Long Buckby road to close to bridge repairs
ROADWORKS will shut the road between Long Buckby Wharf and Long Buckby.Repair work needs to be carried out on the rail bridge at Long Buckby Wharf, and the road will need to be closed between 9am and...
View ArticleNorthampton Town chairman Cardoza reveals Akinfenwa transfer activity
Cobblers chairman David Cardoza has confirmed there was a lot more to the situation involving striker Adebayo Akinfenwa in the January transfer window than was made public.But Cardoza said the club...
View ArticleMP addresses neonatal care
Daventry MP Chris Heaton Harris highlighted issues facing the care of premature babies in a debate in the House of Commons this month.Mr Heaton Harris held the debate on February 6 to raise his...
View ArticleTheatre review: Goodnight Mister Tom
In this day and age when the majority of parents watch constantly over their children and keep them close, it is difficult to imagine how different things were for wartime evacuees.During World War Two...
View ArticlePolice and fire services in Northamptonshire commit to work together
A commitment for closer working between Northamptonshire County Council’s fire and rescue service and Northamptonshire Police has been announced today (Wednesday).Both organisations already work in...
View ArticleMallinder says Saints owe supporters a performance at Worcester
Jim Mallinder says Saints owe their fans a big performance at Sixways on Saturday.And he is using the club’s famous Heineken Cup win at Ulster back in December as inspiration.Northampton slumped to a...
View ArticleSkipper Langmead admits Cobblers need some promotion favours
Kelvin Langmead admits the Cobblers will need a few favours from elsewhere during the npower League Two promotion run-in.Town slipped out of the play-off places after Tuesday night’s results produced...
View ArticleNorthampton Saints lock Sorenson agrees to join Bristol
Saints lock Mark Sorenson says he’s looking forward to a new challenge – after agreeing to sign for Bristol.The 33-year-old, who joined Northampton from Newcastle in 2010, will move to the Championship...
View ArticleSaints 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...
View ArticleDriving day held as more die on roads
A motoring group is holding a free event to tackle the increasing number of fatal road accidents in Northamptonshire.Northamptonshire Advanced Motorists (NAM) said there were almost double the number...
View ArticleSaints 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...
View ArticleWoman dies in M1 crash near Daventry
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...
View ArticleDowson 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...
View ArticleCobblers 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...
View ArticleU-turn welcomed by headteachers
Schools in the Daventry area have welcomed a Government u-turn over controversial plans to scrap and replace GCSE exams.The education secretary Michael Gove announced he was abandoning his proposed...
View ArticleCouncil agrees to give electric cars a boost
Daventry could soon have an electric vehicle charging point installed after councillors backed the scheme on Thursday.Daventry District Council’s strategy group discussed the proposal to install a...
View ArticleSOUTHERN LEAGUE: Oddy rues ‘nightmare’ time for Woodford United
Paul Oddy has revealed Woodford United will go into Saturday’s game at Byfield Road against Guildford City (ko 3pm) without having trained this week.And the joint-boss admits the current situation at...
View ArticleUCL: Goodwin says Buckby have score to settle with Shepshed
Boss Scott Goodwin says Long Buckby have a score to settle when they go to Shepshed Dynamo on Saturday.The Bucks were beaten 5-0 in the reverse fixture back in October, a result Goodwin labelled...
View ArticleSOUTHERN LEAGUE: Daventry facing a fixtures headache
Daventry Town are facing a fixture backlog which could hit their chances of claiming a top five slot in Division One Central and a place in the promotion play-offs.Town have seen another two home...
View ArticleRUGBY: Winning weekend for Daventry and Buckby
James Heath scored a hat-trick of tries as Daventry beat Mens Own 38-19 to move up to sixth in the Midlands Division Three East (South) table.It was the All Blacks’ fourth league win in a row, with...
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