Northamptonshire dominate in Cardiff
Northamptonshire moved themselves into a winning position on the third day of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens.James Middlebrook top-scored with...
View ArticleHamilton ‘ecstatic’ as he claims first pole position for Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton lit up the Mercedes garage by grabbing his first pole position for the team since joining the Brackley-based team at the start of the year.For the 27th time in his Formula One career,...
View ArticleMyler upbeat as Saints aim to make most of Gloucester slip by beating...
Stephen Myler insists that Saints have not tried to ‘reinvent the wheel’ during their recovery process from a crushing home defeat against fierce Aviva Premiership rivals Leicester.Saints, who return...
View ArticleTaxi driver robbed at knife-point after answering call in Northampton
A taxi driver was robbed at knife-point after he arrived in a Duston street to pick up a fare.The driver responded to a call from Northfield Road at about 11.30pm on Thursday.Two men got into his car...
View ArticleTeenage gang leave Northampton man with punctured lung after violent attack
A gang of teenagers beat up a 29-year-old man outside a Tesco store in Northampton, leaving him with a punctured lung.The man was outside his home in Hirondelle Close, Duston, near to the Tesco Express...
View ArticleNorthants foiled as rain washes out final day
Mother Nature had the final say in Cardiff as the final day was abandoned without a ball being bowled.Glamorgan were due to resume on 96-4, a deficit of 62, with Jim Allenby (16no) partnering Murray...
View ArticleMallinder says Saints must be ready for ‘scrappers’ London Welsh
Jim Mallinder has warned his Saints players they must be up for the fight against ‘scrappers’ London Welsh.Mallinder’s men go marching in to the Kassam Stadium on Sunday, looking to enhance their...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Cobblers v York view and player ratings: Town have to...
If we’re being brutally honest, the Cobblers engine has been running on fumes for some time now. On Saturday, against York City, it spluttered to a stop.Northampton might have got something at Bradford...
View ArticleHamilton happy with third place, but admits there is still work for Mercedes...
Lewis Hamilton and Ross Brawn both concede the Brackley-based Mercedes F1 team are “not quite there yet” following today’s Chinese Grand Prix.Although Hamilton started from his maiden pole position for...
View ArticleInvestigation into Northamptonshire pensioner’s death
Senior detectives are investigating the death of a Northamptonshire pensioner.Police officers were yesterday stationed outside a house in Queensway, Burton Latimer, following the death of a 76-year-old...
View ArticleBoss Worthington hails York work ethic as they end Northampton Town’s winning...
Nigel Worthington toasted the hard work ethic of his York City players as they became the first visiting side to win at Sixfields in more than four months.The Minstermen ran out 2-0 winners on Saturday...
View ArticleParish council explains 21 per cent tax rise
Villagers have spoken out against a parish council’s decision to increase its part of the council tax bill by 21 per cent, after initially pledging to cut it by 6.5 per cent.But Hardingstone Parish...
View ArticleNorthampton Town’s Tozer keen to ‘draw a line under’ damaging defeat to York
Ben Tozer admits the Cobblers hit a new low in their defeat to York City at Sixfields on Saturday.The utility player, who has been a regular in central midfield in recent weeks after spending most of...
View ArticleMallinder’s delight as Burrell stars for Saints
Jim Mallinder says he is delighted for Luther Burrell after seeing the centre shine in Saints’ win at London Welsh on Sunday.Burrell scored two tries, the second of which secured a bonus point for...
View ArticleTraffic lights broken at busy Northampton junction
A set of traffic lights at a busy junction in Northampton town centre were out of action this morning due to an unknown fault.Engineers from Northamptonshire County Council’s highways team were called...
View ArticleElderly woman dragged along by car as thieves steal handbag
A pensioner in her 80s was dragged along a road by a car as she tried to hold onto her bag which had been snatched by thieves who pulled over to ask for directions.The woman, who is 81, was targeted on...
View ArticlePolice hope musical could stop distraction burglaries in Northampton
Police are hoping a theatrical performance about a man who was targeted by a distraction burglar could help to stop people falling victim to doorstep cons in real life.Northamptonshire Police is...
View ArticleBoothroyd says Guttridge still has key role to play for Northampton Town
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd says out-of-favour midfielder Luke Guttridge will have a key role to play in the team over the final few games of the season.Despite the Cobblers stuttering over the past...
View ArticleLarge rise in burglary despite crime in Northampton falling
Burglaries in Northampton rose by 30 per cent in the last 12 months despite crime levels falling by two per cent in the town, police have revealed.Furthermore, the number of vehicles being broken into...
View ArticleCopeland believes Northants will be promotion contenders in 2013
Aussie import Trent Copeland is confident Northants will be serious contenders for promotion from LV= Championship Division Two this summer.Copeland has only been in the country for a week, and only...
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