Pirelli under the spotlight as Rosberg wins British GP for Brackley-based...
Pirelli faces a searching examination of its credentials to continue to supply tyres to Formula One after Silverstone was left strewn with exploded rubber throughout the British Grand Prix.Mercedes...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd will be cracking the whip in Croatia
The Cobblers begin the first stages of their preparation for the forthcoming season this week - in the glorious Croatian sunshine.The Town squad are back in Novigrad, where they spent a week last...
View ArticleHamilton left frustrated as blow-out costs him British GP win at Silverstone
Lewis Hamilton was left to reflect on the British Grand Prix win that got away after seeing his latest Silverstone victory bid ended in a blur of shredded Pirelli rubber.The driver for the...
View ArticleMan has face ‘slashed’ in Northampton nightclub knife attack
A clubber had his face “slashed” with a knife following a fight outside a nightclub in Northampton town centre in the early hours of Sunday morning.The victim, a 20-year-old man, required stitches to...
View ArticleNorthampton Town confirm visit to Corby in Maunsell Cup final
The Cobblers will take on Corby Town at Steel Park in the 2013 final of the Maunsell Cup.The game will be played on Wednesday July 24 with a 7.30pm kick-off.The fixture is the third that Town have...
View ArticlePhone is stolen from sleeping train passenger from Northampton
A passenger on a Northampton-bound train had her mobile phone snatched from her hands while she was asleep, police have said.British Transport Police say the phone was stolen on a Euston to...
View ArticleGirls as young as 14 involved in brutal armed robbery in east Northampton
A dozen teenage thugs - including girls aged as young as 14 - armed themselves with sticks, metal bars and snooker cues before attacking three men close to an underpass in the eastern districts of...
View ArticleNCL ROUND-UP: Sibley on fire as Saints crumble against Brixworth
Struggling Saints collapsed in dramatic fashion as they were edged out by three runs by Brixworth in an NCL Premier Division thriller at Birchfield Road East.Chasing the visitors’ modest 140 all out,...
View ArticleNorthants coach Ripley delighted with loan man White’s contribution
A man of the match display on your first game back at the County Ground isn’t a bad way to announce your return.That is exactly what loan signing Graeme White accomplished in the Friends Life t20 on...
View ArticleFormer Newcastle United and Arsenal youngsters join Cobblers training camp
Aidy Boothroyd says the Cobblers squad have come back ‘in good shape’ for their first day of pre-season training.The Town squad were put through their paces by the coaching staff on day one of their...
View ArticleRelief for England bowler Swann as X-ray reveals no fracture
Graeme Swann has suffered no fracture to his bowling arm and is expected to return to the field later in England’s warm-up match against Essex at Chelmsford.Northampton-born Swann was hit on his right...
View ArticleArrests made as 58 crimes were recorded at Silverstone
Police arrested 21 people during this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, including four people from Manchester suspected of raiding a string of tents.A total of 58 crimes were reported at...
View ArticleBooze ban threat from county’s new police alcohol team
Troublesome and violent drunks could be banned from entering pubs and stopped from buying alcohol during set times following the launch of a new team to help fight booze-fuelled disorder.In what is...
View ArticleArmed police swoop on BMW in Northampton street
Residents in a road in Abington have revealed the moment armed police tracked a BMW into their street and then searched his car at gun point this evening.A police helicopter tracked a silver BMW into...
View ArticleTigers boss Cockerill given nine-game ban for conduct in Saints clash
Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has been hit with a nine-game ban for his conduct during the Premiership final clash with Saints in May.Cockerill attended an RFU disciplinary hearing in...
View ArticleNHS cuts consultations may have to be re-started
Consultations on the future of Favell House and cutting foot care may have to start again if councillors vote in favour at a meeting this week.Sally Beardsworth (Lib Dem, Kingsthorpe) has called in for...
View ArticleMotorist taken to hospital after tree crash
A motorist was taken to hospital last night after crashing into a tree.The collision happened at about 8pm on the Bedford Road, near Denton.Three fire crews from Northamptonshire attended the scene to...
View ArticleFire crews called to house fire in Northampton
Three fire crews were called to a bedroom blaze at a Northampton house last night.Firefighters attended Axe Head Road, Briar Hill, at about 8pm.One bedroom was severely smoke damaged with the rest of...
View ArticleGas tower in centre of Northampton to be demolished for office development
National Grid has confirmed the gas tower in St Peter’s Way, Northampton, will be dismantled so an office development can be built in its place.The future of two gas towers near Towcester Road has been...
View ArticleAlesha Dixon visits staff at Avon in Northampton
Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon has visited Avon’s offices to chat to staff in Northampton.In her role as the cosmetics company’s beauty and empowerment ambassador, the singer and presenter...
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