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Boothroyd wary of Exeter’s goal threat
Aidy Boothroyd will make his Cobblers team fully aware of the danger Exeter City pose on the road when the teams meet at Sixfields tomorrow (3pm kick-off).The Grecians have won four our of five on...
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Former Saints stalwarts to hold rugby camp in Towcester
Towcestrians RFC has been chosen as a venue for a new rugby camp led by ex-Saints players Grant Seely and Budge Pountney. Both men played more than 200 games for Saints and represented their countries...
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Woeful San Marino will be battered
Wayne Rooney is insisting England don’t take San Marino lightly on Friday night, but when a 10-0 win is a smaller price than a 1-0 victory then you know a mis-match is on the cards.Roy Hodgson’s men...
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Women tell jury of kidnap fears
TWO women targeted in separate attacks three months apart in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire told a jury they feared they were going to be kidnapped.Peter Smith, 33, is accused of trying to abduct...
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Goalkeeper Turley leaves Brackley Town
Brackley Town have announced first-team goalkeeper Billy Turley has left the club. Turley has been No.1 this season as the Saints have secured an impressive nine wins from 10 games in their first...
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RUGBY ROUND-UP: Roff and Markey shine on debut in convincing Scouts win
Old Scouts kept their home league record in tact with a convincing 37-17 win against Vipers.An early penalty from stand-off Adam Frost set the scoreboard ticking but the evenly-contested early...
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Smashing time to be had at county conkers events
Sadly the 2012 World Conker Championships at Ashton have been cancelled, but a string of other villages have stepped in to hold their own events this weekend.The Orlingbury Unofficial Conker Happening...
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Glasgow’s Jackson will relish return to Northampton
Type the name of Glasgow Warriors and Scotland fly-half Ruaridh Jackson into Wikipedia and you’ll discover that his place of birth is in fact Northampton.Having spent the first six months of his life...
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Attack victim thanks charity for support
A woman who was attacked outside her house in Northampton has thanked volunteers who helped her recover by doing a skydive.Aldona Lubszczyk was about to open her front door in The Mounts after a night...
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Fashion show to be held in Wellingborough
Retailers in Wellingborough have joined forces to showcase their wares at a special fashion event due to take place on Saturday.The fashion show, organised by the Wellingborough Business Improvement...
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Staff forced to work when sick ‘could wipe out OAP care home’
Unison, the union which represents 5,000 workers at the county council, said cuts to pay or working conditions were the latest erosion of pay and conditions for their members.Spokesman Steve Bennett...
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Calls to close centre where Northampton man died
A campaign group has renewed calls to close an immigration detention centre after a second inmate suicide within seven years.Ianos Dragutan, 31, from Northampton, was found hanged in a shower cubicle...
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City want Huws to ‘express himself’ in Cobblers midfield
Cobblers loan siging Emyr Huws says he has been told to ‘express himself’ during his three-month stint at Sixfields.The Manchester City midfielder signed for Town on Wednesday evening, and has now met...
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Motorway crackdown on illegal lorries
One vehicle was seized and nine more were given warnings or fines as police officers helped to lead an operation to tackle lorries in Northamptonshire.Police, together with officers from Daventry...
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Police hoping for a message in a bottle
A ‘message in a bottle’ scheme to help police and paramedics identify the medical needs of casualties more quickly has been rolled out across Collingtree.Police introduced the scheme to the area on...
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Falling over under minimal contact is still cheating
I am getting a little tired of current players, ex-pros, pundits and even referees coming out in defence of footballers ‘going to ground easily’.Diving in football once again hit the headlines this...
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KETTERING TOWN CRISIS: Bideford clash postponed
Kettering Town’s Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division home game with Bideford tomorrow has been postponed.It is the second successive match that the crisis-stricken Poppies have had called off...
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Hiding had been coming for woeful Saints
Christmas came early for anyone wearing a London Irish shirt on Saturday in Reading as Saints were in a benevolent mood, gift wrapping a win for the Exiles.It was nothing less than an absolute shocker...
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George Pisi makes surprise return to Saints line-up
George Pisi is the surprise named in the Saints team named for Sunday’s Heineken Cup clash with Glasgow Warriors at Franklin’s Gardens.Pisi has been out with a shoulder injury and wasn’t expected to...
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Tom Vickers’ Saints preview: Vital to get off to a Euro flyer
The Heineken Cup is back – and there’s no room for error as Saints aim to avoid a repeat of last season’s disappointment.Early defeats to Munster and Scarlets cost Northampton dear last time round as...
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