‘Stitch-up’ sees Lib Dems removed from Northamptonshire crime panel
Tory leaders are protecting the Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner, say Liberal Democrats following their party’s removal from the county’s influential Police and Crime Panel.Today’s...
View ArticleCarp go mad on the feed in bonanza week
THAT was a cracking week that was on the carp match front – for some – as fish started hitting baits as though there was no tomorrow.And way out front of those reaping the spoils was Wayne Sharman,...
View ArticleSUNDAY COMBINATION: Royals end rotten season with a win
Royals finally secured their first premier division win of the season with a 4-1 success against Dynamo.James Church, Rob Helliwell, Tom Humphrey and Dan Nolan got the goals to ensure Royals finished...
View ArticleTigers legend Johnson says Saints can claim Premiership glory
Martin Johnson believes Premiership final new-boys Northampton Saints could extend Leicester Tigers’ Twickenham hoodoo later this month, with the memories of his own showpiece despair still fresh in...
View ArticleEmma McClarkin MEP to fight for the Tories again in the East Midlands
East Midlands Conservative MEP, Emma McClarkin, will again stand as a candidate in the European elections in 2014.Miss McClarkin, who lives near Market Harborough, has been endorsed by the panel...
View ArticleCobblers fans are invited to wave team off
Supporters can give Cobblers players a warm send-off as they depart Sixfields tomorrow in preparation for Saturday’s League Two play-off final. The first team squad and management are due to depart...
View ArticleWaldouck set to be Saints’ only absentee for Premiership showpiece
Jim Mallinder expects Dom Waldouck to be the only Saints absentee for next Saturday’s Premiership final showdown with Leicester.That means Calum Clark and Courtney Lawes, who both limped off in the win...
View ArticleFigures show how many in Northamptonshire speak English well
Almost eight out of 10 Northamptonshire residents who have a foreign mother tongue speak a good standard of English, according to figures released today.Latest figures from the 2011 Census show there...
View ArticleRipley delighted after Hall finds form
Head coach David Ripley says that Andrew Hall’s century was a good reward for the all-rounder.The South African’s 113, his 13th first-class hundred, was the outstanding contribution in...
View ArticleHall gives County the upper hand
Northamptonshire assumed control of proceedings on day two of the County Championship clash with neighbours Leicestershire.A century from Andrew Hall and good contributions from Rob Newton and David...
View ArticleCarlisle hoping for second dose of Wembley play-off glory with Cobblers
Clarke Carlisle has only two memories of his last play-off final - a foul for which he should have been booked, and the final whistle.Carlisle was part of the Burnley team that beat Sheffield United...
View ArticleWembley final proves Northampton Town are on the up, says boss Boothroyd
Aidy Boothroyd believes the Cobblers’ appearance in Saturday’s Wembley play-off final proves it is a club on the up.Northampton will play Bradford City at the national stadium this weekend for the...
View ArticleGuttridge fully focused on Northampton Town promotion bid
Cobblers’ semi-final goal hero Luke Guttridge is putting all new contract thoughts out of his mind until after tomorrow’s npower League Two play-off final against Bradford City at Wembley.The...
View ArticleHesketh bikes come home for Daventry Motorcycle Festival
Daventry Motorcycle Festival, which takes places on Saturday May 18, will be welcoming home several Hesketh Motorbikes originally made in the town.The festival, which runs between 10.30am and 2.30pm on...
View ArticleVictims to meet criminals in new pilot in Northamptonshire
Victims are to be offered the chance to meet the criminals who have targeted them, as part of a pilot being run in the county.As revealed in the Chronicle & Echo earlier this month, the county’s...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Cobblers v Bradford City view: Town players can be heroes
There is a strong possibility that at some point during the build-up to Saturday’s league two play-off final, ‘Heroes’ by David Bowie will be played over Wembley Stadium’s public address system.It’s a...
View ArticleO’Donovan warns Bradford that Northampton Town can mix it up
Striker Roy O’Donovan insists the Cobblers have the experience and variation in playing style to secure promotion at Wembley tomorrow (ko 1.30pm).Town take on Bradford City in the npower League Two...
View ArticleVideo: Deputy mayor apologises after ‘slamming door’ into back of defecting...
The deputy mayor of Northampton has apologised to a defecting Labour councillor after he ‘unintentionally’ slammed a door into his back. Video footage taken by the Chronicle & Echo this morning...
View ArticleDriver sentenced after death of University of Northampton student
A motorist has been handed a suspended prison sentence for causing the death by careless driving of a student from the University of Northampton.Gemma Stanley, aged 19, was killed in a crash on the...
View ArticleCookery workshops to keep the children busy during half-term in Northamptonshire
Cookery workshops for children during the school holidays are being offered by Bay Tree Cottage in Farthingstone.The hands-on workshops are available for children from pre-school to teenage and teach...
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