Boothroyd delight as persistence pays off for Cobblers
AIDY BOOTHROYD paid tribute to the Cobblers’ powers of persistence as they overcame AFC Wimbledon at Sixfields with Alex Nicholls’ fifth of the season and a Chris Hackett wonder goal.Town ran out 2-0...
View ArticleHartley leads from front as Saints hold off late Exeter surge
SKIPPER Dylan Hartley led from the front as Saints escaped from a sticky situation to beat Exeter 24-21 and pick up a bonus point at Franklin’s Gardens.Hartley scored his side’s crucial fourth try to...
View ArticleBrilliant Reeve is the Master as he lands British title
NORTHAMPTON boxer Nathan Reeve stopped Terry Broadbent to claim the British Masters super-flyweight title at the Park Inn Hotel on Saturday night.Reeve showed his resilience as he recovered from a...
View ArticleInjured Lawes close to Saints return
SAINTS boss Jim Mallinder says injured lock Courtney Lawes could be back in action ‘in the next week or two’.Lawes missed the club’s pre-season games and the first two Premiership fixtures after...
View ArticleFamilies urged to apply now for next year’s primary school places
Families who’ll be celebrating a child’s fourth birthday between now and the end of next summer have been urged to apply on time for a primary school place for September 2013.And with the current...
View ArticleHackett: Sixfields strike was one of my best
Chris Hackett has described the goal he scored for the Cobblers in their 2-0 win over Wimbledon on Saturday as ‘right up there’ with the best in his personal collection.Hackett put the seal on the win...
View ArticleFormer Cobblers defender joins England coaching set-up
Former Cobblers defender Sean Dyche has joined the England under-21 squad this week as a temporary member of the back-room set-up.Dyche, who was a key part of the 2006 promotion-winning side at...
View ArticleRobbery victim punched to the ground in violent attack
A robbery victim was punched in the eye and beaten to the floor in a violent attack in Bradlaugh Fields.The 23-year-old man was walking across the field with some other men at around 2.15pm on Sunday,...
View ArticlePolice step up patrols after woman is dragged into bushes in attempted rape
Police have launched a manhunt after a woman was the victim of an attempted rape having been dragged into bushes by the side of a Northamptonshire road in a terrifying early morning attack.The...
View ArticlePensioner, aged 92, attacked in shocking burglary
A 92-year-old man had his head cracked against the floor “several times” during a vicious burglary that left him with severe bruising.Frank Davis opened the door to a man at around 6pm on Friday in the...
View ArticleFA CUP FOOTBALL: Brackley and Daventry on collision course
Brackley Town and Daventry Town could scrap it out in the FA Cup second qualifying round after the sides were paired in Monday’s draw. But Daventry must first get past King’s Lynn Town in Tuesday...
View ArticleYour gardening problems answered
Head gardener, at Althorp House, in Northamptonshire, David Williams, takes on the challenge of answering your gardening problems and questions this month...Question 1: “I am about to construct an ‘n’...
View ArticleTory police hopeful vows to fight violent crime
The Tory candidate for the role of Police and Crime Commissioner has vowed to cut violent crime and back innovation in the force if he is elected.Adam Simmonds, the former County Hall spin doctor, has...
View ArticleSix men in court over £200k theft from John Lewis warehouse
Six men from Poland have appeared in court accused of stealing or handling £220,000 of electrical goods from the John Lewis warehouse in Northampton.Marcin Baowski, 29, Lusasz Srodecki, 28, Kryzsztof...
View ArticleRapist recognised on Northampton train jailed for 11 years
A child rapist arrested at Northampton station when his victim’s relative spotted him on a train, has been jailed for 11 years, eight years after the attack.Kifueni Kadiabioko, 33, boarded a carriage...
View ArticleVan Velze cited for alleged tip tackle
Saints No.8 Gerrit-Jan van Velze has been cited for an alleged tip tackle during the 24-21 win against Exeter Chiefs at Franklin’s Gardens on Sunday. Van Velze was sin-binned in the 38th minute of the...
View ArticlePrison officer arrested in ‘corrupt payments’ probe
A prison officer from Northampton was arrested today by detectives investigating alleged corrupt payments to public officials.The 31-year-old was held at his home in Northampton this morning on...
View ArticleMurdered man undiscovered for up to two weeks, court told
The body of a 62-year-old alcoholic may have laid undiscovered in his Kettering home for two weeks after he was tied up, gagged and killed with a blunt object, a jury heard.Phillip Haslam, 36, is...
View ArticleGroper spared prison sentence
A drunk man who groped a police officer after he threatened to burn down his home will be on the sex offenders’ register for five years.Andrzej Dziadosz, 45, who is Polish, threatened to set fire to...
View ArticleBurrell demands complete performance from Saints
Luther Burrell has urged Saints to start playing to their potential for the full 80 minutes as they prepare to face Bath on Friday night. Summer signing Burrell scored a try on his Premiership home...
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