Wilson backs Mallinder’s Saints squad rebuilding
ROGER WILSON believes the Saints squad will be bigger and better than ever next season – despite his exit. The Irish No.8 leaves Northampton this summer as he rejoins former club Ulster after four...
View ArticleBoothroyd admits it’s ‘unlikely’ Carlisle will sign for the Cobblers
CLARKE CARLISLE is ‘unlikely’ to sign permanently for the Cobblers this summer but manager Aidy Boothroyd is refusing to concede defeat in his attempts to bring in the defender.The 32-year-old was a...
View ArticleMan denies sexually-motivated kidnap of student
A DEFENDANT has denied trying to commit a sexually-motivated abduction of a 23-year-old student in Northampton.Andrew Roberts, aged 57, pleaded not guilty to the two charges he faces when he appeared...
View ArticleQuestions and answers on your gardening issues
Even the most experienced of gardeners comes upon conundrums they cannot find the answers to.With this in mind we put some questions you submitted to us over the last couple of weeks to Nigel Davies,...
View ArticleRestaurant Review: Frank’s Hamburger House - Northampton
THE unequivocal success of Frank’s Steakhouse has not gone unnoticed among Northampton diners.Getting a table at the restaurant, which serves the best steaks in town, has been increasingly difficult in...
View ArticleFree parking in Northampton on day Olympic Torch Relay comes to town
Parking restrictions will be relaxed in Northampton on the morning the Olympic Torch Relay comes to town so that as many people as possible can enjoy the once-in-a lifetime spectacle.The county council...
View ArticleLancaster expects England captaincy to inspire Hartley
STUART LANCASTER believes England will get an extra five per cent out of Dylan Hartley this weekend after the Saints star was handed the captaincy.Hartley will lead the Red Rose out in their third and...
View ArticleJewellery stolen from elderly woman’s Northamptonshire home
AN elderly woman’s jewellery was stolen after she was tricked into giving her address to a man while walking to shops in a Northamptonshire village.The incident happened on Thursday, June 14, between...
View ArticlePolice name teenager who died in Ashby St Ledgers crash
Police have this afternoon named the teenager victim of a fatal road crash near Ashby St Ledgers, in Northamptonshire, at the weekend.Nineteen-year-old Gemma Stanley from Coventry died in the collision...
View ArticleAnimal cruelty trial to go ahead
An animal welfare group is “delighted” the owners of a circus elephant are to go on trial charged with cruelty, despite numerous delays in legal proceedings.Bobby and Moira Roberts from Oundle are...
View ArticleLorenzo delight at Silverstone success
JORGE LORENZO extended his MotoGP World Championship lead over nearest rival Casey Stoner with a comfortable win in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone yesterday.Lorenzo, who last week signed a new...
View ArticleSteelbacks collapse as Evans fires for the Bears
It’s now nine games without a win in the limited overs arena for the Steelbacks after their latest reverse at Edgbaston in the Friends Life t20.Admittedly, four of those have been ruined by the...
View ArticleWakely rues another sub-standard total
An under par score was the reason for the Steelbacks’ four-wicket reverse to the Warwickshire Bears at Edgbaston according to captain Alex Wakely.As was the case at Taunton on Sunday, the visitors...
View ArticleBoothroyd confident Cobblers would do well from Jacobs transfer tribunal
AIDY BOOTHROYD believes the Cobblers will be in a ‘very good position’ should Michael Jacobs’ proposed transfer from the club be settled by a tribunal.Jacobs has formally turned down the club’s offer...
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View ArticleDeal agreed to keep Balloon Festival at Billing Aquadrome
The organisers of Northampton Balloon Festival have secured an agreement to keep the event at Billing Aquadrome for a further three years.The future of the event, which once attracted hundreds of...
View ArticleDelights of family ‘glamping’ in the wild, wide open space
When the team behind Wild Luxury came up with the name for their business, they pretty much hit the nail on the head.While not quite as wild as the Masai Mara, the site of the company’s wonderful...
View ArticleWorking while learning in the kitchen
IT only takes a glimpse of one of the Masterchef programmes on TV to prove just how tough life in a professional kitchen can be.But it seems that an increasing trend within training institutions is to...
View ArticleRecipe Card: Grilled guinea fowl breast with vine ripened tomatoes by Adam Gray
The guinea fowl breasts could alternatively be cooked on the barbecue, or, if you are unable to get guinea fowl, then a free range or organic chicken breast will be just as good. Try to use British...
View ArticlePrimary School in Northampton forced to close after copper thieves cause gas...
A school in Northampton was forced to close its doors to pupils today after thieves caused a gas leak by stealing copper piping. The intruders broke into Arbours Primary School, in St Gregory’s Road,...
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