Scratch League: Northants County end Wellingborough’s unbeaten start
Northants County ended Wellingborough’s unbeaten start to the Scratch League season as they recorded a 5½-2½ home victory on Monday evening.Although Jamie Milligan won the opener for Wellingborough...
View ArticleIntermediate League: Cold Ashby claim first victory of season
Cold Ashby had just enough to beat Collingtree Park at home as they secured their first group A victory of the season by the scoreline 5-3.James Lovett took the opener for Ashby with three holes to...
View ArticleBrown to make debut as Northants prepare to face Leicestershire
Jack Brown will make his Anglian League first team debut on Sunday when the teenager competes for Northamptonshire against Leicestershire at Luffenham Heath GC.The Brampton Heath member joins club-mate...
View ArticleSaints think we are ‘fed off silver spoons’, says Saracens coach Sanderson
Saracens forwards coach Alex Sanderson is predicting a spicy affair at Allianz Park on Sunday, saying the Saints players feel his team are ‘fed off silver spoons’.Saints and Saracens, who square up in...
View ArticleBeefed-up gear does the trick for Green
TOWN’s Mike Green has just got back from his latest globe-trotting trip to angling’s heaven – and how his arms must ache!This time it was the shores of Cuba and catching muscular, flashing, tarpon to a...
View ArticleCCTV of man who looted dentist’s and tattoo parlour in Northampton is released
Detectives have today released a CCTV image of a man wanted in connect with burglaries at a dental practice and a tattoo studio in Northampton.Police have this afternoon said they want to speak to the...
View ArticleChance to get running with Sixfields Ladies
This week saw the start of the new Sixfields Ladies Running Group in a joint venture between Jog Northants and Rugby & Northampton AC.The group caters for those new to jogging or have dabbled a...
View ArticleUnfazed Lewis shines despite vast age gap
Mission impossible can be a recurring theme for Northants’ players but the issue is less of a concern when you are a 12-year-old girl pitched in at the deep end.Unfazed Alex Lewis was one of four...
View ArticleTurnaround primary school is praised by inspectors
Staff and pupils at a primary school in Northampton are celebrating after Ofsted inspectors gave it a ‘good’ rating.Queen Eleanor Primary School in Delapre was placed in special measures in January...
View ArticleCostello teams up with QBSB for Isle of Man TT races
Spratton racer Maria Costello has confirmed she will be competing on a QBSB Motorsport-supported Honda Fireblade at this year’s Isle of Man TT races.Costello, the former fastest woman to lap the Isle...
View ArticleCampaigners fight plans to demolish historic Northamptonshire pub
More than 200 residents have signed a petition against plans to turn a historic pub into houses.Hannington pub in Red House Lane, Hannington, is more than 150 years old but has been closed for about...
View ArticleBusiness leaders from Northampton shortlisted for top directors award
Business leaders in Northampton have been nominated for the Institute of Directors’ director of the year awards.Belinda King, of Belinda King Creative Productions, Greta McDonald, of Gretastar, and...
View ArticleTOWN LEAGUE: Jubilant JLB beat Sporting Lings to win NBC Cup at Sixfields
JLB lifted the NTFA NBC Cup for the first time after easing to a comfortable 4-1 victory over Sporting Lings in front of a large crowd at Sixfields.Frank Maher put JLB in the lead after 11 minutes only...
View ArticleFostering shop to open in Grosvenor Centre
A pop-up shop in the Grosvenor Centre will be home to Northamptonshire County Council’s fostering team and foster carers this weekend.They are inviting members of the public to come and find out more...
View ArticleImages released of charity burglars who destroyed Northampton shop
Police have released images of two men who they believe broke into the Most Marvellous Place to Shop, in Northampton, causing thousands of pounds of damage before stealing charity cash.The break-in...
View ArticleHartley urges Saints not to let hard work go to waste
Dylan Hartley has urged his Saints team-mates not to let a season’s hard work go to waste when they square up to Saracens on Sunday.Northampton have made the Premiership play-off semi-final stage for...
View ArticleHackett ignoring the hype ahead of Wembley clash
Chris Hackett says the Cobblers will prepare for their npower League Two play-off final against Bradford City as though it was a run-of-the-mill league fixture.Hackett believes it is important the...
View ArticleNoisy pensioner has ASBO appeal thrown out
A PENSIONER has had her appeal against a conviction for harassment thrown out by a Crown Court judge. Dr Hilary Wynne Williams, aged 67, of Marseilles Close, Duston, was found guilty at Northampton...
View ArticleWilley in line to face Sussex
David Willey is set to make his one-day bow for the season when Northamptonshire entertain Sussex on Friday evening.The all-rounder was omitted from the side for the opening Yorkshire Bank 40 clash of...
View ArticleTwitter ‘troll’ released on bail after alleged racist abuse to Northampton...
A 25-year-old man arrested following racist tweets sent to two Cobblers players has been released on bail by police.The Twitter ‘troll’ was arrested this week after abuse was levelled at Clarke...
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