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Old Scouts see off Harborough to seal sixth win on bounce
Old Scouts extended their winning run to six as they hung on for a deserved 13-12 win against Market Harborough.Although playing the better rugby throughout, Scouts did not take the lead until just 15...
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Time to call a halt to close season on rivers
WITH sewage-coloured rivers topping their banks and more wet stuff falling, it looks like another weekend’s running water sport down the tubes.But Elinor opens Saturday – quickly followed by most other...
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SUNDAY COMBINATION: Ryan gives it some Tapp as Cushion cruise
Ryan Tapp led the goal onslaught as Crown & Cushion strolled into the semi-finals of the Parker Cup with a 7-2 victory over Nene.Tapp struck twice alongside strikes from Justin Ayre, Grant Murphy,...
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Champions Staverton Park forced to wait for Cecil Leitch opener
Staverton Park will need to wait before beginning the defence of their Cecil Leitch crown as they travel to Peterborough Milton for their opening tie on April 20.By then, Milton would have already...
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MP Binley warns commissioner Simmonds wants to become ‘Tsar of Northamptonshire’
A Tory MP has hit out against plans to “merge” police and fire services in Northamptonshire, saying he fears police commissioner Adam Simmonds wants to “take over the world”.Brian Binley, MP for...
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Saints boss Mallinder expects Foden to feature at Worcester
Saints boss Jim Mallinder is optimistic Ben Foden will be able to play a part in Saturday’s game at Worcester.The England full-back missed last weekend’s 27-11 defeat to Gloucester after the RFU asked...
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Van driver arrested after fatal crash on M1 in Northamptonshire
A woman has died following a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the southbound carriageway of the M1 in Northamptonshire.The woman, who has not yet been formally identified, was a passenger in a...
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What’s for tea, daddy? It could be anything...
The perennial conundrum of what are we giving the kids for tea has taken an interesting new twist lately.From about 4.30pm onwards any adult in the vicinity of our kitchen is likely to be interrogated...
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Signs are there for a recovery
Have you seen them? They’ve been waited for a long time, but it’s just possible that the green shoots of recovery are now visible. What’s more, they’re not only economic – they’re social too. It might...
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Saints chairman Barwell wants to bring ‘old-fashioned rugby culture’ back to...
Saints chairman Leon Barwell wants to bring back the old-fashioned rugby club culture, starting at the season ticket holders forum on February 28.All 250 available tickets have been snapped up for the...
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Scathing view of a child about town centre
COUNCIL bosses have blamed rain for the drop in shoppers visiting Northampton town centre. To which Councillor David Palethorpe has retorted: “Balderdash”. It’s a remark with which I agree. I could not...
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Chron Comment: February 14
In the build up to the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in November last year there was speculation as to whether there would be any public interest.Indeed, there were questions over what this...
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MP’s Deep Purple face
We doubt The Guardian ever crosses the path of Mikey Ellis, but the member for Northampton North might like to know he was featured prominently in a recent piece in which Speaker John Bercow urged...
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Is (doomed) parish trying to stop Liam tweeting?
Call us obsessed, but (doomed) Wootton & East Hunsbury Parish Council is playing more funny games, this time making complaints about independent councillor Liam Costello’s tweets which may land him...
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Vertigo councillor?
Apparently there was no truth whatsoever in claims that The Mack suffered a touch of vertigo when he joined our own Wayne Bontoft for a tour of the Guildhall roof the other day. True, he did look a bit...
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Dowson admits Saints’ discipline has to improve at Worcester
Phil Dowson has urged Saints to be more streetwise when they take on Worcester Warriors on Saturday.Northampton suffered a 27-11 defeat at the hands of Gloucester last weekend, being made to pay for...
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Cobblers boss Boothroyd labels Sturrock ‘as good a coach as I have come up...
Cobbers boss Aidy Boothroyd rates Southend manager Paul Sturrock as being among the best coaches he has pitted his wits against.The two will go head-to-head at Roots Hall on Saturday (3pm kick-off) as...
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Drugs factory found in loft of former Northampton Borough Council surveyor
A FORMER property surveyor for Northampton Borough Council has told a court he set up a cannabis factory in his loft to help alleviate the pain of kidney stones.Robin Eddy, aged 34, of Westfield Road,...
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Driver cut from car following Northampton crash
A driver had to be cut out of their car following a crash in St James, Northampton on Friday morning.The police, fire and ambulance services were called to the accident outside the bus depot in Weedon...
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County prepared to go without if Copeland deal stalls
“If we can’t get someone in who will add value then we will do without.”So says Northamptonshire chief executive David Smith as the quest to fill the club’s overseas berth stretches into another...
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