Crushing victory in Birmingham doesn’t ensure progression
In the end it wasn’t quite enough.Needing a victory at Edgbaston and other results to go their way if a Yorkshire Bank 40 semi-final place was to be booked, Northamptonshire fulfilled the first part of...
View ArticleWakely deflated after YB40 exit
Disappointment was Alex Wakely’s emotion in the aftermath of the 125-run thrashing of Warwickshire in the Yorkshire Bank 40.Needing to win and have other results to go their way if a semi-final place...
View ArticleCraig putting his Saints injury problems behind him
James Craig says he is desperate to put last season’s injury woes behind him and help the Saints cause this year.Craig played twice in as many days last week, starting the game at Moseley on Thursday...
View ArticleParanoid schizophrenic “disappointed” he didn’t kill support worker in knife...
A paranoid schizophrenic who told police he was “disappointed” he had not killed his key worker after stabbing him in the back with an eight-inch knife, has been sectioned.Gary Daniels, aged 40, who...
View ArticleDelays on A14 in Northamptonshire following car fire
Motorists are being warned to avoid part of the A14 in Northamptonshire this morning following a car fire.The blaze happened on the westbound carriageway between Junction 1 with Welford and the M1 / M6...
View ArticleNorthampton footbridge to be demolished for safety reasons
A temporary bridge is to be installed across a flood relief channel on the River Nene to allow an existing footbridge to be demolished and rebuilt.The Environment Agency will start work today on the...
View ArticleCall for high-speed rail “grand folly” to be scrapped
A business expert has called on the Government to abandon the HS2 high-speed rail project, calling it a “grand folly”.Simon Walker, director general of the Institute of Directors, was speaking after a...
View ArticleCar covered in rock salt by vandals in Northamptonshire village
Vandals covered a car in a Northamptonshire village in rock salt, police have revealed.The car, a Ford Focus, was vandalised and covered in salt in Portlow Lane, Crick, between 10pm on Sunday and...
View ArticleBurglars apologise after attempted break-in at Northampton house
Two burglars who rang a doorbell “seven or eight times” before they forced open a front door apologised after coming face to face with the home owner.Police are appealing for witnesses following the...
View ArticleA taste of Italian life right on our doorstep
“It’s a little bit like that film Chocolat...” a customer said in an effort to describe The Italian Shop in Abington, Northampton where I was sitting with its owner Adriana Staniscia.As the name...
View ArticleBomb squad alert after suspicious suitcase is left in a Northamptonshire high...
A teenager has been arrested following a suspected bomb hoax in Daventry where a suitcase left outside a town centre shop led to an RAF bomb squad being called out.Police are appealing for information...
View ArticleBiker seriously injured in Northamptonshire crash
A motorcyclist was flown to hospital following a serious crash in Northamptonshire last night.The crash happened in Dark Lane, Braunston, at about 6.15pm when a black Honda Fireblade motorbike crashed...
View ArticleFire crews free ‘Bertie’ from pipe in Northampton park
Firefighters were called to Abington Park on Sunday after a Jack Russell named Bertie became stuck inside a drainage pipe.Bertie scampered up the pipe during an early evening walk and became lodged,...
View ArticleWilley in line for Championship return
David Willey has been included in the Northamptonshire squad for the LV= County Championship clash with Glamorgan that gets under way at the County Ground tomorrow (Wednesday).The all-rounder missed...
View ArticleKettering General Hospital boss resigns over missed A&E targets
The chief executive of Kettering General Hospital has resigned over missed accident and emergency (A&E) targets.Lorene Read, who announced her resignation today, has been in the post for almost two...
View ArticleFirm in “advanced negotiations” to buy Silverstone stake
A private equity firm is in “advanced negotiations” to buy a stake in Silverstone, it has been reported.A deal with LDC, owned by the Lloyds Banking Group, could be announced within weeks, Sky News has...
View ArticleThief admits stealing tracksuits from Sports Direct but denies taking sports bra
A 45-year-old man from Northampton has admitted stealing two child’s tracksuits from Sports Direct but denied stealing a sports bra.Anthony Elliott, of Brookside Meadow, Kings Heath, Northampton,...
View ArticleMan, aged 57, injured in Northampton crash
A man has been taken to hospital with “serious” injuries following a crash in Barrack Road this morning.Police are appealing for witnesses following the traffic collision, which happened at around...
View ArticleJohn Griff: Self-belief key to all success
The events of the past week or so have seen a great opportunity to celebrate a great achievement, with the Steelbacks winning a major trophy, a long time after they were last able to do so. Being able...
View ArticlePandora: Revenge is so sweet... but it can backfire!
There is nothing worse than a woman scorned! Matt Hado found that out after his girlfriend, Angela Archbold, hacked into his Facebook account while he was on holiday in Ibiza and found her worst fears...
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