Former Cobblers loan player Mitchell Cole dies aged 27
Former Cobblers loan player Mitchell Cole has died of a heart attack at the age of 27. Cole, who enjoyed a Sixfields loan spell under John Gorman in 2006, was forced to retire from professional...
View ArticleSaints flanker Wood says ‘human’ All Blacks can be beaten
England flanker Tom Wood refuses to buy into the perception that world champions New Zealand will be invincible at Twickenham this afternoon (ko 2.30pm).Saints star Wood holds All Black rugby in the...
View ArticleTom Vickers’ Sale view and player ratings: Hartley return will drive Saints on
Following Friday night’s game at Sale, there were a few glum faces in the Saints camp.There was no big celebration of a fine 27-16 triumph, instead the focus was on what might have been.Saints surged...
View ArticleAppeal after Roade ‘hit and run’
A man has suffered a “serious” leg injury following a suspected hit and run in Roade last night.The 48-year-old man was injured after being knocked over by a C-Class Mercedes car on the High Street,...
View ArticleSaint Wood is man of the match as England stun All Blacks
Saints star Tom Wood secured the man of the match award as England stunned world champions New Zealand 38-21 at Twickenham.The flanker played a huge role in one of the Red Rose’s most memorable results...
View ArticleSaints skipper Hartley issues Ulster warning
Dylan Hartley has warned Saints they will get a ‘hiding’ against Ulster if they replicate Friday’s second-half showing at Sale.Hartley helped his side shoot into a 27-3 lead against the struggling...
View ArticlePlatt confident he will add more to Cobblers’ cause
Clive Platt is confident he will be able to increase his contribution to the Cobblers cause over the second half of the season.Town have played 20 of their 46 league games for the campaign and remain...
View ArticlePupils raise big funds for hospice
Students from Kettering Science Academy have raised more than £11,000 for Cransley Hospice – doubling their original target.The youngsters took part in a sponsored walk on Friday, October 19, with...
View ArticleTOWCESTER RACES: Pritchard hopes for more Towcester success
Trainer Peter Pritchard cut a happy figure in the winner’s enclosure at Towcester on Saturday and is hoping the experience will be repeated when the Northants track races again on Tuesday.Pritchard,...
View ArticleUCL ROUND-UP: Slinn strikes to seal points for Sileby
Veteran striker Kevin Slinn was the match winner as UCL Division One leaders Sileby Rangers edged out Raunds Town 2-1 at Fernie Fields.Raunds started well and took a first half lead through Alex Wills...
View ArticleSaints boss Mallinder’s delight at returning trio
Jim Mallinder says it was ‘fantastic’ to see three of Saints’ international stars return to action at Sale.Ben Foden, Dylan Hartley and George Pisi were all back in the mix after injury and, in Pisi’s...
View ArticleChild arrests across Northamptonshire falling
THE number of children being arrested in Northamptonshire is falling, a charity has revealed.Northamptonshire Police arrested children 42 times a week on average last year, figures obtained by the...
View ArticleHS2 legal challenge begins at High Court today
Groups seeking to stop the Government’s HS2 high-speed rail scheme are taking their fight to the High Court today.The first of a series of legal challenges to the £34bn project is expected to go on for...
View ArticleSaints flanker Wood targets Six Nations glory after All Blacks trouncing
Star man Tom Wood believes England’s win against world champions New Zealand has set the standard for Six Nations success.Saints flanker Wood was named man of the match as the Red Rose downed the All...
View ArticleYoung men targeted in new rape campaign
A new campaign has been launched to warn young men in Northamptonshire about the consequences of rape.It has been announced today that Northamptonshire Police and the Northamptonshire Rape and Incest...
View ArticleKids get messy with tempting food
Whenever a cook book is written to help parents create child-friendly meals, it often involves packing as many fruits and vegetables into recipes as possible, while disguising them behind fun names or...
View ArticlePhotos of victim’s late daughter stolen by burglars during Northampton break-in
Burglars who broke into a Northampton home stole photographs of the victim’s daughter who had passed away, police revealed today. They are appealing for information following the break-in some time...
View ArticleOne defender in, one out for Northampton Town in Leyton Orient JPT tie
Left-back Joe Widdowson will be available for selection for the Cobblers in their Johnstone’s Paint Trophy game against in-form Leyton Orient at Sixfields on Wednesday, but Clarke Carlisle will miss...
View ArticleTigers boss Cockerill has sympathy for Saints over salary cap
Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill says he sympathises with Saints over the big-money offers made to star men Soane Tonga’uiha and Brian Mujati.The props look set to exit Franklin’s Gardens next...
View ArticleSilverstone pledges improvements for 2013 British Grand Prix after weather chaos
Silverstone has pledged to improve transport, camping and car parks for the 2013 British Grand Prix after the weather-related chaos which blighted this year’s event.Unprecedented levels of rainfall in...
View Article