Driver left scene after crash in Daventry
A moped rider was left injured after a crash in which the other motorist drove off in Daventry.The incident happened on Sunday July 28. At about 10am, on the roundabout near the Icon building on...
View ArticleDDC votes to not support living wage
COUNCILLORS voted not to pay their staff a living wage on Thursday last week.The issue had been raised by the opposition Labour group on Daventry District Council but at the meeting last week the...
View ArticleArtemyev has recipe for Saints sevens success
Saints will have a sevens specialist in their ranks when they take to the field at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night.Wing Vasily Artemyev has spent the summer playing the shortened form of the game,...
View ArticleBoothroyd happy with Cobblers’ mix of youth and experience
Aidy Boothroyd believes he has put together the perfect blend of youth and experience as the Cobblers prepare to kick off the new Sky Bet League Two season.Town play their first game of the campaign at...
View ArticleWin tickets to Steelbacks’ Friends Life t20 showdown with Durham
Northants Steelbacks have set up a mouthwatering Friends Life t20 quarter-final clash with Durham - and you could be there.We’ve teamed up with the tournament sponsors to offer you and three friends...
View ArticleCounty fightback after Marshall masterclass
Northamptonshire will be especially pleased to have Trent Copeland back in their ranks if day one of the LV= County Championship clash with Gloucestershire is anything to go by.The Australian returns...
View ArticleHosts’ fightback impresses returning Peters
Stephen Peters paid tribute to the character of his team following a good fightback on day one of the LV= County Championship clash with Gloucestershire.The visitors collapsed from a very strong...
View ArticleCollins shines, but Saints fail to make sevens finals day
Tom Collins lit up the JP Morgan Sevens Series at Franklin’s Gardens - despite Saints’ failure to advance to finals day.The 19-year-old utility back grabbed three scores and also made a number of...
View ArticleCorbisiero raring to get going for Saints after Lions success
Alex Corbisiero insists Saints and England will benefit from the confidence-enhancing end to his British and Irish Lions tour.Corbisiero was overlooked for the original squad for Australia after making...
View ArticleHelp is at hand for budding entrepeneurs
Daventry and District Housing (DDH) is giving residents the chance to start their own businesses.DDH is working with South Northants Homes to offer people in both districts a new scheme called...
View ArticleCarter sees red as last-gasp Jarvis sends Northampton Town spinning to defeat...
Darren Carter was sent off on his debut as the Cobblers succumbed to a last-gasp defeat at York City.Town looked to have done enough to secure a creditable 0-0 draw at Bootham Crescent but former...
View ArticleSaints’ sevens failure frustrates teenager Collins
Star of the show Tom Collins admitted Saints were frustrated not get a win on the board at the JP Morgan 7s Series tournament on Friday night.But the 19-year-old felt the Franklin’s Gardens run-out was...
View ArticleFurious Cobblers boss Boothroyd hits out at referee Breakspear
Furious Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd criticised referee Charles Breakspear after he failed to send off York striker Richard Cresswell for diving.Cresswell had a hand in the decisive goal at Bootham...
View ArticleSales offers a reminder as Northamptonshire’s batsmen prosper
David Sales gave anyone thinking he was done as a first-class cricketer a reminder of exactly what he can offer.The Northamptonshire batsman has been on the sidelines for the last few weeks as Twenty20...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s York v Cobblers view and player ratings: New-look team, same...
The presence of six debutants in the Cobblers side at York illustrated a change of personnel but the game in which they played suggests many of the same old problems persist.This was not a away-day...
View ArticleYork boss Worthington backs Cobblers for promotion push
York City manager Nigel Worthington declared an extra sense of satisfaction at his side’s win over the Cobblers – as he believes Aidy Boothroyd’s men will mount a promotion challenge this season.Town...
View ArticleSaints men to lend a Twenty20 helping hand
There will be a Northampton Saints rugby theme at the Friends Life t20 quarter-final on Tuesday.A number of the squad from Franklin’s Gardens will be in attendance for the clash with Durham at the...
View ArticleSales turns back the clock to flail sorry Gloucestershire
At stages on day three of the LV= County Championship encounter with Gloucestershire it was like travelling back in time.When David Sales was in his prime, there was many an occasion when a trip to the...
View ArticleWas Sales’ double century a final hurrah?
David Sales has hinted that 2013 could be his final year with Northamptonshire.The Northamptonshire number three made an unbeaten 255 at the County Ground - the third highest score of his career - as...
View ArticleCobblers defender Heath says Cresswell deserved marching orders
Matt Heath is in no doubt that York striker Richard Cresswell should have been sent off against the Cobblers on Saturday – even though the two are good friends.Cresswell was involved in one of the...
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