Good Food Show returns to Birmingham’s NEC
When it comes to cooking the fastest three-egg omelette possible, chef James Martin has very clear advice.With typical Yorkshire humour, he tells me: “Just get it cooked.”I had been invited to Cactus...
View ArticleBoothroyd ‘relaxed’ as he waits for players to commit to Cobblers
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd says he is ‘relaxed’ about whether or not the five players he has offered new contracts to will sign them.The Town manager offered new deals to seven players last week, and...
View ArticleFirst bus routes to be scrapped in Northampton
First Buses have announced four routes through Northampton will be scrapped next month.The company has confirmed the 12 to Camp Hill, 23 to Brackmills, 28 to Shelfleys and 29/30 to Kings Heath will...
View ArticleFlying paramedics get green light on advanced medication
Paramedics with the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance have been granted permission to give advanced pain and sedation drugs.At the moment air ambulance doctors can use ketamine, for...
View ArticleCounty washed out as White return is announced
Northamptonshire today announced that their former employee Graeme White will return to the club on loan.As the first day of their LV= County Championship with Hampshire was wiped out because of the...
View ArticleSaints in Tier 2 for Heineken Cup draw
Saints will find out their Heineken Cup fate when the draw for the 2013/14 competition takes place in Dublin on June 5.Jim Mallinder’s men have been placed in Tier 2 alongside Harlequins, Cardiff...
View ArticleSaints to face Leinster and Edinburgh during pre-season
Saints will again face games against Leinster and Edinburgh as they prepare for the new season.It has been announced the squad will travel to Dublin to conclude their pre-season campaign on Friday,...
View ArticleMallinder praises departing Saints players
Jim Mallinder paid tribute to the players leaving Saints this summer after the club officially announced which men would be moving on.Many of the departures were expected with the likes of Soane...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd determined to put right ‘irritating’ away form
Boss Aidy Boothroyd says he will be striving to right the wrongs that caused the Cobblers’ woes on the road last season.Town’s Achilles heel throughout the campaign was their inability to win games on...
View ArticlePandora: Cameron needs actions more than words...
David Cameron paid a huge price in the recent local elections when he reportedly said UKIP was full of “fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists”. UKIP got 26 per cent of the vote. Now Tory grandee, Lord...
View ArticleWorld’s best wakeboarders are coming to Grendon Lakes as part of Red Bull...
The world’s best wakeboarders are descending on Grendon Lakes near Northampton as part of a UK tour ahead of the international Red Bull Harbour Reach 2013 contest.Club Wake Park at Grendon Lakes is one...
View ArticleAufona: Labour’s problems are laid bare once again
TWO days after the crushing disappointment of Labour’s county council election performance – just 11 seats, four in Northampton itself – the Northampton branch held its AGM which, as Aufona reported a...
View ArticleJohn Griff: Flypast evokes patriotic pride
Last week I wrote about a story that developed from a single tweet I had read and acted upon. This week further emphasised the power of social media for me because it was me doing the tweeting.On...
View ArticleLamb joins Northants Cricket board of directors
Former County captain Allan Lamb has joined Northants Cricket’s board of directors.The club announced this morning that the ex-County and England skipper will take up an official role with the...
View ArticleWootton’s veterans steal the show at Blisworth 5
Wootton Road Runners’ veteran lady runners stole the show in last Friday’s Blisworth 5 race.The club hosted the race for the first time as part of the East Midlands Grand Prix, with 356 runners – 56...
View ArticleNorthants record biggest win yet in Eastern Counties Foursomes
Northamptonshire’s men compiled their biggest ever tally of 24½ points in the Eastern Counties Foursomes tournament as the side finished a respectable third at Seacroft in Lincolnshire.With Overstone...
View ArticleDawson says referee Barnes was right to dismiss Hartley
Former Saints star Matt Dawson says he believes Dylan Hartley did direct his ‘cheat’ comment at referee Wayne Barnes during Saturday’s Aviva Premiership Final at Twickenham - and that the Northampton...
View ArticleCommunity events across Northampton this week
Here’s your weekly round of events going on in your community this week.ABINGTONLinda Billingham01604 627611 THE Northamptonshire Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild is holding a ‘Stitch Special’, this...
View ArticleWilliams signs Mercedes F1 engine deal for 2014 and beyond
Multiple championship-winning F1 team Williams will use Northamptonshire-build Mercedes engines from 2014 onwards.The long-term deal announced today coincides with the introduction of new, 1.6-litre V6...
View ArticleScratch League: Spence and Croxford shine in Kingsthorpe win
Kingsthorpe’s Kris Spence and Jake Croxford were in magnificent form as they both recorded 8&6 wins during their Scratch League Division Two home clash with Rushden as the team triumphed...
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