County closing in on second straight victory
Northamptonshire look set to claim their second LV= County Championship Division Two win of the season despite half-centuries from Alex Gidman, Benny Howell and Chris Dent for Gloucestershire at...
View ArticlePolice raid cannabis factory in south Northamptonshire
A cannabis factory was discovered by police in south Northamptonshire on Friday.A large number of cannabis plants were seized for evidence and destruction after the factory was raided in Litchborough,...
View ArticleFairclough: Barnet are ‘best football team in the league’
Director of football Paul Fairclough says he believes relegation-haunted Barnet are ‘the best football team’ in league two - and they will prove it at a sell-out Sixfields this afternoon (ko 3pm).The...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for motorist who led police on 21 mile chase across...
A MOTOR-RACING fan who led police on a high-speed 21-mile chase through villages and countryside has been given a suspended prison sentence.Luke Taylor, aged 37, of Station Road, Blisworth, appeared...
View ArticleHarlequins win would set us up for play-off bid, says Saints boss Mallinder
Jim Mallinder says victory at Harlequins on Saturday would stand Saints in good stead for their play-off push.Northampton head to The Stoop looking to beat one of England’s top three for the first time...
View ArticleCounty march on with another emphatic win
Northamptonshire strengthened their position at the top of LV= County Championship Division Two with a seven-wicket victory over Gloucestershire at Bristol.The hosts began the final day on 280 for nine...
View ArticleRoad closed after lorry overturned under a Northampton bridge
A Northampton road has been closed after a lorry overturned under a bridge.Northamptonshire Police Force said Rowtree Road in East Hunsbury would be closed for atleast another two hours while it was...
View ArticleNorthampton residents protest against Bedroom tax
Around 70 people gathered outside of a Northampton church to protest against Bedroom tax.The protest was the second to be held in the town centre and took place outside of All Saints church in George...
View ArticleCobblers play-off tickets go on sale at Sixfields from midday on Sunday
Tickets for the Cobblers’ npower League Two play-off semi-finals against Cheltenham Town will be on sale from Sixfields from midday tomorrow.Town will take on the Robins in the first leg at Sixfields...
View ArticleSwann set for return after ‘perfect’ recovery from elbow surgery
England spinner Graeme Swann believes his recovery from elbow surgery has gone “perfectly” as he prepares to make his return next week.Northampton-born Swann was forced home from England’s tour of New...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Cobblers v Barnet view and player ratings: Town lucky to...
Momentum, revenge, game time for certain players - the Barnet game was a useful exercise in box-ticking for a Cobblers squad for whom, as Aidy Boothroyd says, ‘the season starts here’.Despite being...
View ArticleChampions League final loss harder to take than relegation for Barnet boss...
Barnet boss Edgar Davids admitted he is fully aware of the consequences of the club’s relegation to non-league football that was confirmed by defeat to the Cobblers at Sixfields on Saturday.But...
View ArticleContrite Collins keen to concentrate on Cobblers’ play-off campaign
Cobblers defender Lee Collins admits he has ‘let a lot of people down’ after being convicted of assault but is confident he can make a valuable contribution in the play-offs.The 24-year-old was given a...
View ArticleHundreds queue for tickets for Northampton Town Football Club play-offs
Hundreds of Cobblers fans are queuing at Sixfields stadium to buy tickets for the play-off semi-finals.The tickets for the Northampton Town Football Club npower League Two play-off semi-finals against...
View ArticleUniversity of Northampton jumps nearly 40 places in Complete University Guide
The University of Northampton has climbed nearly 40 places in the new university league table, it has been revealed.The university moved from 101st to 62nd place and was the biggest climber in the...
View ArticleIt’s King Kelvin as Langmead claims Cobblers supporters’ player of the year...
Kelvin Langmead has crowned a memorable season in Cobblers colours by being nominated as the Chronicle & Echo supporters’ Player of the Year.The club captain finished top of the voting for this...
View ArticleSame again for County in Canterbury
Having made an excellent start to the season, Northamptonshire will name an unchanged XI for their encounter with Kent on Wednesday.Three games into the year, Stephen Peters’ side are sitting proudly...
View ArticleNCL ROUND-UP: Saints start with battering of Burton
Saints got their NCL Premier Division season off to a flying start with a 220-run beating of Burton Latimer at a breezy Birchfield Road East on Saturday.Skipper Chris Park had gone into the game...
View ArticleNight raiders target Northampton home
Night-time raiders broke in through the back door of a Northampton home and escaped with a haul of property.Police are appealing for information following the burglary, some time between 11.55pm on...
View ArticleBigamist jailed at Northampton Magistrates’ Court after illegal Las Vegas...
A bigamist was today jailed for five months by Northampton Magistrates after he married a woman in Las Vegas while he still had a wife in the UK.Garry Floodgate, aged 54, of Sandown Court, Bletchley,...
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