Delight for Cobblers goalkeeper Snedker as he makes England debut
Teenage Cobblers goalkeeper Dean Snedker made his international debut for the England under 19s tonight (Tues).Snedker came on as a late substitute for Sunderland’s Jordan Pickford as England beat...
View ArticleNorthampton revealed as 11th in UK in best for business survey
Northampton has been highlighted as one of the top towns in the UK for business in a new survey.The town was ranked 11th out of 74 towns and cities and praised for its “relatively diverse local...
View ArticleBig Brother couple blame Northamptonshire conman ‘The Silver Fox’ for divorce
A Big Brother couple have blamed their divorce on a Northamptonshire conman who tricked them into filming a bogus reality TV show he had dreamt up.Mario Marconi and Lisa Appleton, who were on the...
View ArticleJudge throws out appeal by man whose violent attack ended a policeman’s career
A MAN from Northampton who attacked and injured an experienced frontline police officer, ending his career in the process, has lost his appeal against sentence.A judge sitting at Northampton Crown...
View ArticleNorthampton Town ready to rest players for Rochdale game
Aidy Boothroyd has hinted he may rest some members of his Cobblers team for the visit of Rochdale to Sixfields on Saturday (3pm kick-off).Town, eighth in npower League Two, play host to a Dale side...
View ArticleMercedes new boy Hamilton shrugs off debut crash as ‘a blip’
Lewis Hamilton is itching to climb back into his Mercedes following a debut accident he has described as nothing more than “a blip”.In terms of a learning curve with his new Brackley-based team, these...
View ArticleNSB one step closer to Twickenham after cup win
Northampton School for Boys moved to within a whisker of a dream final at Twickenham after a “titanic” win last night in the Daily Mail Cup.The Billing Road school’s under-18s side defeated King’s...
View ArticleNorthampton’s HMV safe from closure
Northampton’s HMV store will not be one of the 66 to close over the coming months, the ailing music business’s administrators said today.The administrators of the music chain, which has 220 stores in...
View ArticleNorthampton Town to offer contract to former Port Vale and Barnsley defender
The Cobblers will offer a contract to utility defender Lee Collins in the ‘next few days’, manager Aidy Boothroyd has confirmed.Collins, who was released by Barnsley in January, played for a Town...
View ArticleTITANS BASKETBALL: Weakened Titans still too strong for Warriors
Titans turned in a strong performance to sink Shropshire 92-45 at the Northampton Academy in this EBL Under 14 Boys Midlands Conference clash.Following a convincing win, but not their best performance...
View ArticleTon-up Carter cashes in on hungry carp
WATER temperatures are rising – hard though it may be to believe – bringing more and more hungry carp into feeding mode.At Osprey’s Lakeside do, Sunday, Mark Carter topped the ‘ton’ with 102lb on...
View ArticleNORTHANTS BASKETBALL CLUB: Yates seals last-gasp win for Thunder
Thunder men retained their unbeaten record and top place in the VCARS Division Four Midland Conference table, but not without a serious scare as they won 67-66.Third-placed Bromsgrove were leading...
View ArticleMCC place for Old Northamptonians bowler Babar
Old Northamptonians’ seamer Afaq Babar will be part of the MCC Young Cricketers squad in 2013.The 21-year-old, who has made a number of appearances for Northamptonshire 2nd XI, is one of 18 cricketers...
View ArticleNorthants bowler Stone takes the positives from drawn series for England
Olly Stone was keen to talk up the positives after captaining England Under-19s to a Test series draw with their South African counterparts.It had looked like being a better outcome for the side...
View ArticleRecord £55,000 raised at Cycle 4 Cynthia in 2012
Pedal power helped raise a record £55,000 at last year’s Cycle for Cynthia charity ride.The impressive figure was revealed at the awards ceremony for the 2012 event, which was held at Franklin’s...
View ArticleCOMBINATION FOOTBALL: Junior Cup agony for Brixworth
Brixworth All Saints will feel their NFA Junior Cup semi-final defeat at the hands of Cogenhoe United Reserves was a huge opprtunity squandered.The Combination Premier Division side went out 4-1 after...
View ArticlePositive Hamilton determined to clock up some serious miles for Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton will return to the cockpit of his Mercedes tomorrow determined to clock up the miles following a wretched start to his career with the team.Hamilton managed just 15 laps on his track...
View ArticleSaints skipper Hartley: I can handle Ireland wind-up merchants
England hooker Dylan Hartley insists he will be able to handle the wind-up merchants when he heads to Dublin for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations game against Ireland.Hartley was banned for eight weeks after...
View ArticlePrincess Anne hails “clever” new police cells in Northampton
The Princess Royal has congratulated Northamptonshire Police on the opening of the force’s “clever” new cell block as part of a visit to the Criminal Justice Centre today.Princess Anne visited the new...
View ArticleRacecourse flasher exposed himself to woman walking her dog
Police are hunting a man who indecently exposed himself to a woman walking her dog on Northampton’s Racecourse.The incident happened some time between 8.05am and 8.20am yesterday, next to the copse...
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