Lamb prepared for Leicester stick if Saints win Premiership
Ryan Lamb knows he will get plenty of stick if he walks into Welford Road as a Premiership winner this summer.Lamb crosses the east midlands divide after Saints’ grand final clash with Leicester on...
View ArticleStanwick’s carpers are on a real roll
Stanwick’s run of biggies continues apace – with two more 30s and several 20s this week!Heaviest was Martin Howe’s 33lb common, taken with a 21, and two good doubles from Mallard, with Rob Davies...
View ArticleWard denied by tie-break in Dusseldorf
Alex Ward stepped off a clay court after four hours in Dusseldorf on Saturday anxious to know the answer to one simple question.The 23 year-old former NSB pupil, currently holding a 443 world ranking,...
View ArticleIn-form Lobb is new county champion
Northants County’s Karen Lobb was crowned Ladies County Champion for the first time after defeating Carol Gibbs 3&2 in the final at Northampton GC.After reaching the semi-finals of the English...
View ArticleNSB’s footballers are national champions
Northampton School for Boys under-13s are national champions after winning the English Schools FA Under-13 Cup at Chesterfield.The Billing Road school’s year eight team beat Redditch’s Walkwood Church...
View ArticleNorthants held to a draw in Midland Counties League opener
Northants started their Midland Counties League campaign with a 109-109 draw with Warwickshire at Rugby BC.The County started much the better and held an eight-shot lead after five ends, which...
View ArticleLegal challenge by Lord Northampton over sale of £2m statue
Council plans to sell a £2 million Egyptian statue could be scuppered by a legal challenge from Lord Northampton.In August last year, Northampton Borough Council revealed plans to sell the...
View ArticleNorthants ladies enjoy fine start to Middle England campaign
Northants Ladies have enjoyed a fine start to the Middle England League season.The travelled to Whitnash BC in Leamington Spa to take on Warwickshire and returned home with a fine 113-94 success as...
View ArticlePromoted Rugby & Northampton AC finish an impressive fourth
Rugby & Northampton AC claimed a highly satisfactory fourth place in the top division of the Midland Track & Field League at Wolverhampton on Saturday.Having won promotion back to the top...
View ArticleCarlisle: It’s right time to call it quits
Clarke Carlisle says he has retired from professional football because of the physical strain it is placing on his body and because he does not want to deny a younger player a place in the Cobblers...
View ArticleCostello makes progress ahead of Isle of Man TT races
Maria Costello continued her preparation for the Isle of Man TT races after competing in the Vauxhall International North West 200 Road Races event.Poor weather conditions on the Antrim coast brought...
View ArticleLocal trainers join the party at Towcester’s Ladies Evening
Towcester stages its feature Ladies Evening card on Friday night and as many as seven local trainers have fielded entries to suggest they want to join in the party.Prominent among the handlers who...
View ArticleKeogh’s in a hurry as rain hampers progress
Rob Keogh’s half-century was the highlight of Northamptonshire’s rain-interrupted opening day against Loughborough MCCU.Having been put in to bat by the students, the County wasted no time in piling on...
View ArticleNew details of £43m Project Angel council HQ emerge
New details suggesting what a major development in Northampton town centre could look like have been revealed.In February 2010, the leaders of Northamptonshire County Council announced they were...
View ArticleTravel: It’s a life of leisure on a canal break
Prior to stepping on foot on the narrowboat I’d be calling home for a few days, my experience on boats was minimal.Other than travelling across the English Channel and jaunts on the Mersey and Hudson...
View ArticleNorthampton Inter-Faith Forum condemns Woolwich murder
A Northampton faith group has condemned the killing of a serving soldier in Woolwich, saying the attack has “no place” in any religion.The Northampton Inter Faith Forum (NIFF) spoke out after the...
View ArticleOdds stacked in Leicester’s favour, says Saints boss Mallinder
Saints boss Jim Mallinder says everything is in Leicester’s favour ahead of this weekend’s Aviva Premiership final.And he believes his players will have to produce another mammoth performance, similar...
View ArticleDowson starts for Saints as Clark misses final
Phil Dowson will start for Saints in Saturday’s Aviva Premiership final grand final after Calum Clark was ruled out through injury.Clark picked up an ankle injury in the play-off semi-final clash with...
View ArticleMan arrested after crashing into cars in Northampton
A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crashing into a row of parked cars in the early hours of this morning.The 23-year-old is currently in police custody after the crash in...
View ArticleCollins ‘buzzing’ after signing new Cobblers contract
Lee Collins says he has got ‘unfinished business’ with Cobblers after signing a new two-year contract at the club.The versatile defender, who left Barnsley during the January transfer window, played a...
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