Frustrated Cobblers boss Boothroyd focuses on Dagenham test
Aidy Boothroyd admitted to a second weather-related frustration in three days but immediately turns his Cobblers side’s attention to the New Year’s Day visit of Dagenham & Redbridge to...
View ArticleMyler misery as Saints are edged out in dramatic fashion by Saracens
Stephen Myler’s last-gasp penalty kick hit the bar as Saints were denied victory in the cruellest of fashions against Saracens at stadium:mk.The clock had gone dead when Myler, who had kicked four out...
View ArticleSaints boss Mallinder proud of his players after heartbreaking defeat to...
Saints boss Jim Mallinder says he couldn’t ask any more from his players after they slipped to a gut-wrenching 17-16 defeat to Saracens.Northampton were the width of a crossbar away from victory at...
View ArticleTwo more die on Northamptonshire roads: men ‘local to the area’ say police
Two men have died in a head-on collision on the A6 bypass near Burton Latimer taking the number of fatalities in Northamptonshire over the festive period to five.The accident happened about half a mile...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd wary of wounded Dagenham
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd is wary of the threat Dagenham & Redbridge will pose to his side on New Year’s Day despite the Daggers shipping six goals in their past two games.Town’s first opponents...
View ArticleThe curious story of Northants gin making
Standing in a converted barn at Falls Farm in Harrington, Northamptonshire, I peer over a wooden banister and down on a gleaming, space-age piece of kit which looks like it could well be part of a...
View ArticleSaints fly-half Myler shrugs off late penalty heartbreak
Saints fly-half Stephen Myler saw a late penalty bounce back off the bar against Saracens and declared: ‘It wasn’t meant to be’.Myler’s mammoth kick from inside his own half rebound off the crossbar as...
View ArticleA5 Maserati crash victim named by police
Police have this morning named the victim of a car crash who died after his sports car hit a tree near the A5 in Northamptonshire as 61-year-old Nigel Howse.Mr Howse, of Nether Heyford, was pronounced...
View ArticleBin collections as normal on New Year’s Day
Northampton residents who usually have their black bins, black sacks and recycling boxes collected tomorrow will still have them collected on New Year’s Day.The borough council said today that anything...
View ArticleTom Vickers’ verdict and ratings: Saints need to learn from Sarries
Saints did everything bar beating Saracens at stadium:mk on Sunday.Had Stephen Myler’s late kick gone over rather than rebounded off the crossbar, Jim Mallinder’s men would have seen in the New Year in...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Dagenham preview: Cobblers have the perfect chance of a...
Having seen 2012 end with a literal damp squib, the Cobblers get a double chance to kick off 2013 with considerably more of a bang.And how they need it - their festive inactivity has seen them slip to...
View ArticleUffington Cricket Club launches appeal for £15,000 pavilion
Members of a cricket club have launched a fundraising appeal to build a new pavilion and safeguard the future of the 154 year-old club.Uffington Cricket Club, based in Greatford Road, needs to raise...
View ArticleBlow for Saints as Mujati suffers calf injury
Jim Mallinder has confirmed Brian Mujati suffered a calf injury in Saints’ 17-16 defeat to Saracens on Sunday.But the director of rugby is unsure how long the problem will keep his Springbok prop out...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire women face benefit fraud claim
Two women from Daventry have been charged with fraudulently clamining thousands of pounds in benefits.Charlotte Seaney, aged 26, of Ericsson Close, appeared in Northampton Magistrates’ Court on...
View ArticleHackett shines as Cobblers seal league double over Dagenham
Chris Hackett and Kelvin Langmead were on target as the Cobblers kicked off 2013 by completing a league double over Dagenham & Redbridge.Town ran out 3-1 winners at Sixfields with an own goal...
View ArticleCapital commuters from Northampton now paying nearly £5k for a season ticket
The midwinter will be bleaker today for millions of rail travellers, including thousands from Northamptonshire, as inflation-busting fare rises take effect.From today, travellers to the capital from...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Cobblers view and player ratings: Platt and Charles shine at...
The Cobblers’ first game of 2013 produced a gritty victory with two unfashionable members of the first-team squad at its cornerstones.Clive Platt has endured a constant battle to win over the hearts...
View Article‘Chubby’ thief raids village Northamptonshire store
Two masked men raided a village shop in Northamptonshire on New Year’s Eve, taking cash and cigarettes.The men, who had woollen masks pulled over their faces, threatened staff at the Cottage Stores, in...
View Article£1,000 reward for return of engagement ring and iPhone
A £1,000 reward is being offered for help in finding a woman’s engagement ring and iPhone which she handed over to a taxi driver as “security” for a fare. Sheena Coyne took a black cab from Northampton...
View ArticleFlasher exposed himself to girls near Goldings shops
Police are appealing for witnesses after a flasher exposed himself to two teenage girls near some shops in Northampton.The incident happened on Friday afternoon while the two girls were walking along...
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