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Wood the only Saints starter for England in Calcutta Cup
Saints flanker Tom Wood will start for England in their Six Nations opener against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday.Wood, who was man of the match in the momentous 38-21 win against New Zealand at...
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Northampton Town boss Boothroyd hoping to make double deadline day addition
Northampton Town manager Aidy Boothroyd has confirmed the club are hoping to make two signings on transfer deadline day.And the Cobblers are hoping to see two players exit Sixfields, although only on...
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Irate drivers abused police as they dealt with accident on Northampton road
Two motorists have been reprimanded by the police after they verbally abused officers as they tried to deal with a serious accident on one of Northampton’s busiest roads.The A43 at Lumbertubs Way was...
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NORTHANTS BASKETBALL CLUB: Teams turn it on for Jacob
Last week Jacob Round, one of four siblings playing for the Northants Basketball Club, had major surgery for a burst appendix and the ensuing peritonitis. All the games played by the Northants...
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Northamptonshire Police 999 calls were “well below customer expectations”
A report into missed 999 calls by Northamptonshire Police in 2012 has found it fell “well below customer expectations”.Police Commissioner Adam Simmonds this morning published a scrutiny report looking...
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TITANS BASKETBALL: St Vie on form as Titans see off Warriors
TREI ST VIE led the scoring as Northamptonshire Titans claimed a comfortable 90-63 EBL Under 14 Boys Midlands Conference win over the Leicester Warriors.The first half saw Titans comfortably take a 33...
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Saint Wood gearing up for tough battle with fired-up Scotland
Saints forward Tom Wood is geared up for another Twickenham battle royal as England go from being the hunters to the hunted in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland.Wood was man of the match...
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Northampton Town historian to publish new book
Which former Northampton Town player has gone into modelling? Who is in charge of recruitment for a national company in Paris? Who scored 30-odd goals for Barcelona in a season then joined the Cobblers...
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Van Velze return a boost for Saints ahead of Exeter trip
GJ van Velze is set to return to the Saints squad for Saturday’s trip to Exeter.And there is also positive news on the fitness of wing Ken Pisi and tighthead prop Brian Mujati, who are recovering well...
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Northampton woman, 92, raided by distraction burglars
A 92-year-old woman had two handbags stolen by burglars who conned their way into her home by pretending to be from the water board.The distraction burglary happened yesterday in The Headlands,...
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Mallinder admits Doran-Jones comments ‘didn’t read well’ for Saints
Jim Mallinder admits Paul Doran-Jones’ comments after joining Harlequins ‘did not read well from a Saints point of view’.English champions Quins announced the signing of the Saints prop on Tuesday,...
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Cobblers boss Boothroyd delighted as he lands striker O’Donovan
Cobblers have made their transfer deadline day move and signed former Sunderland and Coventry City striker Roy O’Donovan until the end of the season.And manager Aidy Boothroyd is delighted to have...
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Mallinder: England axe will motivate Saints pair
Saints boss Jim Mallinder says Ben Foden and Lee Dickson will be ‘highly motivated’ after their England omission.The Northampton duo were sent back to Franklin’s Gardens earlier this week and will play...
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Northampton Town: Boothroyd won’t be distracted by ‘fireworks’ in Rotherham...
Aidy Boothroyd will avoid being distracted by any ‘fireworks’ in the Rotherham United dug-out when he takes his Cobblers side to the New York Stadium on Saturday (3pm kick-off).Town - who were the...
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Jefferson Lake’s Rotherham v Cobblers preview: Town in good shape as main men...
The Cobblers head to Rotherham United this weekend 48 hours after the end of a transfer window which essentially boiled down to being little more than an unncessary distraction.They didn’t actually...
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Northampton General Hospital praised for sharing information to help cut...
Northampton General Hospital has been praised in a national report looking at how health organisations can help reduce violent crime.A Department of Health study revealed that a pledge by the...
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TOWCESTER RACES: No mystery as Sydney Paget cruises to victory
Tieing up loose ends to reach a profitable result is all part of the challenge for Towcester Racecourse punters. So it is fitting that popular fiction’s most masterly sleuth should have helped along...
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Scotland capable of causing a big upset at Twickenham
Thirty years is a very long time for Scottish supporters to wait for a win at Twickenham but I have a fear this year could just be the opportunity they have longed for. There is a certain congruence...
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Massive shake-up proposed for late night drinking in Northampton
Talks will be held next week to decide whether to bring in a massive shake-up of licensing restrictions in areas of Northampton where there have been problems with late night drinking.As part of the...
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Foden to skipper Saints as they head to Exeter
Full-back Ben Foden will captain Saints in their final LV= Cup group clash at Exeter on Saturday evening (ko 6.30pm).But Foden’s fellow England reject Lee Dickson has only been named on the...
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