Saints full-back Foden: Brown will beat me to England starting spot
Saints and England full-back Ben Foden believes he will be forced to play second fiddle to Mike Brown in Saturday’s first Test against Argentina.Foden has been back to his best in recent weeks, scoring...
View Article21 people arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in first 96 hours of crackdown
Police have arrested 21 people for drink-driving in the first four days of their annual June crackdown.According to Wootton Hall, this is four more than the number arrested in the same period last...
View ArticleOwner admits letting pet rabbits lie in their own excrement and starve to death
Two rabbits starved to death and were found lying in eight inches of their own excrement after being neglected by their owner, a court heard.Margaret Shah told the RSPCA it was not her responsibility...
View ArticleDay in the life of an air ambulance paramedic
Over the past two and a half years, Paul Mullins has saved countless lives. As an Air Ambulance paramedic, he attends serious accidents and emergencies every day of the week; from multi-vehicle...
View ArticleMystery explosions heard in Northampton
Emergency services and residents have been unable to explain two ‘explosions’ heard in the Northampton area early this morning.The fire service was called our at 3am and again at 5am by worried people...
View ArticleTwo Northampton burglaries linked, say police
Police are appealing for information following two burglaries which are believed to be linked. A house was broken into in Manfield Way, Spinney Hill, Northampton, sometime between midnight and 2am on...
View ArticleWarrants executed in Northampton as part of a massive police operation...
Thirteen men and four women have been arrested in raids for alleged drugs and money-laundering offences across five police force areas including Northamptonshire today.Officers executed warrants at...
View ArticleNorthampton Saints handed tough draw in Heineken Cup
Saints will face Leinster, Ospreys and Castres in next season’s Heineken Cup.Jim Mallinder’s men were in Tier 2 for the draw which took place in Dublin on Wednesday afternoon.They pulled out Leinster...
View ArticleDuck stops demolition work on major Northamptonshire development
A duck has forced demolition crews working on a major regeneration project in Northamptonshire to down tools.South Northamptonshire Council has called a halt to some of the demolition works at Moat...
View ArticleContest evenly poised as wickets tumble
Alan Richardson took three wickets as Worcestershire just about managed to stay in contention with Northamptonshire on the first-day of their LV= County Championship Divison Two match at the County...
View ArticleAllotment site in Northampton to be used to extend cemetery
Northampton Borough Council has revealed early plans to use allotment land to extend a cemetery.The proposals, which were submitted to the planning department at the borough council for review, involve...
View ArticleLions glory has to be about style as well as power for winger North
Juggernaut wing George North wants the British and Irish Lions to gain marks for style as well as physical power on their tour of Australia.The Queensland Reds potentially served notice of what is to...
View ArticleRoad signs and lights stolen from A45 in Northamptonshire
Police have appealed for help after a “large quantity” of road signs and lights were stolen from a main road in Northamptonshire.The thieves, who police say may have used a large vehicle that looked...
View ArticleRobber bitten on face as victim fights off three men
The victim of a violent robbery managed to fight off three attackers by biting one to the face, police have said.A man was attacked in Moulton last Monday, between 11pm and 11.30pm but fought the...
View ArticleNCL ROUND-UP: Bellew stuns ONs as Stony cruise to big victory
Steve Bellew turned in a stunning bowling performance to set up Stony Stratford’s easy seven-wicket win over Old Northamptonians.The Stony pace man claimed six for 11 from 10 overs as the ONs were...
View ArticleNorthampton’s main shopping street gets a ‘new look’
Work to improve Northampton’s main shopping street will be completed this week.In March, Northampton Borough Council started work on a £60,000 scheme to replace worn out litter bins and benches and...
View ArticleNorthants all-rounder Middlebrook goes into bat for charity
Northants all-rounder James Middlebrook is joining a host of high profile cricketers in supporting ‘Batting for Charity’, an initiative organised by County Championship sponsors LV=.The charity...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire man bailed over Facebook ‘threats’ after Question Time
A man from Northamptonshire has been bailed by police investigating an alleged threat of violence made on Facebook against a former leader of the Respect party.West Midlands Police arrested a...
View ArticleDi Resta’s Canadian performance a boost ahead of Silverstone
Paul Di Resta feels his latest points haul has provided him with the perfect tonic ahead of his home race later this month.From a position of anger and despair after qualifying when another mistake by...
View ArticleAssistant chief constable aims to make Northamptonshire the ‘safest place’
The county’s new assistant chief constable has started work at Northamptonshire Police, as he begins his job of tackling serious crime gangs.Assistant Chief Constable Russ Foster (pictured) started his...
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