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County miss out on Aussie Test bowler Copeland
Northamptonshire’s search for an overseas player is still on after their number one target rejected a contract offer.New South Wales seamer Trent Copeland, who has played three Test matches for...
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Northampton man denies robbery spree
A SUSPECTED robber has denied committing a spree of hold ups of stores and betting shops in Northampton while armed with a baseball bat.Mohammed Hassan, 23, entered not guilty pleas to the six charges...
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Three identified from Lava & Ignite crush photo
Detectives hoping to trace 28 unnamed people pictured at the Lava & Ignite tragedy have now identified three of the mystery clubbers following last week’s fresh appeal for information.Police...
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Father caught growing cannabis jailed for eight months
A father-of-two who was caught growing cannabis plants in his Earls Barton home has been jailed for eight months.Derek Bevan, aged 51, of Broad Street, Earls Barton, was arrested when police raided his...
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Former employee admits to stealing £200,000 of goods
A former employee of the John Lewis Partnership has admitted plotting to steal more than £200,000 of electrical goods.Marcin Bakowski, aged 29, of North Holme Court, Thorplands, Northampton, pleaded...
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Northamptonshire school first to be rated outstanding
A secondary school in Northamptonshire has become the first in the county to be rated “outstanding” in the new Ofsted framework.Sponne School, in Towcester, has completed a remarkable improvement from...
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Teenagers learn road safety at Silverstone Mercedes-Benz driving school
Teenagers from secondary schools in Northamptonshire were given the chance to drive a Mercedes-Benz at Silverstone as part of a new road safety project.Dozens of 15 and 16-year-olds from Sponne,...
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Danielle’s all across what is happening in her ward
Good to see Labour borough councillor, Danielle Stone, keeping abreast of what’s happening in her part of town. During a brief chat with a Chron hack the other day, she inquired: “So where is your...
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The Mack’s on message
THE Mack deftly handled the odd potential pitfall during last Friday’s Chron webcast where he gamely sat and took online questions from readers.Like the Market Square fountain – “I wouldn’t have...
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Blue Cheese
Smiles all round for the “30 days to go photocall” for Adam Simmonds’s campaign to be the county’s first PCC.Two observations: Adam, rather than Norman Hacker, should have been centre stage and who are...
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Woman had phone stolen in Grosvenor Centre
A woman had her hand twisted as a mugger stole her mobile phone in Northampton town centre.Police officers have appealed for witnesses following an incident which took place at around 12.30pm on...
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Jefferson Lake’s Bradford preview: Stability needed at Sixfields
The Bradford City game on Tuesday night takes place at Sixfields against a backdrop of people wondering what might have been.It could all have been so different had Friday’s game against Barnet gone...
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Police to ‘come down hard’ on Halloween troublemakers
Extra officers are to be drafted into Northampton town centre this weekend to make sure Halloween fun does not spill into disorder and anti-social behaviour.Police across Northamptonshire have also...
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Judge’s praise for public-spirited neighbour
A public-spirited neighbour who confronted three burglars in Northampton during an early-hours break-in has been awarded £250 from public funds.Neil Andrews, of Hunsbury, Northampton , was praised by...
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Saints winger Elliott back with a try-scoring bang
Jamie Elliott scored twice in his return from injury as the Wanderers beat Oxford University 26-0 at Franklin’s Gardens on Monday night. Elliott, who hasn’t played for Saints since February 11 due to a...
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International call means Tonga’uiha will miss three Saints games
Prop Soane Tonga’uiha is set to miss at least three Saints games in November after he was named in Tonga’s 35-man squad for their autumn international series in Europe. Tonga’uiha and Co will play four...
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Parkinson hoping for repeat Sixfields show from striker Wells
Bradford City boss Phil Parkinson is hoping striker Nahki Wells can enjoy another dream 90 minutes at Sixfields when the Bantams square up to the Cobblers tonight (Tues, ko 7.45pm).The Bermudian was...
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Two teenagers held over ‘tyre sabotage’ car crash death
Two 14-year-old boys have today been arrested in connection with the manslaughter of Joanna Smith, who died as a result of a car crash on the A45 in April this year.The two teenagers, one from...
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Archeological dig uncovers castle walls ahead of £20 million Northampton...
Remains of the walls of Northampton Castle have been discovered at an archeological dig ahead of the £20 million redevelopment of Northampton railway station.Preparations for the development start at...
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Bradford livewire Wells delivers another Sixfields blow to Cobblers
The Cobblers were beaten and failed to score for the second time in five days as Bradford City ran out winners at Sixfields.Nakhi Wells, who scored a hat-trick at Northampton in this fixture last...
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