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Moult shines again as Cobblers hit back to earn replay
Louis Moult provided another piece of evidence that he can replace Alex Nicholls in the Cobblers forward line with a second goal in as many games to secure an FA Cup replay against Bradford City.The...
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Boothroyd: Away form must improve to progress in FA Cup
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd knows his side must improve their away form if his team are to beat Bradford City after the teams shared the honours in their FA Cup first-round tie at Sixfields.Louis...
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Businessman cleared of Christmas party assault
A businessman accused of causing serious injuries at a work Christmas party has been acquitted.John Major, aged 53, pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm when he appeared at Northampton...
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Tom Vickers’ Saints view and ratings: Encouraging signs despite Tigers defeat
It could have been better, but it could easily have been worse for Saints at Leicester on Saturday, had George Ford found his shooting boots.The Leicester fly-half had a bit of a howler as he missed a...
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Jefferson Lake’s Cobblers view and ratings: Replay is a bonus for Cobblers
When gathering information ahead of Saturday’s game, I was told by my equivalent from the sports desk at the Bradford Telegraph & Argus that the last thing the visitors wanted from it was a...
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UCL ROUND-UP: Cooks and Bucks hit the goal trail
Cogenhoe United and Long Buckby both hit the goal trail as they secured handsome victories in the Chromasport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division on Saturday.Cogenhoe were 6-1 home...
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Girl hospitalised after falling from fairground ride at fireworks display
A nine-year-old girl was taken to hospital with internal bruising after falling off a fairground ride at a fireworks event in Northamptonshire.The accident happened at the Hollowell Steam Rally and...
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Tigers coach Cockerill jumps to Ford defence following Saints clash
Leicester boss Richard Cockerill admitted teenager George Ford had an “off day” with the boot after Tigers edged past Aviva Premiership rivals Saints at Welford Road on Saturday.But Cockerill was in no...
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Cups full of joy for Bantams boss Parkinson following stalemate at Cobblers
Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson watched his team draw against the Cobblers and afterwards described the fact his team are still in all three cup competitions as ‘a real achievement’.The Bantams...
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Cobblers striker Moult plays down scoring expectations
Louis Moult has played down his role as the Cobblers’ goalscoring replacement for long-term injury victim Alex Nicholls despite a second goal in as many games.Moult was on the mark in Saturday’s 1-1...
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Jim plans to put senior cops back on the street
The UKIP candidate hoping to become police commissioner has revealed he plans to put senior officers back on the beat, if he wins the election.With the police election now just two weeks away, the four...
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Saints boss Mallinder won’t slaughter Lamb for derby sin-binning
Saints boss Jim Mallinder agreed that Ryan Lamb deserved to be sin-binned at Welford Road on Saturday – but stopped short of criticising his player.Lamb was given a yellow card in the 76th minute for...
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Northampton Town close to new loan for Premier League youngster
The Cobblers are confident they will complete a deal to re-sign goalkeeper Lee Nicholls on loan by the close of play on Monday.Nicholls has returned to Wigan Athletic following the completion of his...
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‘Ashamed’ Clark thanks Saints team-mates for support during ban
Saints flanker Calum Clark paid tribute to the club and his team-mates after returning from a 32-week ban on Saturday.Clark played the full 80 minutes at Welford Road, turning in a mature performance...
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Dirty dancing fans treated to ‘the time of their life’ at the Royal & Derngate
Die-hard Dirty Dancing fans had the time of their lives at a new concert featuring all of the film’s favourite hits.A Night Of Dirty Dancing was performed at the Derngate theatre last Thursday night...
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Five ponies discovered on a village road
The owners of five young ponies are being sought after the animals were found wandering along a road in a village near Northampton.Police officers found the ponies on Whiston Road, Cogenhoe, at around...
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Saints hooker Haywood’s pride in his derby performance
Mike Haywood says he was ‘very happy’ with how he performed in the east midlands derby on Saturday.It was only the second time this season the 20-year-old, who is standing in for injured skipper Dylan...
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Cobblers boss Boothroyd looking forward to Carlisle reunion
Aidy Boothroyd admits York City’s popular former Cobblers defender Clarke Carlisle is a player he would have loved to re-signed this summer.Town go to Bootham Crescent on Tuesday night where they will...
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Report states fostering service in Northamptonshire is “improving”
The fostering service in Northamptonshire has improved in the last four years and provides “effective, good quality care” to all children, an Ofsted report has concluded.The county council’s fostering...
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Woman, aged 19, punched in road rage attack
A teenager was punched in the face in an apparent road rage incident.The 19-year-old woman was attacked last Thursday, in Eastern Way at around 5.40pm, while she was driving near the Southbrook Estate...
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