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Peters given Northamptonshire benefit for 2013
Northamptonshire batsman Stephen Peters has been rewarded for his service to the club with a benefit season in 2013.The former Essex and Worcestershire player, who was also an Under-19 World Cup winner...
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JOHN HENRY LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Charlie double inspires Danes to victory
Charlie Olive scored twice as Daventry Town Danes won an eight-goal thriller against Blisworth in the Under Nine Premier Division.Also on target for Dav as they edged home 5-3 were Harvey Walker,...
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Mallinder’s men have work cut out to make Heineken quarters
Despite coming away with a losing bonus point from France on Friday night, Saints are really going to be up against it to make it through to the quarter-final stages of this season’s Heineken cup. I...
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Pub fire in Northamptonshire was accidental
An investigation of a fire at the Red Lion Inn, Brixworth has concluded that the fire started accidentally, police have said this morning.A 33-year-old man had been arrested yesterday morning on...
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Inexperienced Cobblers team needs backing from stands
It’s been a miserable week for the Cobblers, and the dissenting voices at Sixfields are gradually growing a little louder.There were certainly plenty of grumbles following Tuesday’s dismal 1-0 defeat...
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Van Velze returns as Northampton Saints make three changes for Saracens clash
Saints have made three changes ahead of Saturday’s Aviva Premiership showdown with title rivals Saracens at Franklin’s Gardens - all in the pack.Dropped are Brian Mujati, Samu Manoa and Rhys Oakley,...
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Jefferson Lake’s Port Vale preview: Performance more important than points
The following comment will sound ridiculous to the coaches, players, staff and - most probably - supporters of the Cobblers but here it goes anyway: the result of Saturday’s game against Port Vale is...
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Tom Vickers’ Saints v Saracens View: Get set for a Gardens grind
Every journalist that descended on Franklin’s Gardens for Wednesday’s press day asked, in one way, or another, about Chris Ashton’s first game back in Northampton.The England wing left Saints for...
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Tory commissioner hopeful hits out at ‘no-go’ traveller camps
A row has blown up between police commissioner candidates after the Tory hopeful claimed some traveller encampments in the county were “no-go areas” for police officers.Adam Simmonds said...
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NORTHANTS WOMEN’S LEAGUE: Messenger and Sanders boost Roade
Roade booked their place in the third round of the County Cup with a 5-1 win over Billing United.Despite missing a number of regular players, Roade started strongly and were unfortunate not to take the...
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MID-SHIRES GIRLS LEAGUE: Marshalls the difference as Brackley beat Tigers
Amy Marshall and Jody Marshall were the goal stars as Brackley Athletic eased into the next round of the NTFA Under 16 Invitation Cup with a 2-0 win over Parklands Tigers.Team: Zara Grudzinski, Eden...
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Operation set to target illegal drivers
Police have warned they will be holding a crackdown on drivers who break the law in Northampton tomorrow.Officers from the Operations Tactical Unit will be joined by members of the Special Constabulary...
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Dickson says it’s all about desire for Saints
Lee Dickson believes raw desire can win the day for Saints when they clash with rivals Saracens this afternoon (ko 3pm).The scrum-half sees the game at Franklin’s Gardens as a battle of spirit, with...
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Mobile phone mugger jailed
A Northampton man who committed two robberies has been jailed for 16 months. Christopher Donegan, 23, admitted robbing a sales assistant of tobacco, lighter and mobile phone on a cycle path in Rushden...
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Cobblers defender Widdowson: We can’t feel sorry for ourselves
Joe Widdowson says there is no time for the Cobblers players to ‘feel sorry for ourselves’ as they prepare to take on promotion-chasing Port Vale at Sixfields today (Sat, ko 2pm).Town go into that game...
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Market trader congratulates Northampton Borough Council for 25 per cent rent...
A fruit and vegetable trader has said the 25 per cent reduction in rents for stallholders in Northampton Market Square is the “best thing the council has ever done.”From the beginning of November until...
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Horror injury overshadows Cobblers win against Port Vale
The talk before the game had been of the importance of a performance rather than a result, and despite an excellent win that saw Cobblers inflict a surprise defeat on visitors Port Vale it was still...
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Cobblers striker Alex Nicholls sustains double fracture of left leg
Cobblers manager Aidy Boothroyd has revealed he was heading straight to Northampton General Hospital from Sixfields to see striker Alex Nicholls, who is tonight having an operation on a double break of...
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Goal against Port Vale was a dream for Stoke fan Louis Moult
Growing up as an ardent Stoke City fan, there are few things a young Louis Moult can have dreamt of more than scoring the winner against their bitter rivals Port Vale.But that dream became a reality...
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Cobblers kids make the most of their opportunity
Few Cobblers fans would have dared dream of a 2-0 win over high-flying Port Vale ahead of kick-off on Saturday.A patched-up team due to an ever-growing injury crisis at Sixfields and a switch to a...
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