Vehicles stopped and one arrested in vehicle blitz on M1 in Northamptonshire
Twenty-one vehicles were stopped as part of a police operation to target unroadworthy coaches and vans on the M1 in Northamptonshire.The operation, held yesterday (Thursday), focused on the safety of...
View ArticleBoothroyd happy with Cobblers’ mix of youth and experience
Aidy Boothroyd believes he has put together the perfect blend of youth and experience as the Cobblers prepare to kick off the new Sky Bet League Two season.Town play their first game of the campaign at...
View ArticleWin tickets to Steelbacks’ Friends Life t20 showdown with Durham
Northants Steelbacks have set up a mouthwatering Friends Life t20 quarter-final clash with Durham - and you could be there.We’ve teamed up with the tournament sponsors to offer you and three friends...
View ArticlePolice dispersal order granted for Northampton town centre
Police have been granted a dispersal order covering a large section of Northampton town centre, giving them the power to move anti-social troublemakers out of the area for the next six...
View Article‘Middle class squatter’ facing jail for confidence scam
A notorious confidence trickster from Northamptonshire is back behind bars after being found guilty of a £3.5 million property swindle in which he tried to buy luxury homes in Northamptonshire without...
View ArticleAir Ambulance lands in busy Northampton street after boy in collision with car
The Air Ambulance has landed in a busy Northampton street to treat a teenage boy who was in collision with a car.Emergency services were called to the incident in Weedon Road, St James, near the...
View ArticleArrests made in anti-social booze scheme
Police and enforcement officers have dealt with an average of three anti-social drinkers each day since an order was introduced to stop drunken nuisance in Northampton.In March 2009, the town...
View ArticleCounty fightback after Marshall masterclass
Northamptonshire will be especially pleased to have Trent Copeland back in their ranks if day one of the LV= County Championship clash with Gloucestershire is anything to go by.The Australian returns...
View ArticleHosts’ fightback impresses returning Peters
Stephen Peters paid tribute to the character of his team following a good fightback on day one of the LV= County Championship clash with Gloucestershire.The visitors collapsed from a very strong...
View ArticleCoventry share transfer by Football League brings Sixfields move closer
Coventry City’s impending move to Northampton is one step closer this evening following a fresh statement from the Football League.The statement confirmed the Football League has agreed to the transfer...
View ArticleCollins shines, but Saints fail to make sevens finals day
Tom Collins lit up the JP Morgan Sevens Series at Franklin’s Gardens - despite Saints’ failure to advance to finals day.The 19-year-old utility back grabbed three scores and also made a number of...
View ArticleCorbisiero raring to get going for Saints after Lions success
Alex Corbisiero insists Saints and England will benefit from the confidence-enhancing end to his British and Irish Lions tour.Corbisiero was overlooked for the original squad for Australia after making...
View ArticleCarter sees red as last-gasp Jarvis sends Northampton Town spinning to defeat...
Darren Carter was sent off on his debut as the Cobblers succumbed to a last-gasp defeat at York City.Town looked to have done enough to secure a creditable 0-0 draw at Bootham Crescent but former...
View ArticleSaints’ sevens failure frustrates teenager Collins
Star of the show Tom Collins admitted Saints were frustrated not get a win on the board at the JP Morgan 7s Series tournament on Friday night.But the 19-year-old felt the Franklin’s Gardens run-out was...
View ArticleFurious Cobblers boss Boothroyd hits out at referee Breakspear
Furious Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd criticised referee Charles Breakspear after he failed to send off York striker Richard Cresswell for diving.Cresswell had a hand in the decisive goal at Bootham...
View ArticleSales offers a reminder as Northamptonshire’s batsmen prosper
David Sales gave anyone thinking he was done as a first-class cricketer a reminder of exactly what he can offer.The Northamptonshire batsman has been on the sidelines for the last few weeks as Twenty20...
View Article£43,000 provided to restore a 300-year-old Northamptonshire church organ
A total of £43,000 has been provided to restore a 300-year-old organ at a Northamptonshire village church.The historic instrument is at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, in Finedon, and was built in...
View ArticleWasp nest fire sets cottage ablaze
Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze at a cottage last night (Saturday August 3), which is believed to have started after a wasp nest in the property ignited.The fire at a cottage in Main Street,...
View ArticlePolice find £50,000 in cash after raiding house in Northampton
Officers uncovered £50,000 in cash and one kilogram of white powder believed to be cocaine after they raided a property in Northampton.A number of drugs warrants were executed throughout the Thames...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s York v Cobblers view and player ratings: New-look team, same...
The presence of six debutants in the Cobblers side at York illustrated a change of personnel but the game in which they played suggests many of the same old problems persist.This was not a away-day...
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