Man appears in Northamptonshire court on murder charge
A 49-year-old man appeared at Northampton Magistrates’ Court today charged with the murder of a woman in Daventry.Erroll Anglin, of no fixed abode, is charged with the murder of Christine Kerry-Anne...
View ArticleCheltenham defeat hit Boothroyd the hardest
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd admits last week’s defeat to Cheltenham hit him hardest this season.Cobblers were coasting at 2-0 early on at Sixfields but ended up on the end of a 3-2 defeat to the...
View ArticleDylan Hartley handed two-week ban for striking Rory Best
Saints skipper Dylan Hartley has been banned for two weeks for striking Rory Best during last Friday’s defeat to Ulster at Franklin’s Gardens.Hartley did not receive any punishment at the time of the...
View ArticleWaugh confirms her No.1 status at Rugby & Northampton AC
Emily Waugh firmly established herself as the current No.1 female cross country runner for Rugby & Northampton AC when she headed the ladies team once again to finish in third place in the Charity...
View ArticleMay says Ravenhill atmosphere can inspire Saints to glory
Tom May has urged the Saints players to use the hostile Ravenhill atmosphere to their advantage on Saturday evening.May and Co head to Belfast to face an Ulster side who ran out convincing 25-6 winners...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd looks forward to an ‘exciting’ January
Aidy Boothroyd says the Cobblers can look forward to an ‘exciting’ January as the Cobblers boss plots a play-off push.Last Saturday’s setback against Cheltenham dealt a big psychological blow to those...
View ArticleMaver MK stun their rivals to book place in semis
FEW would have given a sucked maggot for Maver MK’s chances of making the AT league semis after they bottomed in both the first two Castle Ashby matches.But, four rounds later, Sunday’s nail-biting...
View ArticleCobblers striker Akinfenwa lands league two player of the month award
Cobblers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa has been named the npower League 2 Player of the Month for November.Akinfenwa scored seven goals in five games during the month, including the first hat-trick of his...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Torquay preview: Cobblers boss Boothroyd is winning the long...
Although the Cobblers’ recent record at Torquay tells a story of just a single league victory since 1997, supporters will head to Plainmoor fully aware it was also the scene of one of their club’s...
View ArticleTom Vickers’ Ulster preview: Saints have to restore pride in Belfast
There weren’t too many glum faces at this week’s Saints press day – despite last Friday’s heavy defeat.The prevailing feeling was determination, fuelled by regret. A desire to show their true colours...
View ArticleCobblers striker Bayo the big threat says Gulls skipper Nicholson
Former Northampton Town defender Kevin Nicholson knows Adebayo Akinfenwa is the main obstacle standing in the way of Torquay United and three npower League Two points at Plainmoor tomorrow afternoon...
View ArticleMallinder makes six changes as Saints target revenge over Ulster
Saints have made six changes to their starting line-up for tomorrow’s make-or-break Heineken Cup clash against Ulster in Belfast - with Courtney Lawes and Brian Mujati among those dropped.Also making...
View ArticleTorquay boss Ling says Cobblers are ‘underachieving’
Torquay United boss Martin Ling says he is surprised the Cobblers aren’t sitting pretty in the top seven of npower League Two.But the former Orient manager admits he still believes Aidy Boothroyd’s men...
View ArticleTrimble in Ravenhill intensity warning for Saints
Ulster wing Andrew Trimble says his side’s intensity levels will be ‘through the roof’ when they take on Saints at Ravenhill tomorrow night (Sat, ko 6pm).Trimble was one of four try scorers for the...
View ArticleNicholls wants Cobblers to lay down promotion marker at Torquay
Goalkeeper Lee Nicholls believes the Cobblers can lay down a promotion marker with a win at Torquay United tomorrow (Sat, ko 3pm).After a fantastic November, the wheels have slightly come off the...
View ArticleSaints star Foden aims to put things right for supporters in Ulster
Following Friday night’s humbling at the hands of Ulster, Saints full-back Ben Foden took to social networking site Twitter to make an apology.Foden said: “I had a terrible game personally tonight,...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd confident the good times will come
Boss Aidy Boothroyd accepts his Cobblers team is currently ‘average’ – but he is still confident they will be sitting in the ‘good team’ bracket by the end of this season.Town travel to Torquay United...
View ArticleCouple convicted of cruelty to pet dog
A Northampton couple appeared in court charged with causing unnecessary suffering to their pet dog.Barry Lowen, aged 29, and Laura Purcell, aged 26, of Salcey Street in Far Cotton, appeared in...
View ArticleREVIEW: Sleeping Beauty is a festive treat at The Castle Theatre in...
Every Christmas show needs a great villain that the children love to hate – and Tom Read Wilson provides just that in Sleeping Beauty at The Castle theatre in Wellingborough.Read Wilson evokes memories...
View ArticleBoothroyd unhappy with Plainmoor point
Aidy Boothroyd watched his players score an injury-time goal to draw at Torquay and afterwards said he was not satisfied with the result.Kelvin Langmead rattled in at the second attempt to secure a 1-1...
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