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Captaincy a ‘natural fit’ for Peters
Northamptonshire chief executive David Smith believes that Stephen Peters was the natural choice as club captain.With Andrew Hall standing down from the role after two-and-a-half years at the helm,...
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CCTV released following town centre attacks
Detectives have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with three assaults in Northampton town centre this summer.The attacks took place between 4am and 4.30am in...
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Candidates criticise £76k-a-year police job
Police & Crime Commissioner candidates have united in their criticism of an advertised job at Northamptonshire Police with a salary of up to £76,000 a year. The force has advertised nationally this...
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Swann returns home from India
Graeme Swann is expected to play in next week’s first Test against India despite returning to England to be with his ill daughter.A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board this afternoon...
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What’s On across Northamptonshire this week
Here’s your weekly guide to events taking place across Northamptonshire over the next seven days.To send an event for inclusion on this weekly list fill out our online What’s On form.TODAYMUSIC10cc...
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Mallinder: Pisi and Artemyev commitment will help achieve ‘legacy of success’...
Jim Mallinder tied George Pisi and Vasily Artemyev to new contracts at Saints – then claimed the club can achieve a ‘legacy of success’.Centre Pisi, who joined from Clermont Auvergne last summer, is...
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Cobblers striker Akinfenwa demands more winning awaydays
Adebayo Akinfenwa says the Cobblers’ away form is not an accurate reflection of the team’s qualities as he prepares for the second of three long road trips this week.Town have only won once on their...
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‘Asbo cat’ who starred in Ikea advert found in Northampton
An aggressive ginger Tom, branded an “Asbo cat” by terrified villagers, brought his bad-boy lifestyle to Northampton after going missing, it has been revealed.Ginger cat, Oscar, went missing last...
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A ‘sadist’ rapist who copied brutal American History X scene locked up for 11...
A “sadistic and dangerous” 20-year-old who quoted a line from the film American History X before raping a man has been locked up for 11 years.Troy Foster, formerly of Northampton, subjected two...
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NAPS TABLE: Penny drops a winner
A despondent week for tipster Mick Penny ended with a golden flourish as he landed a 10/1 winning nap as our winter Dalepak Naps Challenge kicked into gear. Penny and his wife Tonya (The Wife Can Do...
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TITANS BASKETBALL: Alcindor leads way as Titans batter Warriors
Hayden Alcindor scored 31 points as Northamptonshire Titans claimed an emphatic 126 36 win over Leicester Warriors in the EBL Under 14 Boys Midlands Conference.It was a strong start from which Titans...
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Saints flanker Wood wins bench spot for England
Saints flanker Tom Wood will start on the bench for England when they kick-off their autumn international against Fiji on Saturday. Exeter’s Tom Johnson, Leicester’s Thomas Waldrom and Harlequins...
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No change in NCL top flight relegation
Only one side will be relegated from the Northants Cricket League in 2013 after a proposal to change to two was defeated at the Annual General Meeting.This was the most significant development at the...
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A fresh start is the right one for Ripley
Northamptonshire head coach David Ripley has said that the 2013 season will constitute a new beginning.The appointment of Stephen Peters as the new club captain after Andrew Hall stood down earlier...
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Gazza booked in for Northampton Town dinner date
England legend Paul Gascoigne has been announced as the headline act at Northampton Town’s next big dinner date in the new year.An Evening with Paul Gascoigne is being staged by the Cobblers, in...
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Veterans fall silent for Britian’s ‘forgotten war’
Victims of Britain’s “forgotten war” were remembered this morning at a service in Northampton town centre where a newly restored stone plaque was unveiled.The memorial service, held in Abington Square,...
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Northampton Town boss Boothroyd won’t rush Johnson decision
The Cobblers will wait until Friday morning before making a decision over whether to include defender John Johnson in their squad to travel to Accrington.Town head to the Crown Ground on the back of...
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NORTHANTS BASKETBALL: Holt late show steals dramatic win for Thunder
With just 70 seconds of this VCars Senior Men’s Division Four game remaining, Bromsgrove Bears were holding a five-point lead at 76-71 and Thunder looked to be heading for their first league defeat of...
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ANGLING: Davis delivers despite atrocious conditions
The Meadowlands winter league opened with a bang – with the top three totalling almost 300lb.And that was despite co-inciding with one of the worst autumn Sundays in years as what felt like the tail...
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GOLF: Sainsbury claims Winter Series win at Farthingstone
Carl Sainsbury of Brampton Heath was the only professional to post an under-par score in the latest NPGA Winter Series event as he compiled a 69 at Farthingstone GC.Second place was shared by home pro...
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