VIEW FROM THE BLUES: Skipper Wakely deserves huge credit as Steelbacks close...
So, just three Twenty20 games to look at this week and with two to go, the Steelbacks are a win away from the quarter-finals, and that is something very few people thought possible back in April. The...
View ArticleDickens learning a lot from Saints promotion
Alan Dickens says he learned a lot from his promotion to Saints’ first-team coaching staff last season.Dickens took up a role alongside Jim Mallinder and Dorian West following the departure of...
View ArticleGlamorgan anticipating record crowd for visit of Steelbacks in T20
Glamorgan are hoping to attract a record 10,000 crowd to the SWALEC Stadium for their Friends Life t20 clash with Northants Steelbacks on Friday night.The match sees Midlands/West/Wales group leaders...
View ArticleWilley likely to miss Cardiff encounter
A reshuffling of the pack could be in order for the Steelbacks as they close in on a quarter-final place in the Friends Life t20.Alex Wakely’s side travel to Cardiff tomorrow (Friday) to face Glamorgan...
View ArticleFrench day in aid of DACT to celebrate Tour
Four managers from the Coventry Building Society cycling 550 miles called into the Daventry branch this week.The team set off on Monday to cycle to every one of the building society’s 70 branches over...
View ArticleMidfielder Deegan signs one-year deal with the Cobblers
Boss Aidy Boothroyd says new signing Gary Deegan will add ‘bite and aggression’ to the Cobblers midfield after the Irishman agreed a one-year deal at Sixfields.The former Coventry City and Hibernian...
View ArticleBoothroyd admits Cobblers are not yet ready for the new season
Aidy Boothroyd has admitted he does not feel his Cobblers squad is currently ready to start the Sky Bet League Two season.The club remain in the market for another centre-forward despite signing former...
View ArticleEx-Newcastle striker Hooper plans to bring ‘goals and magic’ to Cobblers
Striker JJ Hooper hopes to contribute ‘goals and magic’ when he is given his chance to shine in the Cobblers first team.The 19-year-old signed an initial one-year contract prior to the game at Corby...
View ArticleJust 8 per cent turn out for vote
Only eight per cent of voters turned out to the polls on Thursday, July 26.Electors on the town’s Hill Ward were asked to select a new member of the town council.The result was:Keith Simpson...
View ArticleAzharullah shines as a last eight place is booked
A place in the last eight of the Friends Life t20 was up for grabs for Northamptonshire in Cardiff this evening and all went to plan as they got the better of Glamorgan by six wickets.It could be...
View ArticleWakely showers praise on matchwinner White
Alex Wakely hailed the effort of Cameron White as the Steelbacks secured a place in the last eight of the Friends Life t20.The Australian made an undefeated 71 as the visitors eased past the hosts who...
View ArticleMP joins fight to re-open cardiac unit
Daventry’s MP is backing a campaign to re-open the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Danetre Hospital.Chris Heaton-Harris joined almost 40 concerned residents at a meeting in Flore last week where he...
View ArticleJim announces his retirement from school
A school teacher who has spent 32 years at the same school has retired.Jim Davis joined the Danetre and Southbrook Learning Village (DSLV) in 1981 when it was called Southbrook Comprehensive School. He...
View ArticleElementary outdoor show
AN open-air show featuring one of the greatest fictional detectives will be coming to Canons Ashby next month.The critically acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company have devised the Sherlock Holmes show...
View ArticleMidfielder Deegan dominates as Cobblers see off Stoke youngsters
New signing Gary Deegan turned in a classy performance as Cobblers claimed a 2-1 win over a Stoke City development side at Sixfields.Deegan, who penned a permanent Town contract on Thursday, ran the...
View ArticleNorthampton Town boss Boothroyd pleased with Stoke workout
Aidy Boothroyd declared himself pleased with Cobblers’ 2-1 win over Stoke City’s development side, but admitted a 5-4 scoreline might have been a fairer reflection of the game.Town prevailed in a game...
View ArticleMaking quilts in aid of charity
People at The Bramble Patch have been making quilts for Project Linus.The volunteers made the quilts on Tuesday last week and is designed to help babies, toddlers, older children and teenagers.
View ArticleMore cuts will pose ‘challenge’ to police
A report has highlighted Northamptonshire Police as one of five forces that will struggle to cope with further budget cuts.The report from HMIC says Northants Police has ‘significant performance...
View ArticleDaventry academy needs improvement
An academy in Daventry has been judged as needing improvement following the latest report released by Government inspectors.The Danetre and Southbrook Learning Village (DSLV) made up of the nursery,...
View ArticleBoothroyd wants to see More of Cobblers trialist Josh
Aidy Boothroyd says he is keen to take another look at Corby Town striker Josh Moreman.Moreman played 60 minutes - during which he was given a chance on the wing and up front - in Cobblers’ 2-1 win...
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