise the recent Sausage and Cider...
View ArticlePeters flays the Foxes
Stephen Peters’ second century is as many games was the highlight on day one of the crunch County Championship clash with Leicestershire at the County Ground.Peters, who took his first century of the...
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