Wilson unconcerned at Saints’ underdog tag ahead of Saracens semi-final
Utility back James Wilson has shrugged off the fact Saints go into Sunday’s Aviva Premiership semi-final at Saracens as underdogs.The New Zealander accepts that Sarries will be strong favourites to...
View ArticlePromotion is all that matters to Cobblers striker Akinfenwa
Cobblers top-scorer Adebayo Akinfenwa says he will happily sacrifice personal goal scoring glory for the team to win promotion at Wembley on May 18.Town will take on Bradford City in the npower League...
View ArticleGoal hero Guttridge: Cobblers have done nothing yet
Luke Guttridge might have scored the goal that helped secure the Cobblers’ place in the npower League Two play-off final but the midfielder is keen to stress the team has achieved nothing yet....
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd ready for ‘strange’ Wembley showdown with home-town...
Aidy Boothroyd admits it will be a strange experience taking on his home town club Bradford City in the npower League Two play-off final. And the Cobblers boss has warned the Bantams his players will...
View ArticleCharity store appeals for donations
The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance is calling on the residents of Daventry to get spring cleaning their wardrobes and donating any unwanted items.The air ambulance charity receives no...
View ArticlePolice appoint new assistant chief constable
A new Assistant Chief Constable for Northamptonshire Police was appointed last week with responsibility for specialist crime and operations.Russ Foster will join the Force from Derbyshire Police, where...
View ArticleMotorbike and car in serious road accident
A rider sustained serious injuries after his motorcycle collided with a car on Friday (May 3).Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision which took place at around 7.40am on...
View ArticleCyclist seriously injured in accident
A cyclist sustained serious injures following a road traffic accident on Sunday (May 5).Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision which took place at around 8.05am on Holdenby Road, between...
View ArticleSeven cars damaged in Brixworth
Sharp instruments were used to scratch along the side of seven parked cars in Brixworth on Sunday (May 5).The cars were damaged in Broad Street between 1am and 1.30am with the offenders described as a...
View ArticleMercey says history counts for nothing ahead of Saracens showdown
Tom Mercey has told his Saints team-mates to forget the past when they travel to Saracens in the Premiership semi-final play-offs on Sunday.Northampton will head to Allianz Park looking to end a run of...
View ArticleBradford striker Wells: ‘I’ll score twice against the Cobblers’
Bradford City striker Nahki Wells is confident he will continue his excellent goalscoring record against the Cobblers when the teams meet at Wembley in the npower League Two play-off final.In what is...
View ArticleAyckbourn classic is a hit
A COMEDY of errors comes to the stage with this classic Alan Ayckbourn play.Relatively Speaking tells the tale of a young man called Greg who has decided that Ginny is the girl she wants to be with....
View ArticleTwo children attacked in Daventry
A 16-year-old girl and one 14-year-old boy were attacked in Daventry over the weekend.The first incident happened on the footpath between Welton Road and Northern Way at around 7.30pm on Friday May 3....
View ArticleCinema day set for town park
An outdoor cinema will be set up again at Daventry Country Park for one weekend this summer showing family films. Daventry town and district councils have worked together on the project, which will...
View ArticleSaints star Wood to skipper England on Argentina tour
Saints flanker Tom Wood has been named England captain for this summer’s tour of Argentina.Wood is one of six current Northampton players in the Red Rose squad, with Calum Clark, Paul Doran-Jones,...
View ArticleVillage library garden to open
Avid readers now have somewhere to sit in the sun thanks the Long Buckby Library Supporters Group.The garden, which was badly overgrown, will officially open on Sunday, May 12 with a ribbon cutting at...
View Article£15m price tag for luxury county hotel
Fawsley Hall, a Grade I-listed country house and luxury hotel near Daventry, has been put up for sale for £15 million.Dating back to the Tudor period, Fawsley Hall comprises a range of properties,...
View ArticleSetbacks have made Wood strong enough to be England skipper, says Mallinder
Jim Mallinder believes Tom Wood’s injury setbacks have helped the Saints flanker gather the strength to become England captain.Wood, who missed out on a place in the British & Irish Lions squad,...
View ArticleNorthampton Town boss Boothroyd hails retiring Ferguson as ‘the best there’s...
Aidy Boothroyd says the retirement of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will deprive the sport of one of its most humble men and its greatest ever achiever.Boothroyd revealed Ferguson, who...
View ArticleSkipper Langmead says Northampton are in good shape for Wembley
Skipper Kelvin Langmead knows the Cobblers are in for a tough npower League Two play-off final against Bradford City at Wembley next weekend.But he believes he and his team-mates are in good shape to...
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