RUGBY ROUND-UP: Double delight for Seymour and ONs as Peterborough are beaten
Rory Seymour scored two tries as Old Northamptonians sealed a league double over Peterborough at Billing Road.ONs built up a 30-15 lead with 20 minutes still to go, but failed to increase their...
View ArticleGame Review: Hitman Trilogy HD
The decision to bundle classic games together and reintroduce them in glorious high definition graphics and sound was one of the greatest decisions ever made in the current generation of video games....
View ArticleHeavy traffic predicted due to Saints and Cobblers kick-off clash
A clash in kick-off times between the Cobblers and the Saints is expected to lead to heavy traffic in the Sixfields area of Northampton on Saturday.Northampton Town fans are being urged to arrive early...
View ArticleOvernight road closures planned for section of motorway in Northamptonshire
Drivers are being warned to expect diversions if they are travelling via the Catthorpe interchange in Northamptonshire later this month.The Highways Agency is planning to resurface four sections of...
View ArticleScheme will guide lost Northamptonshire dementia sufferers back home
A scheme is to be launched in Northamptonshire that uses volunteers to return people with dementia home if they get lost.The Neighbourhood Return scheme aims to sign up significant numbers of...
View ArticleTen construction workers from Northampton were blacklisted
At least 10 workers from Northampton and another four from across the county were placed on an illegal blacklist which looked at the backgrounds of thousands of construction workers before they were...
View ArticleSaints linked with move for former England fly-half Goode
Saints are understood to be one of six clubs interested in signing Worcester Warriors’ former England fly-half Andy Goode.Goode, who turns 33 in April, will not be offered a new deal at Sixways when...
View ArticleSUNDAY COMBINATION ROUND-UP: Seven-up for Monks Park as they book place in...
Monks Park WMC will face Standens Barn in this year’s NFA Sunday Cup final after both teams came out victorious in their semi-final ties.Park were involved in an 11-goal thriller with fellow...
View ArticleChristmas Next voucher signed by ‘gran and granpa’ found on Northampton thief
A stolen gift card for a high street store, which was given to the victim of a car break-in by their grandparents, has been found on a thief.Officers stopped the man in Lutterworth Road, in Abington,...
View ArticleLondon Irish ace Joseph reassures Saints fans over ‘professional’ Corbisiero
Jonathan Joseph insists Northampton Saints are getting the best professional in English rugby next season in the form of Alex Corbisiero.It was announced last month that loosehead prop Corbisiero will...
View ArticleTeen left disabled after being hit by car told she could be partially...
Lawyers representing a Northamptonshire teenager left disabled after being hit by a car have said the fact she could now be held partially responsible for the accident is ‘bizarre’.Silverstone...
View ArticleDowson’s our Ray Lewis, says America ace Samu
Samu Manoa says Phil Dowson is Saints’ answer to inspirational Super Bowl-winning star Ray Lewis.USA international Manoa is a big American football fan and watched Baltimore Ravens beat San Francisco...
View ArticleViolence crackdown to focus on Towcester and Brackley
Police are to carry out high visibility patrols in Towcester and Brackley this weekend in a bid to stamp out violent crime in the two towns.Officers will target late-night drinkers in the town centres...
View ArticleSaints lock Day suspended for three weeks
Saints lock Christian Day has been suspended for three weeks by an RFU disciplinary panel for stamping on an opponent during last Saturday’s LV= Cup match at Exeter, the RFU has confirmed.The player...
View ArticleSaints star Wood moves to No.8 for Ireland showdown
Saints star Tom Wood will start at No.8 for England in the Six Nations clash with Ireland on Sunday.Wood, who started at six in the 38-18 win against Scotland last weekend, moves to eight to cover for...
View ArticleUCL PREVIEW: Dropping to division one has rejuvenated Spencer, says boss Stone
Boss Ben Stone believes life in UCL Division One has rejuvenated Spencer.The Millers took voluntary demotion from the UCL top tier at the end of last season and have so far enjoyed a successful season...
View ArticleTory MP for Northampton launches attack on ‘embarrassed’ Prime Minister
Conservative MP, Brian Binley, has launched another attack on David Cameron, claiming the Prime Minister is ‘embarrassed’ by some of his party members.The outspoken MP for Northampton South has become...
View ArticleCobblers ‘fend off’ clubs to sign former Vale defender Collins
The Cobblers have signed former Port Vale and Barnsley defender Lee Collins.And boss Aidy Boothroyd has revealed that the Cobblers had to ‘fend off’ a number of clubs to secure the signing of a player...
View ArticleFoden out of Gloucester clash as RFU ask for him to be rested
Ben Foden has been left out of Saints’ matchday squad to face Gloucester on Saturday – at the request of the RFU.The full-back was released by England earlier this week, but will play no part in the...
View ArticleCounty seconds open with Middlesex clash
Northamptonshire’s second string will start their 2013 campaign against Middlesex in early April.Phil Rowe’s side travel to Radlett on April 9 to face the Londoners in a Second XI Trophy encounter.The...
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