Fotuali’i whets appetite of Saints supporters in Lions game
Kahn Fotuali’i whetted the appetite of the Saints faithful as he scored a superb try in the Barbarians’ 59-8 defeat to the Lions on Saturday.The Samoan scrum-half, who joins Northampton from Ospreys...
View ArticleHall’s good form continues in Hampshire stalemate
Andrew Hall struck his second century in consecutive County Championship games as Division Two leaders Northamptonshire’s clash with Hampshire predictably petered out into a draw.Hall, who also made a...
View ArticleSuccess for ballet dancers
Two ballerinas from the LoveBallet Dance Studio in Daventry will perform for the English Youth Ballet’s performance of Swan Lake in Oxford in September. Aidan Lesingham and Phoebe Willetts competed...
View ArticleUncertain future for Danetre clinic
A consultation on the future of the podiatry clinic at Danetre Hospital in Daventry has been launched by the NHS.The step has caused some patients to question if the NHS wants to cut the service from...
View ArticleOfficial opening for village’s pocket park
A new pocket park in Weedon will be officially opened next week by the children of the village’s primary school.Weedon Bec’s Pocket Park will be opened on Thursday June 6, with the ceremony starting at...
View ArticleSaints star Dickson on England mission
Lee Dickson is a man on a mission – he wants his England shirt back.The Saints scrum-half has jetted off on the Red Rose’s summer tour to Uruguay and Argentina, and has revealed he is determined to end...
View ArticleCobblers chairman Cardoza confident boss Boothroyd will stay at Sixfields
Chairman David Cardoza is confident Aidy Boothroyd will be staying as Cobblers manager for the new season - unless a big club comes calling.Boothroyd’s managerial stock has risen over the past 18...
View ArticleWakely century steers Steelbacks to Tunbridge triumph
Northamptonshire’s limited overs revival continued apace as they claimed a third consecutive win, by 29 runs, at Tunbridge Wells.Alex Wakely’s maiden one century was the highlight of another solid...
View ArticleSaints players star as England win in Uruguay
A Saints-inspired England earned a 41-21 win over a CONSUR XV in Montevideo on Sunday night.Ben Foden, twice, Tom Wood and Harlequins-bound Paul Doran-Jones dotted down and Stephen Myler added six...
View ArticleDaventry Over 50s to meet police commissioner
Daventry’s over fifties will get the chance to question Northamptonshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner Adam Simmonds next week.On Tuesday June 4 the Daventry and District Over Fifties Forum (DOF)...
View ArticlePigeonhole moves to ‘perfect’ home
Pigeonhole in Daventry opened for business again on Saturday after moving premises in just eight short weeks.The boutique emporium faced closure in March after high rent levels in the previous...
View ArticleNorthampton Saints sign former Leeds and Rotherham prop
Saints have signed former Leeds and Rotherham prop Gareth Denman to bolster the club’s options in the front-row department.The 22-year-old tighthead has a wealth of experience of first-team rugby at...
View ArticleSaints hooker Hartley should ‘seek professional help’, says Quinlan
Former Ireland flanker Alan Quinlan believes Saints hooker Dylan Hartley needs professional help to deal with the temperament issue that has cost him a place on the current British & Irish Lions...
View ArticleNCL ROUND-UP: Cory and Khawaja are too hot for Horton to handle
Martyn Cory and Zaakir Khawaja turned on the batting style as Old Northamptonians thrashed Horton House by 190 runs in the Northants League Premier Division on Saturday.Cory led the way for the Billing...
View ArticleGuided bird walk at Daventry Country Park
On Saturday June 8 there will be a free guided bird walk at Daventry Country Park.Organised by the Friends of Daventry Country Park the walk gives visitors a chance to enjoy the surroundings of the...
View ArticleIt’s all coming together for Northants skipper Wakely
Alex Wakely feels that the difference between now and then is winning the crucial moments.The Steelbacks captain, who notched his maiden century in List A cricket, led his side to their third...
View ArticleSaints star Foden glad to be back in England colours
Ben Foden admitted it was good to be back in England colours after grabbing two tries in the first game of their South America tour on Sunday.The Saints full-back dotted down twice in the clash with...
View ArticleCockerill charged by RFU for conduct during Saints clash
Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has been charged by the RFU for his conduct during the Premiership grand final clash with Saints.Cockerill is alleged to have used obscene, inappropriate and/or...
View ArticleSaints signing Corbisiero says he’s ‘in the best shape’ of his life
Alex Corbisiero is angry at being written off as an injury liability, and is determined to prove the doubters wrong as he gears up for England’s first Test against Argentina on Saturday and a new...
View ArticleCobblers considering foreign loans for young trio
The Cobblers are considering sending young trio Dean Snedker, Claudio Dias and David Moyo out on loans to foreign leagues that operate summer schedules.Aidy Boothroyd mentioned Ireland - whose...
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