Mystery as cat is found dead with ‘severe injuries’
Police are appealing for help following the mysterious death of a cat, which was found dead by its owner with “severe injuries”.The cat was found in the Goldings area of Northampton and is believed to...
View ArticleSixfields plans to be revealed within “10 to 14 days”
Plans for the redevelopment of Sixfields could go on display within the next “10 to 14 days”, with Northampton Town bosses set to apply for planning permission inside the next month.Speaking today,...
View ArticleCobblers striker O’Donovan happy with forward options
Cobblers striker Roy O’Donovan insists he does not have a preference over playing in a front two or as a solo striker and says it depends entirely on the game.O’Donovan was up front alone in the...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Canons Ashby crash pilot is award-winning watchmaker to the stars
The pilot who crashed a vintage plane into a National Trust property in Northamptonshire yesterday is the owner of a high-end watch firm, whose watches are worn by Tom Cruise, Orlando Bloom and Hugh...
View ArticleNorthampton rail users face 4.1 per cent fare hike in 2014
Northampton rail commuters face a 4.1 per cent rise in regulated fares next year after official figures showed stubbornly high inflation in July.Retail price index (RPI) inflation dipped to 3.1 per...
View ArticleFormer Cobblers striker Wilson returns to Kettering Town
Lewis Wilson has returned to Kettering Town just days before the new Calor League Division One Central campaign gets under way.The striker enjoyed two successfuls loan spells with the Poppies during a...
View ArticleFour in hospital after horror pile-up involving three lorries and a tractor
A teenager was airlifted to hospital this morning following a four vehicle pile-up, involving a tractor and three lorries, which closed the A14 for more than seven hours.The crash happened on the A14...
View ArticleEstate agents “rushed off their feet” as Northampton housing market improves
A Northampton estate agent believes 2013 will be seen as “the year the recovery started in earnest,” after new figures showed July was the busiest month for home buyers in the East Midlands for four...
View ArticleOne down, two to go for Steelbacks
The equation prior to the game was a straightforward one.If Northamptonshire were to continue competing on three fronts this season then victory over Kent in the Yorkshire Bank 40 was a must.Second in...
View ArticleWhite a happy man as Steelbacks bounce back strongly
“It was nice to bounce back and it was a good allround performance.”That was the view of Cameron White after Northamptonshire saw off Kent by five wickets in the Yorkshire Bank 40 under the County...
View ArticleMan denies ‘pleasuring himself’ in Northampton park
A 31-year-old man was seen pleasuring himself in a Northampton park near to where children were playing, a court heard.Domnik Noskowicz, of Alma Street, St James, Northampton, is accused of...
View ArticleWaste collection changes to limit how much Northampton households can put out
Households will be limited to putting two bags of rubbish out each week when changes to collections are introduced next month.The changes will affect 22,000 households in Northampton that currently...
View ArticleMyler: Fotuali’i can take Saints to the next level
Stephen Myler believes Kahn Fotuali’i is the man who can take Saints to the next level.The fly-half is looking forward to forming a partnership with Fotuali’i, who moved to Northampton from Ospreys...
View ArticleUCL round-up: Koriya hits hat-trick as Sileby struggle
Fazel Koriya scored a hat-trick as a young Sileby Rangers side were run ragged by AFC Rushden & Diamonds on Tuesday night.Since winning promotion together last term these sides have gone in...
View ArticleMP Binley criticises Government over rail fare rises
Northampton South MP Brian Binley has attacked the Government over the announcement that rail fares will be steeply increasing in the new year.Writing on his blog, Mr Binley said that commuters across...
View ArticleHall back in the fold for Holland encounter
Andrew Hall will be back in the Northamptonshire side for the Yorkshire Bank 40 clash with Holland tomorrow (Thursday).Hall replaces David Willey who is being rested, partly with Saturday’s trip to the...
View ArticleVan bursts into flames outside Northamptonshire mail depot
A van burst into flames outside a mail depot in Northamptonshire due to an electrical fault.The van’s driver, who worked for the Alpine Carpet warehouse, pulled over when the vehicle began smoking in...
View ArticleMan tried to drag woman into Northampton graveyard
Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with an assault, where a man tried to drag a woman into a graveyard and punched her in the face.A woman was walking out of...
View ArticleMan robbed at knifepoint on Northampton footpath
Armed robbers stole a man’s wallet at knifepoint in an attack on a Northampton footpath.The incident happened on a footpath between Crestwood Road and Billing Brook Road, Thorplands, between 9pm and...
View ArticleWhittlebury Park’s Salter wins thrilling play-off to claim county crown
Whittlebury Park’s Charlie Salter has become one of the youngest players in Northamptonshire history to win the County Boys title after a thrilling victory at Northampton GC.Aged just 13, Salter...
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