Cobblers boss Boothroyd wants strikers who do more than score
Aidy Boothroyd’s forward recruitment this summer will be focused on signing players who can fulfil a number of roles and are not out-and-out strikers.The Cobblers are in the market for new front men...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd keen on overseas pre-season training camp
The Cobblers are currently looking into the possibility of repeating their traditional overseas pre-season training camp.Last summer the squad spent a week in Croatia, training three times a day and...
View ArticleJon Sleightholme: Appetite whetted by George North’s Lions outing
If the Lions thought they were getting things a little too easy on this tour then the game against the Queensland Reds certainly woke them from any false sense of security that they may have been...
View ArticleDeveloper’s basement room plan compared to ‘cell’
Developers have been prevented from renting out the basement of a terraced house in Northampton to students after councillors said it would be like “living in a cell”.Kingsley-based Key Homes applied...
View ArticleFire crews called to blaze at Northampton pub
An electrical fault may have been the cause of a fire in the kitchen of a Northampton pub.The blaze at the Fiddler’s Arms in Wellingborough Road was discovered by cleaner Hawa Kamara at just after 8am...
View ArticleLeon Barwell: a true Saintsman
Leon Barwell: a man of action, a man of the people, a true Saintsman.That is how I will remember the former Northampton chairman, who sadly passed away aged just 46 on Friday morning.Having met Leon on...
View ArticleMurderer jailed for 16 years for violent knife attack in Daventry
A man who stabbed his partner four times during a violent attack at her home has been jailed for life.Errol Anglin, 50, was found guilty on Friday of murdering Christine Haye-Levy in Daventry on...
View ArticleNorthampton’s Burger King to stay open until 5am
The owners of Burger King in Northampton have applied for permission to stay open until 5am at weekends.Documents submitted to Northampton Borough Council by the fast food chain show the Market Square...
View Article‘Race Makers’ recruited to help fans at Silverstone
Silverstone has recruited more than 100 ‘Race Makers’ to help fans at the forthcoming Formula 1 Grand Prix.Inspired by Olympics Games Makers, the Northamptonshire circuit has taken on 105 volunteers to...
View ArticleJail for thug who chased naked ex-partner and stabbed her to the throat
A thug has been jailed for seven years after he stabbed his ex-partner in the throat and chased her naked into a village street.Mark Winsbury, aged 49, from Sywell, was sentenced at Northampton Crown...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire ‘not opinionated enough’ on health issues
One of the first tasks of a new health watchdog is to get people interested in Northamptonshire health services, its chairman has said.Healthwatch Northamptonshire launched today as the independent...
View ArticleNorthants forced to settle for a draw
LV= County Championship Division Two leaders Northamptonshire were forced to settle for a draw at Leicesershire as the rain frustrated them for a second successive day.Just 36.1 overs were possible on...
View ArticleSaints star Wood prepares England for Pumas backlash
Saints star Tom Wood has steeled England for a “blood and thunder” encounter against Argentina as they look to complete an unbeaten South American tour with a 2-0 Test series triumph.The skipper felt...
View ArticleBoothroyd preparing himself for ‘mad rush’ to make new Cobblers signings
Aidy Boothroyd admits he faces some stiff competition from rival clubs for the players he wants to sign for the Cobblers this summer.And the Northampton manager feels the traditional month of...
View ArticleTributes to a GP who built village clinic
Tributes have been paid to a GP who helped set up a Northamptonshire village surgery which has since been used by thousands of people.Dr Dip Dutta, who died last month, established the present medical...
View ArticleCobblers defender Widdowson aiming to hit pre-season running
Joe Widdowson is setting his sights on a return to pre-season training in full fitness after finishing last season with a niggling knee injury.Widdowson was ruled out of the final two games of the...
View ArticleFour on the trot as Steelbacks slay Sussex
Northamptonshire won their fourth game in a row and moved up to second in Group A of the Yorkshire Bank 40 after a 63-run defeat of Sussex at Arundel Castle.A terrific start with the ball - the hosts...
View ArticleFuture Saint North ‘less than 50/50’ to make first Lions Test
Future Saints wing George North is currently rated as “less than 50-50” to be fit for Saturday’s first Lions Test match against Australia in Brisbane.It would be a major blow for the Lions were North,...
View ArticleNorthampton Town to host MK Dons in Capital One Cup
The Cobblers have landed a home tie against MK Dons in the first round of the Capital One Cup.The match will take place at Sixfields in the week commnecing August 5.Npower League One outfit MK will be...
View ArticleCounty getting their rewards for doing the basics
Alex Wakely says that partnerships and early wickets are the factors behind Northamptonshire’s four straight victories in the Yorkshire Bank 40.Sunday’s 63-run defeat of Sussex at Arundel moved the...
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