Saints star Wood set to beat Robshaw to England captaincy
Saints star Tom Wood will this week be named England captain, according to reports in the national press.Wood skippered the Red Rose to a 2-0 Test series victory on their summer tour of Argentina and...
View ArticleWarehouse worker called Smirnovs drank “so much vodka he couldn’t remember...
A drink driver who assaulted a woman who confronted him after he crashed into her daughter’s car has been given a suspended prison sentence.Sergej Smirnovs, aged 23, Sandiland Road, Abington, drank so...
View ArticleNorthampton rail users to be hit by West Coast Main Line closures
A series of closures on Britain’s busiest rail route will affect Northampton rail passengers for more than five weeks from next spring.A 12-mile section of the West Coast Main Line around Watford...
View ArticleFavell House respite centre will close
Favell House, the respite centre in Northampton for people with conditions such as Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis, will close, health bosses have confirmed today.The centre, over which residents...
View ArticleCoventry City stadium owners suing Northampton Town in High Court
The owners of Coventry City’s Ricoh Arena are suing Northampton Town for damages in the High Court.The Cobblers received a letter from Arena Coventry Limited (ACL) earlier this month, threatening legal...
View ArticleWorcestershire see off Steelbacks in dead rubber
In the greater scheme of things, the Friends Life t20 encounter between Northamptonshire and Worcestershire this evening meant absolutely nothing.The home side were already into the last eight - when...
View ArticleLast-gasp St Ledger own goal gifts Northampton Town victory over Leicester City
Cobblers finished their pre-season campaign with a flourish as they claimed a superb 2-1 win against Sky Bet Championship side Leicester City.Lee Collins put Town in the ascendancy with an early strike...
View ArticleWorcestershire defeat leaves Steelbacks skipper Wakely frustrated
Alex Wakely cut a frustrated figure in the wake of Northamptonshire’s 37-run loss to Worcestershire in the Friends Life t20.With a quarter-final place already secure, the home side had nothing to play...
View ArticleNorthampton Town boss Boothroyd hails ‘terrific’ trialist Emerton
Aidy Boothroyd labelled Danny Emerton’s performance ‘terrific’ after the trialist played a key role in Cobblers’ win over Leicester City on Tuesday night.Emerton outfoxed the Foxes back four during a...
View ArticleSupport Our Independents: Granger Hairdressing in Gold Street
Every day this month the Chron has teamed up with the Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) to feature a ‘Business of the Day’ – giving you more information about an independent...
View ArticleFuture’s bright for Alive show
John Griff: Future’s bright for Alive showThere’s been political change announced in the county with the retirement of Brian Binley MP at the next general election – I wonder who will succeed him....
View ArticleAufona: He’s behind you, David! Step forward Mr Mold
SO Binners finally ended the speculation (which had probably become an open secret anyway among the Tory ranks) that he would not be standing in Northampton South in 2015.While his Westminster...
View ArticlePandora: Taking crucial steps to turn town around
At long last, someone is trying to halt the demise of Northampton’s town centre. Council leader David Mackintosh has announced there will be a trial period of free weekend parking at St John’s, St...
View ArticleChron Comment: July 25
THE plans to bring a former brewery site in Kingswell Street back to life - producing a traditional Northampton beer to boot - is a fantastic development for the town.The brewery has sat empty for...
View ArticleJohn Dickie: Style, of a sort, but where is the substance?
As some will know I’m working on my second book. I’m writing a biography of the late Ron Todd, the former General Secretary of the TGWU (now Unite), a man of enormous courage and integrity who never...
View ArticleWakely unfazed by potential knockout opponents
Northamptonshire Steelbacks skipper Alex Wakely does not care who his men face in the next round of the Friends Life t20.They concluded their group stage last night when they suffered just a second...
View ArticleMan suffers ‘serious’ injuries in village crash
A passenger was left with “serious” injuries following a crash near East Haddon this afternoon.Northamptonshire Police say the crash happened at 12.30pm, on the A428, when a white Mini Cooper was...
View ArticleChild stuck in tree in Northampton rescued by firefighters
A child who got stuck up a tree in Northampton has been rescued by firefighters.Fire crews were called out to Shankley Way in Northampton shortly before 4pm on Wednesday afternoon.They used a triple...
View ArticleCobblers buzzing ahead of start of new season, says O’Donovan
Roy O’Donovan says there is a ‘good buzz’ around Sixfields ahead of the start of the new Sky Bet League Two season.Cobblers kick-off their campaign at York City on Saturday, following a pre-season that...
View ArticleSteelbacks to host Durham in t20 quarter-final on Tuesday
Northamptonshire have been paired with Durham in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20. The other ties will see Nottinghamshire host Essex at Trent Bridge on Thursday, Hampshire entertain...
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