Day says Diamond will have Sale fired up for Saints challenge
Christian Day says Sale’s thumping win against Gloucester last Friday night was no real surprise to Saints.And the influential lock has warned his former club will be wound up to cause a big upset at...
View ArticlePair arrested after Watford Gap car thefts in Northamptonshire
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to steal from cars in services stations across England, including Watford Gap in Northamptonshire.Ilie Caldarus, aged 27, and Cristian Cimpoeru,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dragged along A45 in Northampton following crash
A motorcyclist was thrown from his bike and dragged along a section of the A45 in Northampton after colliding with a white pick-up vehicle.The incident happened at about 5.40pm yesterday on the...
View ArticleUnemployment in Northampton rises again
Unemployment in Northampton has seen a slight rise for the third consecutive month, figures released today reveal.The number of people claiming jobseeker’s allowance in Northampton last month was...
View ArticleTeenager attacked in Northampton chicken takeaway
A teenage girl was attacked in a Northampton chicken takeaway by two large women.The incident took place in Freddies Chicken in Weedon Road on April 7 between 6.30pm and 7.30pm and involved a small...
View ArticleAppeal for Daventry woman missing for a month
Detectives have appealed for help tracing a woman from Daventry who has been missing for more than a month.Sarah Hall, aged 35, went missing on March 16 and police say she could now be in the Leicester...
View ArticleTattooed amputee who robbed woman at gunpoint to pay drugs debt is jailed
A violent one-legged thug who “lured” a woman to his Northampton home and robbed her at gunpoint to pay off a drugs debt has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.Amputee Mark Vevers, aged 50, who has...
View ArticleNorthampton MPs attend Thatcher’s funeral
The county was represented by Northampton’s two MPs at the funeral of former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher.Northampton North MP Michael Ellis and Northampton South MP Brian Binley both attended this...
View ArticleWoman bitten on leg by dog in Northampton wood
A walker was bitten on her leg by a Staffordshire bull terrier while walking in a wood near Grange Park, police have said.The woman was bitten by the dog as she walked in the wooded area by the...
View ArticleNew survey rates Northampton’s hospital on same level as all other NHS trusts
Northampton General Hospital has been rated on the same level as all other NHS trusts in England in a new survey.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the results of the 2012 survey of adult...
View ArticleKettleborough out for weeks with broken finger
James Kettleborough will have an operation on a broken finger tomorrow which will rule him out of Northamptonshire’s plans for the next month.The 20-year-old, who is in his first season as a contracted...
View ArticlePisi, Mercey and Manoa in Saints fitness battle
George Pisi, Tom Mercey and Samu Manoa remain doubts for Saints’ Premiership showdown with Sale Sharks on Saturday.Pisi and Manoa were forced off early against London Welsh last weekend, sustaining...
View ArticleRipley full of praise as attack lead the way again
David Ripley paid tribute to his bowlers after they put in another fine first-innings display today.The four-pronged seam attack of Trent Copeland, David Willey, Andrew Hall and Steven Crook bowled...
View ArticleCounty on top despite Napier’s best efforts
Northamptonshire finished the opening day of their LV= County Championship clash with Essex in the ascendancy..But it could have been a whole lot better were it not for almost single-handed resistance...
View ArticleSaints boss Mallinder in a rush to clinch play-off spot
Jim Mallinder says it’s very important Saints secure a Premiership play-off place before their final-day trip to Harlequins.Northampton can guarantee a top-four spot with a bonus-point win over Sale on...
View ArticleCobblers striker Akinfenwa says promotion more important than personal goals
Adebayo Akinfenwa insists he is ‘not too disappointed’ by his recent goal drought and says he would trade promotion with the Cobblers for not scoring again this season.Akinfenwa had scored 14 goals...
View ArticleNAPS TABLE: NIBS out in front going into final furlong
Saturday brings down the curtain on the current Dalepak Winter Naps Challenge.And after the previous week’s drama, it was all relatively low key with NIBS and Trueform Aurora still at the head of...
View ArticleTITANS BASKETBALL: Double joy as Titans pair reach quarter-finals
Northamptonshire Titans Undser-14s are celebrating after they eased into the second round of the EBL Play-offs with a 71-53 win over Bradford Dragons.Saturday saw the first round of play-offs for...
View ArticleCyclist airlifted to hospital after crash in Northampton industrial estate
A cyclist was airlifted to hospital this morning after a crash in Brackmills industrial estate.The crash happened shortly after 8.05am, as commuters were heading into work, in Rhosili Road.Police and...
View ArticleNORTHANTS BASKETBALL: Thunder suffer overtime heartbreak
Northants Thunder suffered overetime agony as they lost the VCARS Division Four play-ff semi-final 100-95, having tied the game 81-81 in normal time.Just seven months ago a decision was made to...
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