Man arrested after garages searched in Daventry.
A man was arrested on Thursday, April 18, in Daventry after a joint police operation on Daventry’s Southbrook estate.Following concerns about nuisance raised by local residents, officers from Daventry...
View ArticleTwo changes for Saints as May and van Velze step up for Sale showdown
Saints have made two changes to their team to face Sale Sharks at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday with George Pisi and Samu Manoa nursing injuries.Tom May and GJ van Velze are the men to come in, with...
View ArticleTom Vickers’ Saints v Sale preview: Prop idols aim to go out with a bang
Saints will be out to banish any anxieties of another sad day at The Stoop when they take on Sale on Saturday evening.Jim Mallinder’s men, as has been pointed out by the boss and scrum-half Lee Dickson...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Port Vale v Northampton preview: Motivation not an issue
At this time of the season, the concept of motivation is one that is applied to every football team in varying degrees and for a multitude of reasons.In npower League Two, the clubs at the top are...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd says Port Vale are worthy title challengers
Aidy Boothroyd feels Port Vale are fully deserving of their place as challengers for the npower League Two title this season.Vale will be promoted with just a draw against Town on their own ground on...
View ArticlePort Vale boss Adams: We won’t freeze against Northampton
Port Vale boss Micky Adams is backing his team to be inspired by a sell-out Vale Park in tomorrow’s big npower League Two clash with the Cobblers.Fewer than 2,000 tickets are now available for home...
View ArticleSaints confirm signing of Kiwi pair Dickson and Verbakel
Saints have raided New Zealand to complete the double signing of Glenn Dickson and Rob Verbakel.The duo will move to Franklin’s Gardens from Otago this summer, joining the likes of Alex Corbisiero and...
View ArticleDickson and Verbakel will add extra dimension to Saints squad, says Mallinder
Jim Mallinder says new signings Glenn Dickson and Rob Verbakel will add an extra dimension to the Saints squad.The Otago duo have put pen to paper at Franklin’s Gardens, becoming Northampton’s fifth...
View ArticleCounty college offers free apprenticeships
Students aged 16 to 23 are being offered free apprenticeships as part of an initiative to improve employment rates in the area.The decision comes after financial costs were found to be the main barrier...
View ArticleEx-pupils invited to mark centenary
Staff at St James Infant School are inviting ex-pupils back in May to celebrate the school’s centenary. Anyone with old school photographs or memorabilia is invited to get in touch with Debbie Tucker...
View ArticleDebut heralds Daventry teen’s footballing ambition
A Daventry teenager has fulfilled a lifelong ambition after making his professional football debut.Seventeen-year-old Ryan Haynes made his first start for Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday...
View ArticleBoothroyd: Nicholls’ injury was down to striker’s bravery
Aidy Boothroyd says Alex Nicholls is ‘as brave as a lion’ - but that it was that quality that led to him breaking his leg against Port Vale in October.Town play Port Vale this afternoon (ko 3pm) and...
View ArticleSaints boss Mallinder wary of relaxed and ‘dangerous’ Sale
Jim Mallinder believes it’s hard to know how Sale will approach Saturday’s game at Saints.The Sharks secured Premiership survival last weekend, meaning the pressure is now off for the final two games...
View ArticleWilley stars as Essex are dismantled
David Willey led the way as Northamptonshire’s County Championship campaign clicked smoothly into gear with an innings and nine-run thumping of Essex.Fresh from a momentum changing 76 in the hosts’...
View ArticlePeters rapt as County win in style
Northamptonshire captain Stephen Peters now has a victory to his name and he admitted to be delighted with the style in which it was accomplished.Peters’ former county, Essex, were dispatched by an...
View ArticlePlans win go-ahead for new mental health service
Plans for a new building in Daventry for the mental health service MIND have been given approval following a meeting.Daventry District Council’s (DDC) strategy group met on Thursday last week to...
View ArticleImprovement plan for one estate road in Daventry
The reduction of a carriageway on the Stefen Hill Estate should help to prevent speeding on the road.County Highways engineers plan to reline the cycle ways and central white line on Christchurch Drive...
View ArticleIn-form Northants star Willey says there is still more to come
David Willey has said that he isn’t entirely happy with the way he’s been bowling, despite playing a key role in the three-day thrashing of Essex.The all-rounder recorded match figures of eight for 110...
View ArticleDiamond admits Sale were undone ‘physically and mentally’ by Saints
Sale boss Steve Diamond says his side couldn’t handle the psychological battle with Saints.And he admitted it was tough to keep his players’ heads on the job after they secured survival ahead of their...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Port Vale v Cobblers view and player ratings: Town rise to...
Saturday’s game at Port Vale was the perfect dress rehearsal for the high-pressure environment of the play-offs that awaits the Cobblers.And on this evidence they are well equipped to deal with the...
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