Astra is a value family hatchback
Vauxhall hopes that a package of smart styling revisions will keep its Astra family hatch competitive with tough competition in the Focus and Golf sector. Add in the brand’s usual vast range of engines...
View ArticlePolice commissioner urges action over attacks on guide dogs
THE police commissioner for Northamptonshire has urged action over attacks on guide dogs used by people with visibility problems.Northamptonshire police and crime commissioner Adam Simmonds is asking...
View ArticleMore craft fayres are on the cards
FURTHER craft fayres will be taking place in a village following on from an inaugural event last year.The success of the fayre, which was held in Weedon Bec Village Hall in November, has prompted...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Aldershot v Cobblers view and player ratings: An evening of...
The Cobblers probably didn’t think they were about to embark of a voyage of discovery when they set off for Aldershot on Tuesday morning.Although, the winter wasteland that provided the backdrop to the...
View ArticleBoothroyd calls for focus as Cobblers break into promotion places
Aidy Boothroyd insists he will not be distracted from the Cobblers’ immediate concerns despite the club breaking into the npower League Two automatic promotion places.Town went third with Tuesday...
View ArticleMallinder’s dismay as Clark is ruled out of Six Nations
Jim Mallinder says he is really disappointed that Calum Clark will be forced to miss the Six Nations through injury.But the Saints boss has backed his player to come back stronger from the shoulder...
View ArticlePrison terms handed out to criminal family
AN ORGANISED crime family has been sentenced to more than 10 years for cultivating a large amount of cannabis.Four men pleaded guilty at Northampton Crown Court on Friday, January 18 to the production...
View ArticleMadcap show lifts the new year blues
Review: The Ladykillers at Milton Keynes Theatre.A SHOW full of mad musicians, a robbery, little old ladies and a diseased parrott is the recipe for a mad night of entertainment.Based on the Ealing...
View ArticleCabinet backing given for A45 bypass at Flore
THE cabinet at Northamptonshire County Council has backed a preferred route for the proposed Weedon and Flore bypass.At a meeting last week the cabinet gave it’s approval to the Option A route –...
View ArticleSchool turns to social media to beat weather
ONE of the first impacts of the snowy weather was on the local schools.Most shut early on Friday and remained closed on Monday.At Weedon Bec Primary headteacher Anthony Withyman and the rest of the...
View ArticleWedding venue wins awards
DODMOOR House at Dodford has been named as the best wedding venue in England in the national wedding awards.As well as the national venue award, Dodmoor House’s website – www.dodmoorhouse.co.uk also...
View ArticleNorthampton Saints sign Ospreys star Fotuali’i
Saints have completed the signing of Samoan scrum-half Kahn Fotuali’i.The Ospreys No.9, who terrorised Leicester Tigers in a recent Heineken Cup match, will move to Franklin’s Gardens this...
View ArticleCarlisle: Cobblers perfectly placed for promotion push
Clarke Carlisle believes the Cobblers are in a ‘great position’ in npower League Two and perfectly placed to maintain their promotion push in the season’s second half.Town went third in the division on...
View ArticleBoothroyd had Cobblers players ‘mentally prepared’ for Aldershot snow
Cobblers goalscorers Chris Hackett and Clarke Carlisle have revealed there was never a doubt in the mind of manager Aidy Boothroyd that the Aldershot game would go ahead - at least, not publicly.Town...
View ArticleSaints boss Mallinder understands fans’ frustrations
Jim Mallinder admits he can understand the frustration of the Saints fans.But he says the club’s management team are working hard to get the best out of their charges.There have been grumblings of...
View ArticleTown has high adoption rates
ACTIVELY seeking adoptive parents in Daventry is just one reason for a 30 per cent rise in the number of children being adopted across Northamptonshire.County councillors say they have taken measures...
View ArticlePolice condemn snowball pelting
A POLICE officer has described anti-social behaviour in Long Buckby as ‘mindless aggression’ following an alleged snowball attack in the village last week.One person has been arrested and released on...
View ArticleVillage school gets a good grade
A VILLAGE primary school has been judged good with outstanding features in a latest government report.Yelvertoft Primary School was awarded the grade Good overall by the schools inspection body Ofsted...
View ArticleFoden included in strong Saints side for Gloucester clash
Ben Foden has been released by England and will start for Saints against Gloucester on Saturday.And there is more good news for Northampton as Christian Day makes his comeback from the ankle injury...
View ArticleCounty council looks to merge services to cut down on costs
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE County Council (NCC) is working with another local authority to create a system to save both councils money.NCC has teamed up with Cambridgeshire County Council to create a joint...
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