PCC, you’re no JFK. Yet
The #PCC count in Northamptonshire was positively electrifying compared with most polls around the country, what with the biggest turnout in the UK and the very singular situation of the second...
View ArticleDog days on Twitter for deputy chief Suzio...
Suzette Davenport is a very busy woman, She’s the deputy chief constable for starters, which probably means she has access to the Plod’s Twitter feed. Actually for ‘probably’, read ‘definitely’.For...
View Article‘Great’ Poppies debut ends in defeat for Cobblers striker Wilson
Cobblers striker Lewis Wilson tasted defeat on his loan debut for Kettering Town but his performance was described by manager Alan Doyle as ‘great’.The Poppies lost 4-1 to Bedworth United at Corby...
View ArticleFoden, Hartley and Pisi all set for Saints return
Saints are set to welcome back a trio of international stars ahead of their game at Sale on Friday. Forwards coach Dorian West believes key men Ben Foden, Dylan Hartley and George Pisi will be...
View ArticleRescued motorist arrested for drink-driving in Northamptonshire
A 70-year-old motorist was rescued from his vehicle by Northamptonshire Police officers after being trapped by flood waters... and was promptly arrested for drink driving.The pensioner got into...
View ArticleEar bite attacker jailed
A thug with a history of violence attacked a man on a night out in Daventry town centre and bit off part of his ear.Danny Hancock, 26, had drunk 15 pints of lager when he launched an unprovoked attack...
View ArticleHamilton confident he can shine with Mercedes in 2013
Lewis Hamilton will join Brackley-based Mercedes in the new year eager to show them he still has a few tricks up his sleeve.After a gut-wrenching exit from Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix to end his six...
View ArticleSchumacher has no regrets as F1 ‘fun’ comes to an end
Michael Schumacher has bowed out of Formula One for a second time, insisting he had had ‘tremendous fun’.On a day when compatriot Sebastian Vettel won his third successive world title to suggest he...
View ArticleMujati happy with Northampton Saints’ season so far
Brian Mujati believes it’s a case of ‘so far, so good’ for Saints this season.The Bulawayo-born prop helped power his side to a much-needed 23-16 win against London Welsh last Saturday.It sent...
View ArticleLondon Welsh’s Caprice cited for challenge on Saints wing Elliott
London Welsh wing Dan Caprice has been cited for a dangerous tackle on Saints counterpart Jamie Elliott during Saturday’s clash at Franklin’s Gardens.Caprice hit Elliott high and late, earning himself...
View ArticleGlamorgan opener for Northamptonshire
Northants will start their 2013 County Championship season with a trip to Cardiff to face Glamorgan.Stephen Peters’ side travel to the Principality for the clash which gets under way on Wednesday,...
View ArticleBoothroyd says Cobblers have to sharpen up in attack
Aidy Boothroyd says the Cobblers have to be more incisive in attack if they are to be involved in the npower League Two promotion race.The Town manager has some extra time with his players between...
View ArticleSpectacular scenery and ultimate luxury in Grasmere
Luxury and the Lake District is a genuinely wonderful marriage and the Rothay Garden Hotel in Grasmere is absolutely a product of just such a union.We’d booked a two-day stay to celebrate our 10th...
View ArticleGold medalist Greg Rutherford opens new sports injury clinic
Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford has officially opened a new medical centre in Northampton. The new premises in Billing Road has combined the Witty, Pask & Buckingham Chartered...
View ArticleDriver dies after lamppost crash
A motorist has died after falling ill at the wheel and crashing into a lamppost.The 65-year-old victim was pronounced dead following a collision which on Monday at approximately 8.45am on Castle Way,...
View ArticleMujati insists he is ‘very happy’ at Saints
Brian Mujati has told the Chron he is ‘very happy’ at Saints, despite reports he is set to leave the club.Mujati - along with team-mate Soane Tonga’uiha - has been linked with a move to French Top 14...
View ArticleJurors in ‘hacktivist’ trial told to avoid Radio 4
The jury in the trial of a Northampton student accused of a campaign of cyber attacks by hacking group Anonymous was today ordered not to listen to a BBC Radio 4 programme due to be broadcast...
View ArticleMallinder confirms overseas offers for Tonga’uiha and Mujati
Saints boss Jim Mallinder has confirmed Brian Mujati and Soane Tonga’uiha have received big money offers from abroad.And Mallinder admits Northampton cannot hope to rival the contracts offered –...
View ArticleMallinder: Props would queue up to replace Mujati and Tonga’uiha
Jim Mallinder believes there will be plenty of players desperate to step into the shoes of Brian Mujati and Soane Tonga’uiha should they opt to leave Saints.Mallinder confirmed on Tuesday that he has...
View ArticleCobblers chairman Cardoza hails ‘fantastic signing’ of boss Boothroyd
Cobblers chairman David Cardoza has described manager Aidy Boothroyd as ‘a fantastic signing’ for the club on the eve of his one-year anniversary at Sixfields.Boothroyd was appointed Northampton boss...
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