Boothroyd happy to play ‘cat and mouse’ with out-of-contract players
Aidy Boothroyd says he fully understands the out-of-contract Cobblers players’ policy of negotiating their offers at Sixfields.Ben Tozer became the third player - following Kelvin Langmead and Lee...
View ArticleA5 in Towcester is closed after roof slates fall into road
The A5 through Towcester has been closed this evening after slates began sliding from a rooftop onto the main road.Police closed the road in both directions between Brackley Road and the turn-off for...
View ArticleNorthants coach Ripley surprised as bowlers dominate in Manchester
“I must admit that I didn’t see that coming.”That was Northamptonshire head coach David Ripley’s take on day one of the LV= Championship clash with Lancashire at Old Trafford.The encounter between the...
View ArticleHogg decimates Northants as wickets tumble at Old Trafford
Kyle Hogg claimed career-best figures of 7-27 as Lancashire picked up where they left off against Essex last week by bowling out LV= County Championship Division Two leaders Northamptonshire for just...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd looking for variety
Ben Tozer’s adaptability is something Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd hopes to replicate in the attacking players he brings to the club this summer.Tozer, who played more minutes for Northampton last...
View ArticleFuture Saint Corbisiero set to complete unlikely journey
England prop Alex Corbisiero will complete an unlikely journey from South America to Suncorp Stadium on Saturday when he makes his Test debut for the British and Irish Lions.The Northampton-bound...
View ArticleCobblers goalkeeping coach Flowers in running to be boss of Salisbury
Cobblers goalkeeping coach Tim Flowers has applied for the manager’s job at Conference Premier outfit Salisbury.BBC Wiltshire have reported that former Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and England...
View ArticleVandals spray racist graffiti and urinate on lamb
Vandals spray-painted a lamb and urinated on it after daubing racist graffiti on a shed at a newly-opened village park.The incident at Cotton End Park, in Long Buckby, happened on Sunday, June 9. After...
View ArticleBrackley boss Brady refuses to break bank to keep Winters
Jon Brady says he wasn’t prepared to break Brackley’s wage structure to keep club stalwart Tom Winters.Winters has been offered what Brady describes as an ‘incredible’ deal by the Saints’ Blue Square...
View ArticleNorthants chief Smith condemns Old Trafford conditions
Northamptonshire chief executive David Smith has criticised the pitch used for the County Championship encounter with Lancashire at Old Trafford.Eighteen wickets fell on the first day of the contest...
View ArticleArrests made after drugs busts in Northamptonshire villages
Three people have been arrested following drug raids in the villages of Harlestone, Brington and Whilton.Officers executed four warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act on Tuesday, and as a result three...
View ArticleMinistry of Defence say 50 former soldiers may re-settle in Northamptonshire
Council staff understand better how to help ex-soldiers fallen on hard times after talks from the British Army.Many Northampton Borough Council staff are expected to deal with increased enquiries about...
View ArticleDriver is robbed outside Northampton pub by axe-wielding pair
A delivery driver was robbed by two men outside a pub near Billing Aquadrome this afternoon, in what is believed to have be an axe-point raid.Detectives were called to The Quays pub, in Billing, at...
View ArticleNorthampton shops ‘to take 18 per cent’ hit if Rushden Lakes approved
The proposed Rushden Lakes shopping development would reduce the income of Northampton town centre shops by almost a fifth, the borough council’s leader has said.An inquiry into a decision by East...
View ArticleTwitter troll admits sending racist tweets to Northampton Town stars
A labourer has admitted sending racist tweets to former Northampton Town footballers Adebayo Akinfenwa and Clarke Carlisle.Ben Townsend, aged 25, admitted two charges of sending an offensive message by...
View ArticleTigers boss Cockerill given disciplinary hearing date
Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill will finally find out the consequences of his Premiership final actions after the RFU set a date for his disciplinary hearing.Cockerill was charged with ‘conduct...
View ArticleDriver cut free after crash on A5 near Towcester
A woman was this afternoon cut free from her car and taken to hospital suffering from head injuries following a crash on the A5 near Towcester.The female, who is in her 20s, was involved in a crash on...
View ArticleBoothroyd hints at tactical changes for the Cobblers next season
Aidy Boothroyd has pinpointed a trio of aims for his Cobblers squad in the 2013-14 season - to be more athletic, more mobile and better away from home.Although the third of those objectives is...
View ArticleSaint Alex ready for England’s big Day
Saints scrum-half Alex Day does not believe England Under 20s’ Six Nations win over Wales will have any bearing on the result of Sunday’s IRB Junior World Championship final.The Red Rose claimed a...
View ArticleNorthants suffer first loss after two remarkable days
Northamptonshire suffered their first defeat in this season’s LV= County Championship Division Two as promotion rivals Lancashire pulled off a remarkable eight-wicket victory inside two days at Old...
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