Saints skipper Hartley hails Tigers’ Youngs ahead of final showdown
Dylan Hartley says he always knew England team-mate Tom Youngs would make a great hooker.The pair will go head to head on Saturday as Hartley’s Saints take on Youngs’ Leicester Tigers in the...
View ArticleDDC offer up food training courses
Those starting a new food business or wanting to improve their food hygiene rating can gain nationally recognised food safety training from Daventry District Council.Delivered by experienced...
View ArticleComic Ross films in Weedon
Comedian Ross Noble called in on Weedon last week as part of his cross-country visits to film a travel show.The Geordie stand up, who is a regular touring comedian and panelist on shows such as Have I...
View ArticleCollins says sorry to supporters for Northampton Town’s Wembley no-show
Defender Lee Collins has issued an apology to the Cobblers supporters following Saturday’s npower League Two play-off final capitulation at the hands of Bradford City.A 23,000-strong claret and white...
View ArticleCredit card scam warning
Northamptonshire police have been alerted to a credit card scam.They believe victims receive a call from somebody claiming to be a police officer, they are then advised that their credit card has been...
View ArticleBookies write off Cobblers’ title chances for next season
The Cobblers are as big as 18/1 with Skybet to win next season’s npower League Two title.Play-off losers are traditonally ranked as one of the front-runners in the following campaign’s outright...
View ArticleDaventry ‘spider park’ reopens after revamp
A children’s play area on the Headlands Estate reopened today following a revamp from Daventry District Council. The ‘Spider Park’ now has new climbing frames, roundabouts and swings for youngsters to...
View ArticleSaints stars Myler and Burrell get England call
Saints duo Stephen Myler and Luther Burrell have been added to the England squad for the tour of Uruguay and Argentina this summer.The Northampton pair, neither of whom have been capped by their...
View ArticleTonga’uiha urges Saints pack to provide platform for Twickenham glory
Soane Tonga’uiha says Saints’ forwards will face a ‘huge task’ to get the better of their Leicester Tigers’ counterparts this weekend.But the Tongan prop is confident he and his fellow Northampton...
View ArticlePlatt didn’t expect to start Cobblers’ Wembley clash
Cobblers striker Clive Platt says he was not expecting his shock call-up to the starting line-up for Saturday’s play-off debacle at Wembley.Manager Aidy Boothroyd dropped a couple of selection...
View ArticleWork begins to tackle danger on Daventry Road
Work began on Monday to make safe a dangerous stretch of road in Daventry. Parking bays are being painted along Thames Road, Tyne Road and Badby Road West, around the Grange Estate, in order to narrow...
View ArticleReferee Barnes aiming to avoid spotlight in Premiership final
Premiership final referee Wayne Barnes says he will be doing his best to steer clear of the limelight at Twickenham on Saturday.Barnes will be taking charge of his third consecutive grand final, and is...
View ArticleFlower club demonstrator to wow at monthly meeting
The Daventry and District flower club will welcome demonstrator Shirley Henderson to their meeting at the Abbey in Daventry on Thursday evening.She will interpret ‘a night on the town’ in flowers from...
View ArticleLangmead delighted to sign new Cobblers deal after ‘incredible year’
Kelvin Langmead has signed a new two-year contract with the Cobblers.And the Town skipper has immediately set his sights on helping the club to promotion next season.The 28-year-old is the first of the...
View ArticleOut-of-contract Guttridge wants to stay a Northampton Town player
Midfielder Luke Guttridge is hoping to still be a Cobblers player next season - but accepts his fate is completely in the hands of manager Aidy Boothroyd.The former Southend United man is one of 11...
View ArticleAkinfenwa posts a ‘goodbye’ to Northampton Town supporters
Adebayo Akinfenwa has hinted his time as a Northampton Town striker could be over.The powerful centre-forward, who was left out of the starting line-up for Saturday’s npower League Two play-off final,...
View ArticleDaventry officer in video to end homophobic hate crime
A Daventry police sergeant has featured in a video campaign to end homophobic hate crime and reduce suicide amongst young gay people.Sergeant Sam Dobbs, from the Daventry Safer Community Team, features...
View ArticleAkinfenwa one of seven Cobblers players released
Leading goalscorer Adebayo Akinfenwa is one of seven players who will not be offered extensions to their current contracts at the Cobblers.Akinfenwa, who scored 17 goals for the club during the 2012-13...
View ArticleCollins ready to ‘jump on board’ at Northampton Town next season
Defender Lee Collins has heaped praise on Cobblers manager Aidy Boothroyd and says he wants to ‘jump on board’ at Sixfields for next season.The former Port Vale defender was yesterday one of seven...
View ArticleRAF hurricane at village fair
The Woodford Halse Country Fair and Classic Car Rally will have a flypast by an RAF Hurricane this year. The event, on Saturday, June 8 runs from 1pm to 8pm at the Mill House in West Farndon. There...
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