Thieves raid Northampton home to steal remote control Monster truck
Burglars escaped with a haul of property following a raid on a home in Briar Hill, Northampton.They escaped with a 37in Toshiba LCD Regaza TV after breaking into the back of an address in Hembury...
View ArticleA14 remains closed after fuel tanker overturns
The A14 is still closed in both direction after a fuel tanker overturned, leaking an ‘ethanol substance’ onto the carriageway this morning.The road has been closed since about 6.30am this morning...
View ArticleWellingborough quartet through to national semi-finals
The Wellingborough mixed fours team have reached the national finals after their win at the Inter Area stage of the national fours competition.The team of Tina Broderick, Margaret Johnson, Paul...
View ArticleAmbulance station plans ‘likely to change’ after delay
The strength of opinion about plans to close ambulance stations in the East Midlands has forced a delay in the final decision.A meeting of East Midlands Ambulance Service’s (EMAS) board in Leicester...
View ArticlePolice worker in Northamptonshire demoted over handling of missing 15 year...
A Northamptonshire Police worker has been given a final written warning and demoted, following an investigation into the force’s response to reports of a missing 15-year-old girl.The police worker was...
View ArticleNorthampton’s food and drink sector is worth £1.5 billion
Growth shoots are being seen in Northamptonshire’s £1.5 billion food and drink sector, according to a new report.The report was commissioned by the Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership, whose task...
View Article‘High pressure’ Saints environment inspiring Clark
England forward Calum Clark believes the high pressure environment at Saints is bringing the best out of him.The 23-year-old saw his recent string of fine performances rewarded when he was named in the...
View ArticleAdam stays States-side
#PCC Adam Simmonds is off to a flying start in 2013, what with his move from a trailer park caravan to the West Wing of Wootton Hall about to take place any day now.Of course, we flagged this little...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd keen to keep lid on expectation
Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd believes his greatest challenge with the side in good form will be to manage the expectations of those around him.Northampton go to Chesterfield on Saturday on the back of...
View ArticleHockey Maxifuel Super Sixes semi finals come to Northamptonshire venue
Some of Britain’s top hockey players will compete in the Maxifuel Super Sixes semi finals which takes place in Northamptonshire this weekend.Among the players will be Northamptonshire Olympian Anne...
View ArticleHussey’s Northamptonshire return not likely to happen
Former Northamptonshire captain Michael Hussey will not be returning to the Steelbacks this summer. Northants were hoping to persuade the prolific Australian batsman to play in the domestic Twenty20...
View ArticleBantams still have it all to do to realise their Wembley dream
What a fantastic night for Bradford City on Tuesday as they beat Premier League side Aston Villa 3-1 in the first-leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final at a rocking Valley Parade.The npower League Two...
View ArticleSUNDAY COMBINATION ROUND-UP: Ling shatters Club dream as Harpole progress
Greg Ling smashed in a hat-trick as Harpole buried Sporting Club 5-0 to ease into the next round of the NFA Sunday Trophy.Also on target were Luke Tolworthy and Harry Winters. Sunnyside Corinthians...
View ArticleSaints’ ‘why not us?’ mantra could prove a powerful tool
The term ‘must-win game’ is overused in modern sporting parlance but in terms of the ambitions of the Saints this season the game at Exeter certainly fell into that category. No-one has taken anything...
View ArticleTom Vickers’ Saints v Castres preview: Patience needed at the Gardens
Back in December 2011, Saints steamrollered Castres 45-0 at Franklin’s Gardens as the French side gave up the ghost in the Heineken Cup.Northampton registered a flurry of tries – five to be precise –...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd: I am under no pressure to sell
Aidy Boothroyd has confirmed he is under no pressure to sell any members of his in-form Cobblers squad during the January transfer window.And the club has received no bids yet for any of their players,...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Chesterfield preview: Away form simply has to improve
The subject of the 4-0 defeat at Barnet was raised during this week’s Sixfields press conference with Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd.He did not quite wince at the mention of the worst performance his...
View ArticleTeen sentenced to 14 months for high street horror crash
A teenager has been locked up for 14 months after he admitted crashing his motorbike into an elderly couple on their way to a market, killing a former headteacher.Reece Parsons, aged 19, of Hawthorn...
View ArticleUCL PREVIEW: Top Marks for Cooks for win over Holbeach
Andy Marks says last Saturday’s win against leaders Holbeach United was the best since he took over at Compton Park.And he is now challenging his players to go on and finish in the top four of the UCL...
View ArticleNON-LEAGUE PREVIEW: Louis can be the king for Brackley
Jon Brady believes Jefferson Louis could be the man to fire Brackley Town into the Blue Square Bet North play-offs this season.Boss Brady last week swooped to bring Louis back to St James’ Park, after...
View Article