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Free flu jab in Northamptonshire for pensioners
Older people in Northamptonshire and their carers have been urged to get ‘flu safe’ with a free flu jab to help protect them this winter.Dr Olufunke Adedeji,public health consultant at NHS...
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Cobblers sign goalkeeper Nicholls on loan until end of season
The Cobblers have signed Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Leee Nicholls on loan until the end of the season.The 20-year-old impressed on his initial three-month loan spell at Sixfields, before returning to...
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Houses damaged after fireworks pushed through letterboxes
Fire service officials have said the annual Guy Fawkes celebrations in Northamptonshire passed off without major incident. Crews across the county were expecting a busy few days, with the period...
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Primary school closed for three days due to lack of heating
A primary school in Northampton has been closed for three days because it has no heating or hot water.Parents of pupils at Kings Heath Primary School have been told to keep their children at home until...
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Jefferson Lake’s York v Cobblers preview: Town can exploit Carlisle’s weakness
In Aidy Boothroyd’s press conference to preview Tuesday night’s trip to York City, it was suggested to the manager that Clarke Carlisle was the vital signing in the club’s successful fight against...
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Family affair as Ethan Waller joins brother Alex in Saints’ pro ranks
Ethan Waller has become the latest academy ace to sign a professional deal at Saints.The 20-year-old prop, whose older brother Alex was the club’s young player of the year last season, has yet to make...
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Northampton Town boss Boothroyd: “We had to keep Nicholls”
Lee Nicholls was a player the Cobblers ‘definitely had to keep’, according to manager Aidy Boothroyd.The goalkeeper signed a new loan deal at Sixfields from parent club Wigan Athletic which will run...
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Beautiful timing, Mikey
Normally, Mikey Ellis’s office likes to keep us all abreast of everything he’s doing in his Northampton North constituency, but last Thursday’s visit to the A4E offices, in Sheep Street, was not one of...
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No hurry to sort out the town’s retail future, eh?
There can’t be many things that carry more gravitas than Northampton’s retail future, so we were naturally interested by Northampton BID’s presentaton to a Guildhall scrutiny panel meeting on...
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Plums, madam?
Fitzy took time away from ranting at Tesco and the Guildhall on Saturday by taking The Mack under his wing.The borough leader is flavour of the month after chopping market rents and he showed real...
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Hackett inspires 10-man Cobblers to deserved draw at York City
An exceptional individual performance from Chris Hackett and a gritty team effort ensured 10-man Cobblers left York City with a point in an entertaining game.Hackett turned in a display as illuminating...
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Moody believes ‘possessed’ Wood will star for England
World Cup winner Lewis Moody is backing Northampton’s Tom Wood to take his injury frustrations out on Southern Hemisphere flankers this autumn by excelling in an England jersey.The 25-year-old suffered...
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Northampton Town fightback delights boss Boothroyd
Aidy Boothroyd described the Cobblers’ second-half display at York City as one of his favourites in football management.Town came back from a goal down a man down following Matty Blair’s goal and Louis...
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Cirque De Soleil ‘pick pocket’ to launch campaign in Northampton
A theatrical con artist who has starred in Cirque Du Soleil is to help police promote a campaign to fight thieves in Northampton.The Christmas campaign is being launched in the Grosvenor Centre on...
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County Hall hotel gives stunning location for sightseeing and a sense of...
IT’S hard to think there’s a more stunning hotel room vista in our capital than the one afforded by the London Hotel Marriott County Hall.Situated on the South Bank, right next to Westminster Bridge,...
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Plotting to kill the King
In April, 1681, Northamptonshire played host to one of the most controversial figures in English history. He was James Scott, Duke of Monmouth. Two years later he plotted to kill the King and seize the...
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Jefferson Lake’s York v Cobblers view and ratings: Hornby comes of age in...
As Louis Moult made the not-particularly long walk from the scene of his red card crime to the Bootham Crescent dressing rooms, the only logical debate was how big York City’s margin of victory would...
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Peters appointed Northamptonshire captain
Stephen Peters will be club captain for Northamptonshire for 2013.The 33-year-old will be in charge for the County Championship with Alex Wakely, who will Peters’ vice-captain, taking charge for the...
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Landlord duped pair in reality show scam
The former landlord of a village pub in Northamptonshire duped a pair of fame-hungry Big Brother contestants into being followed by a camera crew as part of a bogus reality TV show he had dreamt...
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Swan & Helmet scoops pub award
An Irish pub in Northampton has scooped the top prize at the Best Bar None awards, held last night.Winners and runners-up of the Best Bar None awards were presented with their plaques and certificates...
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